Rustam Sharipov

Rustam Sharipov (born 2 June 1971) is a Ukrainian gymnast and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, representing Ukraine,[1] and also a gold medal for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2]

Rustam Sharipov
Personal information
Born (1971-06-02) 2 June 1971
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Parallel Bars
1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
1996 San JuanParallel bars
1994 BrisbaneParallel bars
European Championships
1992 BudapestHorizontal Bar
1994 PragueParallel Bars
1996 CopenhagenParallel Bars
1992 BudapestParallel Bars
1996 CopenhagenTeam
European Cup Final
1995 RomeParallel bars
1995 RomeHorizontal bar
1993 BrusselsStill rings
1993 BrusselsAll-around
1993 BrusselsParallel bars

Rustam was born in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR. He became an assistant coach for the Men's Gymnastics team at the University of Oklahoma. In May 2011 he accepted the head coach position at The Ohio State University.

He was inducted to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2024 alongside Carly Patterson, Julianne McNamara, and Josef Stalder.[3]

References
  1. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)
  2. "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)
  3. Ivanov, Christian (May 19, 2024). "Four gymnastics legends inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame". intlgymnast.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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