Rustam Sharipov
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| Full name | Rustam Khalimdzhanovych Sharipov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 June 1971 Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former countries represented |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Kharkiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Early life
[edit]Rustam was born on 2 June 1971 in Dushanbe, then a part of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, to a Ukrainian mother and a Tajik father.[3] He began gymnastics at age 6.[3] Sharipov moved with his family to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic when he was 15.[4] Training in Kyiv, Sharipov ultimately made the Soviet Union men's national artistic gymnastics team and travelled frequently to Moscow for training.[3][4]
Coaching career
[edit]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 Ohio State University.[5][6]
Awards and honors
[edit]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.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Sharipov married Tatiana Priatseva, with whom he had two children.[3] The family briefly moved to Australia in 1997, but returned to Ukraine within a year.[3] The couple later divorced.[3] Sharipov met Amber Adams while coaching at Bart Connor Gymnastics Academy, and they were married in 2002.[3] The couple had a child in 2003 and Sharipov became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that same year.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)
- ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shannon, Ernie (10 April 2014). "Former Soviet gold medal-winning gymnast finds opportunity, LDS Church in the U.S." deseret.com. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- 1 2 Harding, Whitney (9 March 2022). "Gold medal-winning Ohio State coach worried for family in Ukraine". nbc4i.com. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "Men's gymnastics: Oklahoma assistant to be hired as Ohio State coach". dispatch.com. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "Men's gymnastics: Ohio State tabs Oklahoma assistant as coach". dispatch.com. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ Ivanov, Christian (May 19, 2024). "Four gymnastics legends inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame". intlgymnast.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
External links
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- Rustam Sharipov at World Gymnastics
- Rustam Sharipov at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Rustam Sharipov at Olympics.com
- Rustam Sharipov at Olympedia
- Rustam Sharipov at InterSportStats
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