Rustam Sharipov

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Rustam Sharipov
Personal information
Born (1971-06-02) 2 June 1971 (age 52)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  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
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Budapest Horizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place 1994 Prague Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 1996 Copenhagen {{{2}}} Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 1992 Budapest Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 1996 Copenhagen Team
European Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rome Parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rome Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1993 Brussels Still rings
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Brussels All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Brussels Parallel bars

Rustam 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.

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  1. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)
  2. ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)

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