Andrey Medvedev (gymnast)

Andrey Medvedev (Hebrew: אנדריי מדבדב, Russian: Андрей Медведев; born April 6, 1990) is a USSR-born Israeli artistic gymnast. He won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Vault and two silver medals in Vault at the 2019 and the 2021 European Championships.[1][2]

Andrey Medvedev
Medvedev at the 2015 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented Israel
Born (1990-04-06) April 6, 1990
Ulyanovsk, Soviet Russia, USSR
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubMaccabi Tel Aviv
Head coach(es)Sergey Vaisburg
Medal record
Representing  Israel
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kitakyushu Vault
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Szczecin Vault
Silver medal – second place 2021 Basel Vault
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tel Aviv Vault
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tel Aviv Rings
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tel Aviv Floor Exercise

Early life

Medvedev was born in Soviet Union in 1990. He grew up in the city of Ulyanovsk. Enrolled in gymnastics at the age of 6. When he was 12 years old, Medvedev immigrated with his family to Israel.[3] Then resided in Haifa, Israel, and in 2013 moved to Tel Aviv, Israel, to join the local club of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Career

In April 2014, Medvedev won his first medal in a world tour competition when he won a silver medal in vault at the 'Ljubljana World Cup' with the score of 14.975. In May 2017, he won a gold medal at the 'Koper World Cup' after scoring 14.975 in vault. Later that year, he won a bronze medal at the 'Osijek World Cup'.

At the 2017 Maccabiah Games, he won three gold medals.

At the 2018 European Championships held in Glasgow, he finished 5th in vault after scoring 14.266. In May of that year, he won a gold medal in vault at the Osijek World Cup with the score of 14.667.

At the 2019 European Championships held in Szczecin, he won the silver medal in vault after scoring 14.699 in the final.

In 2021, he won a bronze medal in the men's vault at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.[4]

At the 2022 Maccabiah Games, he was part of the Team Israel squad that won the gold medal in the open men’s team.[5]

References
  1. "Yulo wins gold in Vault at World Championships". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "Israeli artistic gymnast Andrey Medvedev wins bronze at World Championships". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. Andrey Medvedev Biography, International Gymnastics Federation
  4. "Israel's Andrey Medvedev Wins World Gymnastics Bronze in the Vault" – via Haaretz.
  5. "Israelis Raz and Indig win open all-around gold, Israel and U.S. top team standings at Maccabiah Games". International Gymnast Magazine Online. July 22, 2022.
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