Height 1.72 m Role Gymnast | Name Sergey Diomidov Club VS Toshkent Weight 72 kg | |
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Born 9 July 1943 (age 81) ( 1943-07-09 ) Turtkul, Uzbekistan Olympic medals Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's vault | ||
Sergey Viktorovich Diomidov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Диомидов; born 9 July 1943) is an Uzbekistani former gymnast who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He won team silver medals at both Games and a bronze on the vault in 1968.
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He invented a skill on parallel bars.
Biography
Between 1961 and 1967, Diomidov trained at the Amy Forces Club in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 1968, he moved to Moscow where he was coached by Konstantin Karakashyants at the CSKA club. He retired in 1972 and holds a rank of lieutenant colonel.
Gymnastics competition history
Apart from his Olympic team medals, he was part of two silver medal teams at world championships, in 1966 and 1970; at the 1966 championships, he also won the gold on parallel bars. In addition, he earned several medals at USSR and European championships.
Parallel bars skill
The "Diamidov" is a move on parallel bars. It consists of a swing down from handstand, through support, then releasing one hand and twisting the body a full turn, before regrasping in handstand. It is similar to the Stutz handstand, with the difference being that the Stutz involves a half turn only, but release of both hands.