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.
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| Full name | Volodymyr Andriyovych Kostiuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 2003 Dnipro, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Dnipro, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2019–2022, 2024-present (UKR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dnipro Youth Sports School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Sergiy Popov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Junior edit
2019 edit
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.
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2020 edit
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 edit
2021 edit
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 edit
About a month after Russia invaded Ukraine, Kostiuk was drafted into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[9]
Competitive history edit
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| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2019 | |||||||||
| Junior World Championships |  |
6 | 4 | ||||||
| Euro Youth Olympic Festival |  |
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| European Games Test Event | 7 | ||||||||
| 2020 | AGF Junior Trophy | |
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4 | |
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| European Championships | |
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4 | |
8 |
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| Senior | |||||||||
| 2021 | Ukrainian Championships | 4 | |
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6 | 7 | |
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| European Championships | 7 | ||||||||
| Ukraine International Cup | |
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| World Cup Varna | 16 | ||||||||
| World Cup Cairo | 14 | ||||||||
| 2024 | Antalya Challenge Cup | 7 | |
5 | 7 | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b "2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships". FIG. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2021 Men's European Championships Results". The Gymternet. 29 April 2021.
- ^ "European Finalist Volodymyr Kostiuk To Join The Ukrainian Military Against The Ongoing Invasion By Russia". wogymnast.com. 22 March 2022.