Rustam Sharipov
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| Рустам Халімджанович Шаріпов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Kharkiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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
[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)
- ^ Ivanov, Christian (May 19, 2024). "Four gymnastics legends inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame". intlgymnast.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rustam Sharipov at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Rustam Sharipov at Olympics.com
- Rustam Sharipov at Olympedia
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