Grigorii Klimentev Explained

Grigorii Klimentev
Григорий Климентьев
Full Name:Grigorii Grigorievich Klimentev
Nickname:Grisha
Birth Date:13 December 2000
Hometown:Petrozavodsk, Russia
Discipline:MAG
Level:Senior international elite
Natlteam:2015-present (RUS)
Club:Petrozavodsk School of Supreme Sports Skill/Natalia Lavrova Gymnastics Sports School of Olympic Reserve/Dynamo Moscow[1]
Headcoach:Pavel Pavlov, Sergey Starkin, Matvey Talia
Show-Medals:yes

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

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Junior
2014Hopes of Russia 22 5
2015align=left Russian Junior Championships (CMS) 15
align=left Youth Spartakiad 20 205
Hopes of Russia 4 4
2016align=left Northwestern Federal Championships
Hopes of Russia 18
2017align=left 6 5 4
align=left Prize of the Olympic Champion A. Nemov 6 8 4 6 5
Prize of the Olympic Champion S. Khorkina 5
align=left Voronin Cup Junior 23
2018
align=left European Junior Championships29
Senior
2018 align=left Volga Federal Championships 6 8
4
2019Volga Federal Championship
6
4
align=left Voronin Cup
2020align=left Volga Federal Championships
4
align=left Voronin Cup 4
2021align=left Volga Federal Championships
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World Championships
2022
Spartakiad

Notes and References

  1. https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=71851
  2. Web site: Andrade clinches vault title at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. insidethegames.biz. 23 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Mondiaux de gymnastique : William Émard termine 7e en finale aux anneaux. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Grigorii Klimentev. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2021.