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Dmitry Ushakov (gymnast)

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Arkadyevich and the family name is Ushakov.

Dmitry Ushakov
Dmitry Ushakov
Personal information
Full nameDmitry Arkadyevich Ushakov
Born (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 37)
Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union[1]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Gymnastics career
SportTrampoline gymnastics
Country
represented		 Russia
ClubDynamo
Head coachAlexei Ryzhkov
Former coachOleg Zaporozchenko
Medal record
Men's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Odense Trampoline Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo All-Around Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sofia Trampoline Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sofia Individual
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sofia Trampoline Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Eindhoven Trampoline Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 St. Petersburg Trampoline Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Birmingham Trampoline Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sofia Synchro
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Synchro
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Synchro
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Odense Trampoline Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 St. Petersburg Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 St. Petersburg Trampoline Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guimarães Trampoline Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Valladolid Trampoline Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Baku Trampoline Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Guimarães Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Valladolid Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Odense Individual
Representing RGF
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Baku All-Around Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Baku Trampoline Team

Dmitry Arkadyevich Ushakov (Russian: Дмитрий Аркадьевич Ушаков; born 15 August 1988) is a Russian trampoline gymnast. He won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and he also finished in the top six at the 2008, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the 2012 European individual champion and a five-time European team champion. He won two gold medals at the 2015 European Games. At the 2017 World Championships, he won the individual silver medal and the synchronized bronze medal.

Gymnastics career

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Ushakov took up the sport at the age of seven in Yeysk. From 1999 until 2016, he was coached by Oleg Zaporozhchenko. He made his international senior debut at the 2005 World Championships, where he was part of the Russian team that won the bronze medal.[2]

Ushakov represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and advanced to the individual trampoline final, finishing seventh.[3] At the 2009 World Championships, he qualified for the final in second place but dropped to fifth place in the final.[4] At the 2011 World Championships, Ushakov was unable to finish his routine in the individual final and placed seventh.[5] He did win a bronze medal in the team event.[6]

Ushakov represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the individual trampoline final to China's Dong Dong.[7][8][9] He won a silver medal in the synchro competition at the 2013 World Games alongside Nikita Fedorenko.[10][11] Then at the 2013 World Championships, he helped Russia win the team silver medal.[12]

Ushakov won the individual silver medal at the 2014 European Championships behind Uladzislau Hancharou, and he won a gold medal in the team event.[13] At the 2014 World Championships, he advanced into the individual final and finished fifth.[14] He won the individual gold medal at the 2015 European Games by less than one point ahead of Hancharou. He then competed in the synchro event with Mikhail Melnik, and they won the gold medal.[15] He helped Russian win the team title at the 2015 World Championships.[16]

Ushakov helped Russia win the team event at the 2016 European Championships,[17] where he also won the individual silver medal behind Hancharou.[18] He then represented Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed fifth in the individual final.[19]

At the 2017 Baku World Cup, Ushakov advanced to the individual final in first place,[20] but he only finished sixth in the final.[21] He won the individual silver medal, behind China's Gao Lei, at the 2017 World Championships.[22] He also competed with Andrey Yudin in the synchro competition, and they won the bronze medal.[23] Additionally, Ushakov, Yudin, and Sergei Azarian won the team silver medal.[24]

Ushakov won a silver medal with the Russian team at the 2018 European Championships.[25] At the 2019 World Championships, he won a bronze medal in the trampoline team event, and he won a gold medal in the all-around team event.[26][27]

Ushakov competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, his fourth Olympics, and placed fifth in the individual final.[28] At the 2021 World Championships, he helped the Russian Gymnastics Federation win the all-around team title.[29]

Awards

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After winning the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Ushakov was awarded the Order for Merits to the Fatherland, 1st grade.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dmitry Ushakov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ushakov Dmitrii – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Beijing 2008 Trampoline Individual men Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  4. ^ "26th FIG World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships Men". International Gymnastics Federation. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Two more titles for China". International Gymnastics Federation. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  6. ^ "28th Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Birmingham (GBR), 17–20 November 2011 Results Individual Team Men Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Trampoline-China's Dong bounces to gold". Reuters. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Dong Dong wins trampoline gold". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Ушаков взял серебро в прыжках на батуте" [Ushakov won silver in trampoline jumping]. Dynamo (in Russian). 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  10. ^ "World Games 2013 Cali result book: Gymnastics Trampoline" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Swiss Timing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Trampoline, Tumbling & DMT competitions finished in Cali". Gym Media. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  12. ^ "29th Trampoline World Championships in Sofia (BUL) Senior Men's Individual Trampoline Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Trampoline ECh 2014 - TRA Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Senior Men's Individual Trampoline Individual Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Russia on top at Baku 2015 Trampoline Gymnastics competitions". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  16. ^ "31st FIG World Championships Trampoline, Tumbling & Double Mini-Trampoline in Odense (DEN) Senior Men's Individual Trampoline Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  17. ^ Morgan, Liam (1 April 2016). "Russia and Britain defend team titles at European Trampoline Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  18. ^ Morgan, Liam (3 April 2016). "Russian pair dethrone Britain's defending champions on final day of European Trampoline Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Men Final Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Rio 2016. 13 August 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  20. ^ Winters, Max (18 February 2017). "Russia's Ushakov tops men's qualification at Trampoline World Cup in Baku". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Results for FIG World Cup 2017 Baku (AZE)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Gao Lei retains Trampoline title and Piatrenia finally clinches gold as curtain falls on 2017 Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  23. ^ "World gold at last for Olympic champion Hancharou". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  24. ^ "China takes three of four golds on first finals day". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  25. ^ "Men's trampoline team results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  26. ^ "USA wins three team medals at 2019 World T&T Championships". USA Gymnastics. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  27. ^ "USA wins two medals on final day of 2019 World T&T Championships". USA Gymnastics. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  28. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Trampoline Gymnastics Men Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  29. ^ "35th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 18-21 November 2021 Team All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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