Rustam Sharipov

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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]

FullnameRustam Khalimdzhanovych Sharipov
Alternative name(s)
  • Rustam Khalimdzhanovich Sharipov
  • Рустам Халимджанович Шарипов
Born (1971-06-02) 2 June 1971 (age 54)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
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Rustam Sharipov
Рустам Халімджанович Шаріпов
Personal information
Full nameRustam Khalimdzhanovych Sharipov
Alternative name(s)
  • Rustam Khalimdzhanovich Sharipov
  • Рустам Халимджанович Шарипов
Born (1971-06-02) 2 June 1971 (age 54)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Ukraine
ClubDynamo Kharkiv
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 San JuanParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1994 BrisbaneParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place1994 DortmundTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 BudapestHorizontal bar
Gold medal – first place1994 PragueParallel bars
Gold medal – first place1996 CopenhagenParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1992 BudapestParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1996 CopenhagenTeam
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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]

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