Mikhail Koudinov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mikhail Alexandrovich Koudinov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Misha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 23 June 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | North Harbour Gymnastics Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | David Phillips | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mikhail "Misha" Koudinov (born 23 June 1991) is a New Zealand male artistic gymnast, representing his nation in international competitions.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Koudinov was New Zealand's youngest representative. [2] He participated in every edition of the World Championships, since 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany. [3] He was one of three New Zealand gymnasts who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio; the other two were Courtney McGregor and Dylan Schmidt. [2] [1]
In 2017, Koudinov had a new high bar element named after him in the Men's Code of Points. [4] It is described as a Gaylord with a 1/1 turn [5]
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