Vladimir Artemov
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Vladimir Nikolaevich Artemov is a former Russian gymnast
Gymnastics
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, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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He was born in Vladimir
Vladimir
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Artemov competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
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 in Seoul
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 where he received gold medals in horizontal bar, parallel bars, all-around individual and team combined exercises.

World championships

Artemov won a gold medal in parallel bars at the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 22nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in 1983.-Medals:-All-around:- Floor exercise :-Pommel horse:-Rings:-Vault:-Parallel bars:-Horizontal bar:-Team final:-All-around:...

 in Budapest
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, and again at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 24th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1987.-Medals:-All-around:- Floor exercise :-Pommel horse:-Rings:-Vault:-Parallel bars:-Horizontal bar:-Team final:-All-around:- Vault :...

 in Rotterdam
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. He has received five silver medals and two bronze medals at the World Gymnastics Championships
World Gymnastics Championships
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. 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 defected to the United States in 1990, settling in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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. However, he has mistakenly been identified as the father of current US gymnast Alexander (Sasha) Artemev
Alexander Artemev
Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Artemev is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2006 all-around U.S. National Champion, the 2007 and 2008 U.S. National Champion on the pommel horse and an individual bronze medalist at the 2006 World Championships. Artemev was a member of the bronze medal...

. The two men are not related. Artemov currently lives in San Antonio, TX where he runs a gym with his wife.

See also

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