Volodymyr Kostiuk

Volodymyr Kostiuk
Володимир Костюк
Volodymyr Kostiuk in 2019
Personal information
Full nameVolodymyr Andriyovych Kostiuk
Country represented Ukraine
Born (2003-06-25) 25 June 2003 (age 21)
Dnipro, Ukraine
HometownDnipro, Ukraine
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2019–2022, 2024-present (UKR)
ClubDnipro Youth Sports School
Head coach(es)Sergiy Popov
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Ukraine
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Junior World Championships 0 1 0
Junior European Championships 1 2 1
European Youth Olympic Festival 1 1 1
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Győr Team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Mersin Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Mersin All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2020 Mersin Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Mersin Horizontal Bar

Volodymyr Andriyovych Kostiuk (Ukrainian: Володимир Андрійович Костюк; born 25 June 2003)[1] is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast who competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships.

Career

Junior

2019

Kostiuk was selected to represent Ukraine at the inaugural junior World Championships alongside Nazar Chepurnyi and Illia Kovtun. Together they finished second as a team behind Japan.[1][2][3]

Kostiuk next competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, again alongside Chepurnyi and Kovtun. They won gold as a team and individually Kostiuk won silver on parallel bars and bronze on pommel horse.

Floor exercise
Rings
Parallel bars
Horizontal bar
Kostiuk at the 2019 Junior World Championships

2020

Kostiuk competed at the 2020 European Championships held in Mersin, Turkey. While there he helped the Ukrainian junior team win gold.[4][5] Individually he won silver in the all-around behind compatriot Illia Kovtun and won silver on rings and bronze on horizontal bar.[5][6][7]

Senior

2021

Kostiuk turned senior in 2021 and made his senior international debut at the 2021 European Championships; he finished seventh in the all-around.[8]

2022

About a month after Russia invaded Ukraine, Kostiuk was drafted into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[9]

Competitive history

Kostiuk and the Ukrainian delegation at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2019
Junior World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4
Euro Youth Olympic Festival 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Games Test Event 7
2020 AGF Junior Trophy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Senior
2021 Ukrainian Championships 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 7
Ukraine International Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Cup Varna 16
World Cup Cairo 14
2024 Antalya Challenge Cup 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 7

References

  1. ^ a b "2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships". FIG. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Oka wins all-around title as Japan dominate opening day of Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ "GYMNASTICS: Russia and Japan shine in first World Junior Championships; di Cello wins gold on Vault". The Sports Examiner. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (9 December 2020). "Ukraine claim junior team title on first day of European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Ukraine crowned junior European team Champions!". European Gymnastics. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (11 December 2020). "Kovtun wins junior all-around gold at European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (13 December 2020). "Turkey end home European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships with historic double". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2021 Men's European Championships Results". The Gymternet. 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "European Finalist Volodymyr Kostiuk To Join The Ukrainian Military Against The Ongoing Invasion By Russia". wogymnast.com. 22 March 2022.