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Oleg Vernyayev

Oleg Vernyayev
2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Parallel Bars - Medalists 01.jpg
Vernyayev in 2015
Personal information
Full name Oleg Yuriyovych Vernyayev
Alternative name(s) Oleg/Oleh Verniaiev
Country represented  Ukraine
Born (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 23)
Donetsk, Ukraine
Residence Kiev, Ukraine
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Club Armed Forces of Ukraine
Head coach(es) Gennady Sartynsky

Oleg Yuriyovych Vernyayev (Ukrainian: Олег Юрійович Верняєв; born 29 September 1993) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic parallel bars champion and individual all-around silver medalist. Vernyayev is also the 2014 World parallel bars champion, the 2015 European individual all-around champion and the 2017 European individual all-around champion.

Vernyayev was born in Donetsk. He was educated at the Donetsk State Institute of Health, Physical Education and Sport.

Vernyayev resides in Kiev. He is coached by Gennady Sartynsky.

During the 2011 Summer Universiade Vernyayev competed in the men's vault final, finishing in 7th with a score of 15.262. He was also part of the Ukrainian team that finished 5th in the men's team final. At the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships he competed in the team all-around event, teaming with Nikolai Kuksenkov, Vitaliy Nakonechnyi, Oleg Stepko, Ihor Radivilov and Roman Zozulya, finishing in 5th. He scored 14.461 on floor, 13.866 on pommel horse, 14.833 on vault, and 13.800 on parallel bars.


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