Andrey Medvedev (gymnast)
Andrey Medvedev (Hebrew: אנדריי מדבדב; born April 6, 1990) is an Israeli artistic gymnast. At the 2019 European Championships, he won the silver medal in Vault.
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| Born | April 6, 1990 Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Sergei Vaisburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Medvedev was born in Russia 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 moved with his family to Israel.[1]
After moving to Israel, he lived in Haifa and in 2013 moved to Tel Aviv 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 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.
