Ukraine men's national artistic gymnastics team

Ukraine men's national gymnastics team

Continental union	European Union of Gymnastics
National federation	Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation
Olympic Games
Appearances	7
Medals	Silver: 2000 Bronze: 1996
World Championships
Medals	Bronze: 1994, 2001
Junior World Championships
Appearances	2
Medals	Silver: 2019
European Championships
Medals	Gold: 2020, 2024 Silver: 1996 Bronze: 2000, 2014

The Ukraine men's national artistic gymnastics team represents Ukraine in FIG international competitions.

History

Ukraine has made seven appearances in the men's team competition at the Olympic Games and has won two medals. They debuted at the 1996 Olympic Games after the fall of the Soviet Union. ^[1]

Senior roster

Name	Birthdate and age	Hometown
Oleg Verniaiev	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)	Donetsk
Vladyslav Hryko	(1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 28)	Kharkiv
Ihor Dyshuk	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 20)	Dnipropetrovsk
Mykyta Melnykov	(2003-08-15) 15 August 2003 (age 21)	Kyiv
Yehor Perepolkin	(2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 21)	Sumy
Dmytro Prudko	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 20)	Dnipropetrovsk
Ivan Rudyi	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 19)	Dnipropetrovsk
Bohdan Suprun	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 21)	Donetsk
Nazar Chepurnyi	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)	Cherkasy
Sviatoslav Shved	(2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 19)	Kyiv
Rodion Shkuratskyi	(2005-07-17) 17 July 2005 (age 20)	Dnipropetrovsk

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Junior roster

Members of the junior national artistic gymnastics team alongside Illia Kovtun and coaches in the Italian exile in Ferrara shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Name	Birthdate and age	Hometown
Matvey Bondarenko	(2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 17)	Dnipropetrovsk
Stasis Butrimas	(2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 21)	Kyiv
Timur Vasilenko	(2009-12-15) 15 December 2009 (age 15)	Dnipropetrovsk
Vladyslav Vlasenko	(2008-02-15) 15 February 2008 (age 17)	Kyiv
Valentyn Havrylchenko	(2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 (age 17)	Kyiv
Volodymyr Golovin	(2010-11-23) 23 November 2010 (age 14)	Zaporizhzhia
Vitaliy Hontkivskiy	(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 25)	Khmelnytskyi
Vladislav Hontkivskiy	(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 25)	Khmelnytskyi
Ivan Zavada	(2007-12-18) 18 December 2007 (age 17)	Kyiv
Timofey Kirichenko	(2008-10-22) 22 October 2008 (age 16)	Odesa
Bohdan Kostiuk	(2012-02-07) 7 February 2012 (age 13)	Kirovohrad

Team competition results

Olympic Games

• 1928 through 1992 — participated as the Soviet Union
• 1996 — bronze medal

  Ihor Korobchynskyi, Oleg Kosiak, Grigory Misutin, Vladimir Shamenko, Rustam Sharipov, Olexander Svitlichni, Yuri Yermakov

• 2000 — silver medal

  Oleksandr Beresh, Valeri Goncharov, Ruslan Myezyentsev, Valeri Pereshkura, Olexander Svitlichni, Roman Zozulya

• 2004 — 7th place

  Evgeni Bogonosyuk, Valeri Goncharov, Vadym Kuvakin, Ruslan Myezyentsev, Andrei Mykaylichenko, Roman Zozulya

• 2008 — did not qualify a full team
• 2012 — 4th place

  Nikolai Kuksenkov, Vitaliy Nakonechnyi, Igor Radivilov, Oleg Stepko, Oleg Verniaiev

• 2016 — 8th place

  Vladyslav Hryko, Igor Radivilov, Maksym Semiankiv, Andriy Sienichkin, Oleg Verniaiev

• 2020 — 7th place

  Illia Kovtun, Petro Pakhniuk, Igor Radivilov, Yevhen Yudenkov

• 2024 — 5th place

  Nazar Chepurnyi, Illia Kovtun, Igor Radivilov, Radomyr Stelmakh, Oleg Verniaiev

World Championships

See also: Ukraine at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

• 1934 through 1991 — participated as the Soviet Union
• 1994 — bronze medal

  Rustam Charipov, Yuri Ermakov, Igor Korobchinski, Vitaly Marinich, Grigori Misutin, Vladimir Shamenko, Andrei Stepanchenko

