Aleksandr Kartsev

Aleksandr Kartsev
Александр Карцев
Aleksandr Kartsev; Александр Карцев
Full name	Aleksandr Nikolayevich Kartsev
Nickname(s)	Sasha, Sanya
Born	31 December 2001 (age 24); Vladimir, Russia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country; represented	Russia ; (2015–present)
Club	CSKA Moscow, Tolkachev Gymnastics Sports School
Head coach(es)	Igor Kalabushkin, A.A. Tikunov
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Russia & AIN

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Kartsev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Карцев; born 31 December 2001) is a Russian artistic gymnast. He competed as an individual representing the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics career

2017–2018

As a junior, Kartsev competed at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival where he was part of the Russian team alongside Yuri Busse and Sergei Naidin that won the team gold medal ahead of Great Britain and Switzerland. He also won two individual medals: a gold on the horizontal bar and a silver on the parallel bars.^[1]

2019–2022

Kartsev became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2019. He competed at the Osijek World Cup, winning silver on the horizontal bar, as well as bronze on parallel bars. He placed seventh in the parallel bars final at the 2019 Paris World Challenge Cup.^[2]

Kartsev represented Russia at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland. He placed third in the all-around during qualifications but did not reach the final due to the two-per-country rule, as his teammates Nikita Nagornyy and David Belyavskiy finished ahead of him.^[3]

Kartsev is a two-time (2020 and 2021) Russian national all-around champion.^[4]^[5]

In June 2021, Kartsev was named to the Russian men's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics alongside Nagornyy, Belyavskiy, and Artur Dalaloyan.^[6] However, it was later announced that Kartsev would compete at the Games as an individual, and Denis Ablyazin would take his place on the team. Kartsev placed 29th in the all-around during qualifications and did not advance to the final.^[7]

In early 2022, the International Gymnastics Federation banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from taking part in FIG-sanctioned competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[8]

2025–present

Starting in 2025, the Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia began letting their athletes to apply for neutral status, allowing them to return to international competition.^[9] Kartsev was selected to compete at the 2025 World Championships; however he was injured just before the qualification round began and he was not able to compete.^[10]

At the 2026 Cottbus World Cup, Kartsev won silver on parallel bars and bronze on floor exercise and horizontal bar.^[11] At the 2026 Russian Cup, Kartsev helped the Vladimir Oblast place second as a team. During the all-around final, he injured his sternum while performing on the rings; as a result he withdrew from the remainder of the competition and underwent surgery.^[12]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Aleksandr Kartsev at the junior level
Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	PB	HB
2012	Olympic Hopes Russia		15
2014	Olympic Hopes Russia
2014	Hopes of Russia		7	4				6
2015	Russian Junior Championships (CMS)		7	4				7
	Youth Spartakiad	8	4	4		8	4
	Prize of the Olympic Champion A. Nemov	11		7
2016	Central Federal Championships			5	6
2016	Russian Junior Championships(CMS)	5	4	7	8			5
2017	European Youth Olympic Festival			9
	International Junior Team-Cup
	Youth Spartakiad		4		7		4	7
	Voronin Cup Junior				7		5
2018	Summer Youth Spartakiad	15				4		5
2018	Voronin Cup Junior			6				4

Competitive history of Aleksandr Kartsev at the senior level
Year	Event	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
2019	Osijek World Cup		28			7
	Russian Cup	9				5	4	4
	Paris World Challenge Cup		18			13	7
2020	National Championships				7
2020	Kaluga Region Governor's Cup			6
2021	National Championships
	European Championships	^[a]
	Russian Cup						7	5
	Olympic Games	29
	Tolkachyov Competition
	Kaluga Region Governor's Cup			6	4			8
2022	Doha World Cup						6
2022	Spartakiad	9		7			8	5
2025
2025	World Championships	DNS
2026	Cottbus World Cup
2026	Russian Cup	DNF	WD	WD			WD	WD

↑ Kartsev placed third during the qualification round but did not advance to the final due to two-per-country limitations

References

1 2 "Карцев Александр Николаевич". Russian Gymnastics Federation (Федерация Спортивной Гимнастики России) (in Russian). Retrieved June 11, 2021.
↑ "KARTSEV Aleksandr - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved June 11, 2021.
↑ "2021 European Championships results". European Gymnastics (UEG). April 25, 2021.
↑ "Dalaloyan edged out by Kartsev at Russian Championships after fall". Olympics.com. March 12, 2021.
↑ "ALEKSANDR KARTSEV REPEATS HIS ALL-AROUND VICTORY AT THE RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Gymnovosti. March 12, 2021.
↑ "RODIONENKO: WE DECIDED ON THE TEAMS FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES". Gymnovosti. June 10, 2021.
↑ "Men's Qualifications Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
↑ "FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
↑ "Russia Is Back At The World Gymnastics Championships – And It's Like They Never Left". Forbes. October 22, 2025.
↑ "Гимнаст Александр Карцев получил травму руки в преддверии чемпионата мира — 2025" [Gymnast Alexander Kartsev suffered a hand injury ahead of the 2025 World Championships.]. SUP Media (in Russian). October 18, 2025.
↑ "Kawakami, Kalmykova emerge as multiple medallists at Cottbus World Cup". World Gymnastics. February 24, 2026.
↑ "Получившего тяжелую травму гимнаста Карцева прооперировали в Москве" [Gymnast Kartsev, who suffered a serious injury, underwent surgery in Moscow.]. TASS (in Russian). April 27, 2026.

External links

[13] Kartsev placed third during the qualification round but did not advance to the final due to two-per-country limitations

[sportgymrus-1] 1 2 "Карцев Александр Николаевич". Russian Gymnastics Federation (Федерация Спортивной Гимнастики России) (in Russian). Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[FIG-2] "KARTSEV Aleksandr - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[3] "2021 European Championships results". European Gymnastics (UEG). April 25, 2021.

[4] "Dalaloyan edged out by Kartsev at Russian Championships after fall". Olympics.com. March 12, 2021.

[5] "ALEKSANDR KARTSEV REPEATS HIS ALL-AROUND VICTORY AT THE RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Gymnovosti. March 12, 2021.

[gymnovosti-6] "RODIONENKO: WE DECIDED ON THE TEAMS FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES". Gymnovosti. June 10, 2021.

[7] "Men's Qualifications Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[8] "FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[9] "Russia Is Back At The World Gymnastics Championships – And It's Like They Never Left". Forbes. October 22, 2025.

[10] "Гимнаст Александр Карцев получил травму руки в преддверии чемпионата мира — 2025" [Gymnast Alexander Kartsev suffered a hand injury ahead of the 2025 World Championships.]. SUP Media (in Russian). October 18, 2025.

[11] "Kawakami, Kalmykova emerge as multiple medallists at Cottbus World Cup". World Gymnastics. February 24, 2026.

[12] "Получившего тяжелую травму гимнаста Карцева прооперировали в Москве" [Gymnast Kartsev, who suffered a serious injury, underwent surgery in Moscow.]. TASS (in Russian). April 27, 2026.

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