Nikita Ignatyev

Nikita Alekseevich Ignatyev (Russian: Никита Алексеевич Игнатьев, born 21 June 1992 in Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. He is the 2015 European Games All-around bronze medalist.

Nikita Ignatyev
Full nameNikita Alekseevich Ignatyev
Country represented Russia
Born (1992-06-21) June 21, 1992
Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
HometownNovosibirsk
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2010 - 2022
ClubDynamo Moscow
Retired2 July 2023
Medal record
Representing  Russia
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 BakuTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuRings
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuAll-Around
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuHorizontal Bar
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 SofiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 BernTeam
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 KazanTeam

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2008 Voronin Junior Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010 Russian Cup20
World Championships11
Voronin Cup8
2011 National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Russian Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)452nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)6
European Championships5
2012 National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russian Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)543rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships10
Universiade1st place, gold medalist(s)5
2014
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russian Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)483rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships52616140844165
Swiss Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Arthur Gander Memorial3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015
World Championships42440152154113616
National Championships53rd place, bronze medalist(s)55
Russian Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Games1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)102nd place, silver medalist(s)83rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Swiss Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Arthur Gander Memorial10
Toyota International42nd place, silver medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Stuttgart World Cup41st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships45153141210
National Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Voronin Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
2018 DTB Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)422nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Voronin Cup4
2019 National Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)463rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
DTB Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Russian Cup75
2021 National Championships443rd place, bronze medalist(s)468
Russian Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)566
World Championships17

Career

Ignatyev has started gymnastics since 1997. In 2003 he moved to the town of Leninsk-Kuznetsky, training in the sports school for gymnastics. In 2010 he attended the Kuzbass State Pedagogical Academy and selected to be with the Russian team for men's artistic gymnastics. He won the all-around at the 28th Gander Memorial in Morges, Switzerland.[1]

In 2012, Ignatyev was not selected to compete but was an alternate for the Russian men's team for the 2012 London Olympics.

In 2013, Ignatyev, alongside the Russian team (Nikolai Kuksenkov, Emin Garibov, Denis Ablyazin and David Belyavskiy) won Russia the team gold at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

On May 19–25, 2014, at the 2014 European Championships in Sofia. Ignatyev along with teammates (Denis Ablyazin, Aleksandr Balandin, David Belyavskiy, Nikolai Kuksenkov) won Russia the Team Event gold medal with a total score of 267.959 ahead of Great Britain. At the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, Ignatyev also competed along teammates (Denis Ablyazin, David Belyavskiy, Nikolai Kuksenkov, Daniil Kazachkov and Ivan Stretovich) with Team Russia finishing 5th in the Team Final.

In June 2015, Ignatyev competed in the 2015 European Games, winning gold in the Team Competition (with teammates David Belyavskiy and Nikolai Kuksenkov). He qualified for the all-around ahead of teammate Nikolai Kuksenkov and won the all-around bronze.[2] In apparatus finals, he won silver in Rings and silver in Horizontal Bar. He became the all-around champion at the Russian Cup in September.

Ignatyev was member the Russian men competing at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, together with teammates (Denis Ablyazin, Ivan Stretovich, Nikolai Kuksenkov, Nikita Nagornyy and David Belyavskiy)

On May 25–29, Ignatyev (together with David Belyavskiy, Denis Ablyazin, Nikolai Kuksenkov and Nikita Nagornyy) won Russia the Team gold at the 2016 European Championships. Ignatyev was initially named to the Olympic Team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but was replaced by Ivan Stretovich only a few days before the Games began.[3]

In 2021 Ignatyev competed at the World Championships. He qualified for the All-Around final and finished 17.

On 2 July 2023 Valentina Rodionenko, coach of the national artistic gymnastics team, announced that Ignatyev decided to end his career. [4]

References
  1. "Porgras, Ignatyev Win 28th Gander Memorial". Intlgymnast. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. "I. EUROPEAN GAMES 2015 - Men's Artistic Gymnastics Competitions". gymmedia.com. gymmedia. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "The Leading Source of Gymnastics News".
  4. "Двукратный чемпион Европы по спортивной гимнастике Игнатьев завершил карьеру" (in Russian).
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