Kravtsov is originally from the Russian city of Kursk and got started in gymnastics aged seven.[2] After a two-year hiatus from gymnastics, he began competing again when he migrated to Australia in 1993. Based on Gold Coast initially, he was accepted into the AIS in 1995 and took up Australian citizenship.[2]
Representing his adopted country, he was 27th in the men's all-around event at the 1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[2] This qualified him for the 1996 Summer Olympics, but only six weeks out from the competition he snapped his right Achilles tendon, which forced him to withdraw.[2]
His finest moment came at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, where he took home four individual gold medals, in the all-around, floor exercise, parallel bars, pommel horse.[2] He was also fourth in the horizontal bars and won a silver medal as part of the men's all-around team.[2]
Injury also cost him a place in the 2000 Summer Olympics squad.[2] He retired from the sport in 2002.[2]
Kravtsov now runs his own gymnastics centre in Batemans Bay.[2]
In 2012 he was inducted into the Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame.[2]
Referencesedit
^Longmore, Andrew (14 September 1998). "Commonwealth Games: Gymnastics - Unsung band take sparkling plaudits". The Independent. from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^ abcdefghijkBenson, Dean (25 May 2012). "Kravtsov to be inducted into Hall of Fame". Bay Post-Moruya Examiner. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^Pearce, Linda (18 March 2006). "Ringleader raises bar for locals - Gymnastics - Commonwealth Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External linksedit
results at the Commonwealth Games
February 20, 2024
andrei, kravtsov, born, 1971, australian, former, gymnast, four, gold, medals, 1998, commonwealth, games, kuala, lumpur, personal, informationbirth, nameborn, 1971, 1971, kursk, soviet, unionsportcountry, australiasportgymnasticsmedal, record, gymnasticsrepres. Andrei Kravtsov born 10 May 1971 is an Australian former gymnast who won four gold medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur 1 Andrei KravtsovPersonal informationBirth nameAndrei KravtsovBorn 1971 05 10 10 May 1971 age 52 Kursk Soviet UnionSportCountry AustraliaSportGymnasticsMedal record Men s GymnasticsRepresenting AustraliaCommonwealth Games1998 Kuala Lumpur Floor exercise1998 Kuala Lumpur Parallel bars1998 Kuala Lumpur Pommel horse1998 Kuala Lumpur All around Individual1998 Kuala Lumpur All around TeamBiography editKravtsov is originally from the Russian city of Kursk and got started in gymnastics aged seven 2 After a two year hiatus from gymnastics he began competing again when he migrated to Australia in 1993 Based on Gold Coast initially he was accepted into the AIS in 1995 and took up Australian citizenship 2 Representing his adopted country he was 27th in the men s all around event at the 1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2 This qualified him for the 1996 Summer Olympics but only six weeks out from the competition he snapped his right Achilles tendon which forced him to withdraw 2 He was 19th in men s all around at the 1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2 3 His finest moment came at the 1998 Commonwealth Games where he took home four individual gold medals in the all around floor exercise parallel bars pommel horse 2 He was also fourth in the horizontal bars and won a silver medal as part of the men s all around team 2 Injury also cost him a place in the 2000 Summer Olympics squad 2 He retired from the sport in 2002 2 Kravtsov now runs his own gymnastics centre in Batemans Bay 2 In 2012 he was inducted into the Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame 2 References edit Longmore Andrew 14 September 1998 Commonwealth Games Gymnastics Unsung band take sparkling plaudits The Independent Archived from the original on 16 September 2016 Retrieved 5 September 2016 a b c d e f g h i j k Benson Dean 25 May 2012 Kravtsov to be inducted into Hall of Fame Bay Post Moruya Examiner Retrieved 3 September 2016 Pearce Linda 18 March 2006 Ringleader raises bar for locals Gymnastics Commonwealth Games The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 5 September 2016 External links editAndrei Kravtsov results at the Commonwealth Games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrei Kravtsov amp oldid 1145033579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