• 1995 — 5th place

  Rustam Sharipov, Vladimir Chamenko, Alexander Svetlichnyi, Yuri Ermakov, Igor Korobchinski, Grigory Misutin, Oleg Kosiak

• 1997 —

• 1999 —

• 2001 — bronze medal

  Alexander Beresh, Sergei Vyaltsev, Roman Zozulya, Andrei Lipsky, Ruslan Mezentsev, Andrei Mikhailichenko

• 2003 — 8th place

  Ruslan Mezentsev, Roman Zozulya, Alexander Svetlichnyi, Alexander Beresch, Valery Goncharov, Sergei Vyaltsev

• 2006 —

• 2007 —

• 2010 — 13th (qualifications)

• 2011 — 5th place

  Mykola Kuksenkov, Vitaly Nakonechny, Oleg Stepko, Igor Radivilov, Roman Zozulya, Oleg Verniaiev

• 2014 — 9th (qualifications)

  Georgii Petrosian, Igor Radivilov, Maksym Semiankiv, Andrii Sienichkin, Oleg Verniaiev, Mykyta Yermak

• 2015 – 12th (qualifications)

  Vladyslav Hryko, Volodymyr Okachev, Igor Radivilov, Maksym Semiankiv, Oleg Verniaiev, Mykyta Yermak

• 2018 — 9th (qualifications)

  Vladyslav Hryko, Petro Pakhniuk, Igor Radivilov, Maksym Vasylenko, Oleg Verniaiev

• 2019 — 8th place

  Vladyslav Hryko, Petro Pakhniuk, Igor Radivilov, Oleg Verniaiev, Yevgen Yudenkov

• 2022 — 21st place (qualifications)

  Pantely Kolodii, Illia Kovtun, Mykyta Melnykov, Igor Radivilov, Bogdan Suprun

• 2023 — 12th place (qualifications)

  Nazar Chepurnyi, Illia Kovtun, Igor Radivilov, Radomyr Stelmakh, Oleg Verniaiev, Pantely Kolodii

Junior World Championships

• 2019 — silver medal

  Nazar Chepurnyi, Volodymyr Kostiuk, Illia Kovtun, Dmytro Shyshko

• 2023 – 24th place

  Ivan Rudyi, Rodion Shkuratskyi, Yuri Yemelianov

Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts who have won at least three medals at the Olympic Games and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined or at least one individual medal. Not included are medals won as part of the Soviet Union or Unified Teams.

Rank	Gymnast	Years	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Olympic Total	World Total	Total
1	Oleg Verniaiev	2014–2019		2016 2019					2016 2014 2015 2017 2018		2	5	7
2	Oleksandr Beresch	1997–2001	2000 2001	2000		2001				2001 1997	2	4	6
3	Hrihoriy Misyutin	1993–1996	1996		1993 1995 1996			1995			1	4	5
4	Igor Radivilov	2012–2022						2012 2014 2017 2019 2022			1	4	5
5	Rustam Sharipov	1994–1996	1996						1996 1996 1994		2	2	4
6	Valeriy Honcharov	2000–2005	2000						2004	2005	2	1	3
7	Illia Kovtun	2021–2024		2023 2021					2024		1	2	3
8	Ihor Korobchynskyi	1993–1996	1996 1994						1993		1	2	3
9	Oleksandr Vorobiov	2008–2009					2008 2009				1	1	2
10	Nazar Chepurnyi	2023						2023			0	1	1
	Vitaly Marinich	1994				1994					0	1	1

Gallery

Ukraine at the 2020 Olympic Games

Ukraine at the 2022 European Championships

Ukraine at the 2019 Junior World Championships

See also

• Ukraine women's national gymnastics team
• List of Olympic male artistic gymnasts for Ukraine

References

1. "On this day: Russian male gymnasts continue dominance | 1996 Atlanta Olympics". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . July 21, 2021.
2. "Ukrainian National Team in Artistic Gymnastics 2025" (PDF). Ukrainian Ministry of Youth and Sports. December 26, 2024.