1. Artem Olegovich Dolgopyat is an Israeli artistic gymnast who specializes in the floor exercise.
24 Facts About Artem Dolgopyat
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Artem Dolgopyat is the 2020 Olympic champion and the 2023 World champion in the floor exercise.
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Artem Dolgopyat won two silver medals at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships in the floor exercise, and is the 2020 and 2022 European champion of that exercise.
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In 2009, at the age of 12, Artem Dolgopyat immigrated with his family to Israel, where they first lived in Lod and then in Rishon LeZion.
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Artem Dolgopyat joined the gymnastics team of Maccabi Tel Aviv where he was trained by Israeli coach Sergey Vaisburg.
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Artem Dolgopyat attended the Shevah Mofet school in Tel Aviv, Israel; however he later dropped out of high school due to language difficulties and the burden of training.
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Artem Dolgopyat enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces, served at the Tel HaShomer base, and became a sergeant.
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On 19 September 2015, Artem Dolgopyat competed in 'Grand Prix Osijek' in Croatia, and won the gold medal in floor exercise, scoring 14.800.
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Later that year, Artem Dolgopyat won the floor exercise in the Israeli Championship for the first time, defeating Israeli Olympian Alexander Shatilov, who later became his mentor and friend.
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On 22 April 2017, Artem Dolgopyat competed for his first time in the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and finished 4th in the floor exercise with a score of 14.33, one place behind bronze medalist Shatilov.
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On 20 May 2017, Artem Dolgopyat won the silver medal in the 2017 Grand Prix Osijek after scoring 14.700.
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In July 2017, Artem Dolgopyat competed in the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel, where he won two gold medals in the floor exercise and pommel horse, and a bronze medal in the vault.
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In October 2017, at the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships held in Montreal, Canada, Artem Dolgopyat won the silver medal in the floor exercise after scoring 14.533, behind Japan's three-time world champion Kenzo Shirai, while competing with an injured right foot.
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Artem Dolgopyat garnered the best Israeli result ever at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships as he became the second Israeli gymnast to win a medal in the Championships, and the first to win a silver medal.
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Artem Dolgopyat was named the 2017 Israeli Sportsman of the Year.
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At the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany, Artem Dolgopyat won the silver medal for the second time on floor exercise with a score of 15.200 behind Carlos Yulo of the Philippines, who scored a 15.300.
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That year, Artem Dolgopyat competed at the 2019 European Championships held in Szczecin, Poland, and won the silver medal in the floor exercise after scoring 14.900 in the final.
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Artem Dolgopyat became the second Israeli gymnast to win a European gold.
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Artem Dolgopyat competed on the pommel horse and the floor exercise.
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Artem Dolgopyat did not qualify to the pommel horse final after scoring 12.766 in qualifications.
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Artem Dolgopyat received a hero's reception at the Tel Aviv airport upon returning to Israel.
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Artem Dolgopyat had withdrawn from the all-around final where he was the 8th qualifier, in order to rest before the floor final.
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Artem Dolgopyat represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in gymnastics at the Bercy Arena.
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Artem Dolgopyat won the silver medal in Men's floor with a score of 14.966 in the final; it was his second Olympic medal.