Vladimir Artemov

Vladimir Nikolaevich Artemov (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Артемов, born 7 December 1964) is a former Russian artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He is considered to be one of the greatest parallel bars workers of all time.

Not to be confused with Vladimir Artemev, another Soviet gymnast.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Artemov.
Vladimir Artemov
Country represented Soviet Union
Born (1964-12-07) 7 December 1964
Vladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
ResidenceSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulAll-around
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulParallel bars
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulHorizontal bar
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulTeam
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulFloor exercise
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1983 BudapestParallel bars
Gold medal – first place1985 MontrealTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 RotterdamTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 RotterdamParallel bars
Gold medal – first place1989 StuttgartTeam
Gold medal – first place1989 StuttgartParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1983 BudapestTeam
Silver medal – second place1985 MontrealAll-around
Silver medal – second place1987 RotterdamFloor exercise
Silver medal – second place1989 StuttgartFloor exercise
Silver medal – second place1989 StuttgartHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place1987 RotterdamAll-around
Bronze medal – third place1989 StuttgartVault

He was born in Vladimir.

Artemov competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received gold medals in horizontal bar, parallel bars, all-around individual and team combined exercises.[1]

World championships

Artemov won a gold medal in parallel bars at the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest, and again at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. He has received five silver medals and two bronze medals at the World Gymnastics Championships. He participated on the Soviet teams which won the team final in 1985, 1987 and 1989, and finished second in 1983.

Awards

Artemov was listed among the USSR top ten athletes of the year in 1988.

After the Olympics

Artemov immigrated to the United States from the failing Soviet Union in 1990, settling in Pennsylvania. However, he has mistakenly been identified as the father of current US gymnast Alexander (Sasha) Artemev. The two men are not related. Artemov currently lives in San Antonio, Texas, where he runs a gym with his wife Natalia.[2]

See also

References
  1. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com Retrieved on March 29, 2008.
  2. Jere Longman (March 7, 1991). "Bitterness Intrudes On His Best Of Times". Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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