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Nagornyy in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Nikita Vladimirovich Nagornyy
Nickname(s)	A lion
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 28) Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Spouse	Daria Spiridonova ​ (m. 2018)​
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	2014–2024
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Assistant coach(es)	Anatoly Zabelin
Eponymous skills	Nagornyy (Floor) – Triple Back Pike (I)
Medal record Representing  Russia &  ROC Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 2 World Championships 3 1 1 European Championships 8 2 1 Youth Olympic Games 3 1 1 Representing  ROC Olympic Games Gold 2020 Tokyo Team Bronze 2020 Tokyo All-Around Bronze 2020 Tokyo Horizontal Bar Representing  Russia Olympic Games Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championships Gold 2019 Stuttgart Team Gold 2019 Stuttgart All-Around Gold 2019 Stuttgart Vault Silver 2018 Doha Team Bronze 2018 Doha All-Around European Championships Gold 2015 Montpellier Vault Gold 2016 Bern Team Gold 2016 Bern Floor Exercise Gold 2018 Glasgow Team Gold 2019 Szczecin All-Around Gold 2019 Szczecin Parallel Bars Gold 2021 Basel All-Around Gold 2021 Basel Floor Exercise Silver 2021 Basel Pommel Horse Silver 2021 Basel Rings Bronze 2017 Cluj-Napoca Parallel Bars Youth Olympic Games Gold 2014 Nanjing Pommel Horse Gold 2014 Nanjing Rings Gold 2014 Nanjing Parallel Bars Silver 2014 Nanjing All-Around Bronze 2014 Nanjing Vault

Nikita Vladimirovich Nagornyy is a famous Russian artistic gymnast. He has competed in two Olympic Games, winning a team gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also helped his team win silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Nagornyy is a world champion both with his team and by himself. In 2019, he won the All-Around title at the World Championships, proving he was the best all-around gymnast in the world. He is also known for being the first gymnast to perform a triple back pike somersault on the floor, a move now named the Nagornyy in his honor.

Personal Life

Nikita Nagornyy was born on February 12, 1997, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. His grandmother was a big inspiration in his life. She took him to a gymnastics club when he was a boy to help him be more disciplined. He also enjoys making YouTube vlogs in his free time.

In 2018, Nagornyy married Daria Spiridonova, who is also a famous Russian gymnast and an Olympic medalist. They had a son in June 2023.

Gymnastics Career

Nagornyy started gymnastics when he was just six years old. He looked up to famous gymnasts like Alexei Nemov and Kohei Uchimura.

Junior Success

As a young gymnast, Nagornyy showed amazing talent. At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, he was the star of the competition. He won three gold medals (on pommel horse, rings, and parallel bars), a silver medal in the all-around, and a bronze on vault. He was the most successful male gymnast at the event.

Senior Career Highlights

Nagornyy at the 2015 European Championships, where he won gold on the vault.

Nagornyy moved up to the senior level in 2015. He quickly made a name for himself by winning the gold medal on vault at the 2015 European Championships.

Over the next few years, he became a key member of the Russian team. He helped them win team gold medals at the European Championships in 2016 and 2018. He also won individual medals on floor, parallel bars, and in the all-around.

His biggest year was 2019. At the 2019 World Championships, he led the Russian team to a gold medal. He then won the individual all-around gold, beating his teammate and the defending champion. To top it off, he also won a gold medal on the vault.

Olympic Glory

Nagornyy competed in his first Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. He and his teammates won the silver medal in the team competition.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021), Nagornyy had even greater success. He led the Russian Olympic Committee team to a historic gold medal. It was the first time in 25 years that a Russian men's team had won Olympic gold. Individually, he won two bronze medals: one in the all-around competition and another on the horizontal bar.

The 'Nagornyy' Skill

In 2021, Nikita Nagornyy performed a brand-new skill during his floor routine at the European Championships. The move was a triple back pike, a very difficult tumbling pass. Because he was the first to do it successfully in a major competition, the skill was officially named the Nagornyy. It is one of the hardest skills in men's gymnastics.

Activities Outside of Gymnastics

Nagornyy receiving the Order of Friendship from Vladimir Putin in 2021.

In 2016, Nagornyy joined the National Guard of Russia. In 2020, he became a leader in the Young Army Cadets National Movement, a Russian youth organization.

Because of his public support for the Russian government and military, some countries have placed sanctions on him. Sanctions are penalties or restrictions that one country puts on another country or individuals. Canada and the United States are among the countries that have sanctioned Nagornyy.

Awards

• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2016) - For his success at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
• Order of Friendship (2021) - For his amazing performance and gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
• Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2016) - One of the highest honors for an athlete in Russia.

Competitive History

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
Junior
2013	Olympic Hopes Penza		5
	Voronin Junior Cup							7
2014	Russian Junior Championships
	2014 European Junior Championships					9
	Youth Olympic Games			4				8
Senior
2015	National Championships	4	5
	European Championships
	World Championships	4
2016	National Championships
	Osijek World Cup					5	4	7
	European Championships						6	7
	Olympic Games						5
2017	National Championships				7				4
	European Championships
	Russian Cup							4
	World Championships		10
	Voronin Cup
2018	National Championships					5
	European Championships			4		4
	Birmingham World Cup
	Russian Cup					5		6
	World Championships			6	6	5	5
	Arthur Gander Memorial
	Swiss Cup
	Toyota International				8		5	6
2019	National Championships
	European Championships				4	4
	Birmingham World Cup
	Russian Cup				4	5
	World Championships			6
2020	Friendship & Solidarity Meet
2021
	European Championships						7	6
	Russian Cup			8		8
	Olympic Games			7			5
	Arthur Gander Memorial
	Swiss Cup

See also

In Spanish: Nikita Nagorny para niños

• List of Olympic male artistic gymnasts for Russia
• List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals