Aleksandr Kartsev
Russian artistic gymnast
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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.
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| Full name | Aleksandr Nikolayevich Kartsev | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Sasha, Sanya | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Olympic Hopes Russia | 15 | |||||||
| 2014 | Olympic Hopes Russia |  |  | | |||||
| 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 | | | | |
| 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 | |
| Voronin Cup Junior | | | 6 | | 4 |
| Year | Event | Team | 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 | | | |||
| 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 | |||||||
| Spartakiad | | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| World Championships | DNS | ||||||||
| 2026 | Cottbus World Cup | | | | |||||
| 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
