Grigorii Klimentev

Grigorii Klimentev
Григорий Климентьев
Full nameGrigorii Grigorievich Klimentev
Nickname(s)Grisha
Born (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24)
HometownPetrozavodsk, Russia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Russia
Years on national team2015-present (RUS)
LevelSenior international elite
ClubPetrozavodsk School of Supreme Sports Skill/Natalia Lavrova Gymnastics Sports School of Olympic Reserve/Dynamo Moscow[1]
Head coach(es)Pavel Pavlov, Sergey Starkin, Matvey Talia [1]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing RGF
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kitakyushu Rings
Representing  Russia
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 0 0
Total 1 0 0

Grigorii Klimentev (Russian: Григорий Григорьевич Климентьев; born 13 December 2000) is a Russian artistic gymnast. At the 2021 World Championships he won the bronze medal in still rings, sharing it in a tie with Salvatore Maresca.[2][3] He also had won a gold medal on still rings in the Mersin leg of the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series.[4]

Career

Klimentev began gymnastics at age five in Petrozavodsk, Russia.[1]

In 2018 he became the European Junior Champion on still rings and won the Team title along with team mates Yuri Busse, Viktor Kalyuzhin, Mikhail Khudchenko and Sergei Naidin.

In 2021 Klimentev became the Russian Champion on still rings, beating veteran Denis Ablyazin. He made his senior international debut at the Mersin World Cup where he won gold on still rings. He was one of the athletes representing RGF at the 2021 World Championships where he won the bronze medal on still rings.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2014 Hopes of Russia 22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
2015 Russian Junior Championships (CMS) 15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Youth Spartakiad 20 20 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
Hopes of Russia 4 4
2016 Northwestern Federal Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hopes of Russia 18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Russian Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4
Prize of the Olympic Champion A. Nemov 6 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 6 5
Prize of the Olympic Champion S. Khorkina 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
Voronin Cup Junior 23
2018
European Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 29
Senior
2018 Volga Federal Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 8
Russian Cup 4
2019 Volga Federal Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Championships 6
Russian Cup 4
Voronin Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Volga Federal Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Championships 4
Voronin Cup 4
2021 Volga Federal Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Russian Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Cup Mersin 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022
National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Spartakiad 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b c [1]. gymnastics.sport
  2. ^ "Andrade clinches vault title at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Mondiaux de gymnastique : William Émard termine 7e en finale aux anneaux". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Grigorii Klimentev". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2021.