Dimitri Karbanenko

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Dimitri Karbanenko
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Karbanenko at the 2001 European Club Championship
Personal information
Born (1973-07-19) 19 July 1973 (age 52)
Kaliningrad, Soviet Union [1]
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Flag of France.svg France
(1997-2008)
Former countries represented Flag of Russia.svg Russia
(1993-1996)

Dimitri Nikolayevich Karbanenko (born 19 July 1973) is a French former artistic gymnast. He is the 1998 European all-around silver medalist. He participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Born in the Soviet Union, he competed for Russia before becoming a French citizen in 1997.

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Gymnastics career

Karbanenko began gymnastics at five years old and trained at the CSKA Sports Complex in Moscow. [2] [3]

Karbanenko was left off Russia's 1996 Olympic team, leading him to pursue French citizenship. He was eligible for citizenship through his marriage, and he moved to Cannes. [2]

Karbanenko injured his hand before the 2004 Summer Olympics but still competed. [2]

He announced his retirement in 2009. [4]

Personal life

Karbanenko married a French journalist. His first child was born in 1999, but his wife died a few days later. [2] He has another daughter, born in 2006, with his second wife. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dimitri Karbanenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Дмитрий КАРБАНЕНКО: "Я МОГ БЫ ДО СИХ ПОР ВЫСТУПАТЬ ЗА РОССИЮ"" [Dmitry Karbanenko: "I could still be playing for Russia"]. Sport Express (in Russian). 10 June 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dmitri Karbanenko (USSR/RUS/FRA)". Gymn Forum. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Dimitri Karbanenko raccroche". Sport et Nationalite (in French). 29 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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