Volodymyr Kostiuk Explained
Volodymyr Kostiuk
Володимир Костюк |
| Full Name: | Volodymyr Andriyovych Kostiuk |
| Birth Date: | 2003 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dnipro, Ukraine |
| Hometown: | Dnipro, Ukraine |
| Discipline: | MAG |
| Level: | Senior international elite |
| Natlteam: | 2019–2022, 2024-present (UKR) |
| Club: | Dnipro Youth Sports School |
| Headcoach: | Sergiy Popov |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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.
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
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| Junior |
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| 2019 |
| align=left | | | | | 6 | | | 4 | |
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| align=left | European Games Test Event | | | 7 | | | | | |
| 2020 | align=left | AGF Junior Trophy | | | 4 | | | | | |
| align=left | | | | 4 | | | | 8 | |
| Senior |
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| 2021 | align=left | Ukrainian Championships | | 4 | | | 6 | 7 | | |
| align=left | | | 7 | | | | | | |
| align=left | Ukraine International Cup | | | | | | | | |
| align=left | | | | 16 | | | | | |
| align=left | | | | 14 | | | | | |
| 2024 | align=left | | | | | | 7 | | 5 | 7 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. FIG. 22 April 2020.
- News: Oka wins all-around title as Japan dominate opening day of Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships . 27 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617143942/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081282/oka-wins-all-around-title-as-japan-dominate-opening-day-of-artistic-gymnastics-junior-world-championships . 17 June 2020 . InsideTheGames.biz.
- Web site: GYMNASTICS: Russia and Japan shine in first World Junior Championships; di Cello wins gold on Vault . 30 June 2019 . The Sports Examiner . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622211252/http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/gymnastics-russia-and-japan-shine-in-first-world-junior-championships-di-cello-wins-gold-on-vault/ . 22 June 2020.
- News: Berkeley. Geoff. 9 December 2020. Ukraine claim junior team title on first day of European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 13 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201209220303/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101809/ukraine-junior-european-team-title. 9 December 2020.
- News: 9 December 2020. Ukraine crowned junior European team Champions!. European Gymnastics. live. 9 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201209183830/https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/ukraine-crowned-junior-european-team-champions. 9 December 2020.
- News: Berkeley. Geoff. 11 December 2020. Kovtun wins junior all-around gold at European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 13 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201211210139/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101891/kovtun-european-all-around-junior-gold. 11 December 2020.
- News: Berkeley. Geoff. 13 December 2020. Turkey end home European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships with historic double. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 13 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201213225602/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101972/turkey-european-gymnastics-final-day. 13 December 2020.
- Web site: 2021 Men's European Championships Results. The Gymternet. April 29, 2021.
- Web site: European Finalist Volodymyr Kostiuk To Join The Ukrainian Military Against The Ongoing Invasion By Russia. March 22, 2022. wogymnast.com.
