Rustam Sharipov

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Rustam Sharipov
Рустам Халімджанович Шаріпов
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Personal information
Full nameRustam Khalimdzhanovych Sharipov
Alternative name(s)
  • Rustam Khalimdzhanovich Sharipov
  • Рустам Халимджанович Шарипов
Born (1971-06-02) 2 June 1971 (age 54)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Ukraine
ClubDynamo Kharkiv
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Olympic flag.svg   Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Parallel bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 San Juan Parallel bars
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Brisbane Parallel bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Dortmund Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Budapest Horizontal bar
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Prague Parallel bars
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Copenhagen Parallel bars
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Budapest Parallel bars
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Copenhagen Team

Rustam Khalimdzhanovych 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 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.