Russia men's national artistic gymnastics team
National sports team
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The Russia men's national artistic gymnastics team represents Russia in FIG international competitions. Additionally they have competed as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the Russian Gymnastics Federation (RGF) due to the World Anti-Doping Agency banning athletes from representing Russia in international competition.[1]
| Continental union | European Union of Gymnastics |
|---|---|
| National federation | Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 7 |
| Medals |  Gold: 1996, 2020 Silver: 2016 Bronze: 2000 |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 14 |
| Medals |  Gold: 2019  Silver: 1994, 1999, 2006, 2018  Bronze: 1997 |
| Junior World Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 |
History
Russia has made seven appearances in the men's team competition at the Olympic Games and has won four medals. They won gold twice – first at their debut in 1996[2] and then again in 2020.[3]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) barred Russian athletes and officials, including judges.[4] It also announced that "all FIG World Cup and World Challenge Cup events planned to take place in Russia ... are cancelled, and no other FIG events will be allocated to Russia ... until further notice." FIG also banned the Russian flag at its events.[5] European Gymnastics announced in March 2022 that no athletes, officials, and judges from the Russian Gymnastics Federation can participate in any European Gymnastics events, that no European Gymnastics authorities from Russia can pursue their functions, and that European Gymnastics had removed from its calendar all events allocated to Russia and would not allocate any future events to Russia.[6][7][8]
Starting in 2025, Russian gymnasts started applying for Individual Neutral Athlete status. If granted, they were permitted to compete internationally as an individual.[9] In May 2026, World Gymnastics lifted all restrictions against Russian athletes.[10]
Current senior roster
| Name | Birthdate and age | District represented | AIN status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matvey Akinshin | 20 September 2007 | Central Federal District |  |
| Timofey Akinshin | 20 September 2007 | Central Federal District | |
| Arsenii Dukhno | 5 August 2008 | Moscow | |
| Aleksandr Kartsev | 31 December 2001 | Central Federal District | |
| Evgeni Kissel | 15 January 2005 | Moscow | |
| Ivan Kuliak | 28 February 2002 | Central Federal District | |
| Daniel Marinov | 17 December 2004 | Volga | |
| Ilya Musin | Central Federal District | | |
| Sergei Naidin | 11 July 2001 | Siberia | |
| Daniil Novikov | 17 January 2006 | Volga | |
| Evgeny Polennikov | Central Federal District | | |
| Daniil Smirnov | Northwestern | | |
| Mukhammadzhon Yakubov | 17 April 2003 | Central Federal District | |
| Ilia Zaika | July 16, 2002 (age 23) | Central Federal District | |
Team competition results
Olympic Games
| Year | Position | Squad |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 through 1992 — participated as the Soviet Union | ||
| 1996 | Gold medal |
Alexei Nemov, Alexei Voropaev, Yevgeni Podgorny, Dmitri Vasilenko, Sergei Kharkov, Nikolai Kryukov, Dmitri Trush |
| 2000 | Bronze medal |
Alexei Nemov, Maxim Aleshin, Alexei Bondarenko, Nikolai Kryukov, Yevgeni Podgorny, Dmitri Drevin |
| 2004 | 6th place | Aleksei Bondarenko, Maxim Deviatovski, Anton Golotsutskov, Georgi Grebenkov, Aleksei Nemov, Aleksander Safoshkin |
| 2008 | 6th place | Maxim Devyatovsky, Anton Golotsutskov, Sergei Khorokhordin, Nikolai Kryukov, Konstantin Pluzhnikov, Yuri Ryazanov |
| 2012 | 6th place | Denis Ablyazin, Aleksandr Balandin, David Belyavskiy, Emin Garibov, Igor Pakhomenko |
| 2016 | Silver medal |
Denis Ablyazin, David Belyavskiy, Ivan Stretovich, Nikolai Kuksenkov, Nikita Nagornyy |
| 2020 | Gold medal |
Denis Ablyazin, David Belyavskiy, Artur Dalaloyan, Nikita Nagornyy participated as the Russian Olympic Committee |
| 2024 | banned from participating as a team [11] | |
World Championships
Junior World Championships
| Year | Position | Squad |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9th place | Kirill Gashkov, Ivan Gerget, Ivan Kuliak |
Most decorated gymnasts
This list includes all Russian male artistic gymnasts who have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined. Not included are medals won as part of the Soviet Union or Unified Teams.
| Rank | Gymnast | Years | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Olympic Total | World Total | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexei Nemov | 1993–2004 |  1996 2000 1994 1999 1997 |
2000 1996 |
2000 1996 1997 1999 |
1996 2000 1999 1996 |
1996 1995 1996 |
2000 1996 2003 1994 |
2000 1996 2003 |
12 | 13 | 25 | |
| 2 | Denis Ablyazin | 2012–2021 | 2020 2016 2019 |
2012 2014 |
2016 2017 2014 |
2012 2016 2020 |
7 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| 3 | Artur Dalaloyan | 2018–2021 | 2020 2019 2018 |
2018 2019 |
2018 |
2018 2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
1 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Nikita Nagornyy | 2016–2021 | 2020 2016 2019 2018 |
2020 2019 2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
4 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | Nikolai Kryukov | 1996–2006 | 1996 2000 1999 2006 1997 |
1999 |
1999 2003 |
1997 |
2 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | David Belyavskiy | 2016–2021 | 2020 2016 2019 2018 |
2017 |
2016 2017 |
3 | 4 | 7 | |||||
| 7 | Alexei Bondarenko | 1997–2000 | 2000 1999 1997 |
1997 |
2000 |
1999 |
2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | Anton Golotsutskov | 2008–2011 | 2008 |
2008 2010 2011 2009 |
2 | 3 | 5 |