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Nikita Ignatyev

Nikita Ignatyev
Full name Nikita Alekseevich Ignatyev
Nickname(s) Nikita/Nika
Country represented  Russia
Born (1992-06-21) June 21, 1992 (age 24)
Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Hometown Novosibirsk
Residence Moscow, Russia
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team 2010 - present
Club Dynamo Moscow

Nikita Alekseevich Ignatyev (Russian: Никита Алексеевич Игнатьев, born 21 June 1992 in Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia) is a Russian artistic gymnast. He is the 2015 European Games All-around bronze medalist.

Ignatyev has started gymnastics since 1997. In 2003 he moved to the town of Leninsk-Kuznetsky, training in the sports school for gymnastics. In 2010 he attended the Kuzbass State Pedagogical Academy and selected to be with the Russian team for men's artistic gymnastics. He won the all-around at the 28th Gander Memorial in Morges, Switzerland.

In 2012, Ignatyev was not selected to compete but was an alternate for the Russian men's team for the 2012 London Olympics.

In 2013, Ignatyev, alongside the Russian team (Nikolai Kuksenkov, Emin Garibov, Denis Ablyazin and David Belyavskiy) won Russia the team gold at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

In 2014, In May 19-25, at the 2014 European Championships in Sofia. Ignatyev along with teammates (Denis Ablyazin, Aleksandr Balandin, David Belyavskiy, Nikolai Kuksenkov) won Russia the Team Event gold medal with a total score of 267.959 ahead of Great Britain. At the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, Ignatyev also competed along teammates (Denis Ablyazin, David Belyavskiy, Nikolai Kuksenkov, Daniil Kazachkov and Ivan Stretovich) with Team Russia finishing 5th in the Team Final.


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