Rustam Sharipov

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Rustam Sharipov
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Personal information
Born (1971-06-02) 2 June 1971 (age 50)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing Olympic flag.svg Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1994 Brisbane Parallel bars

Rustam Sharipov (born June 2, 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.

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)

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