Dmitry Ushakov (gymnast)

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Arkadyevich and the family name is Ushakov.

Dmitry Ushakov
File:DmitryUshakov.JPG Dmitry Ushakov
Personal information
Full name	Dmitry Arkadyevich Ushakov
Born	(1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Trampoline gymnastics
Country represented	Russia
Club	Dynamo
Head coach(es)	Alexei Ryzhkov
Former coach(es)	Oleg Zaporozchenko
Medal record Men's trampoline gymnastics Representing Russia Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 2012 London Individual World Championships Gold medal – first place 2015 Odense Trampoline Team Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo All-Around Team Silver medal – second place 2013 Sofia Trampoline Team Silver medal – second place 2017 Sofia Individual Silver medal – second place 2017 Sofia Trampoline Team Bronze medal – third place 2005 Eindhoven Trampoline Team Bronze medal – third place 2009 St. Petersburg Trampoline Team Bronze medal – third place 2011 Birmingham Trampoline Team Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sofia Synchro World Games Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Synchro European Games Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Individual Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Synchro European Championships Gold medal – first place 2008 Odense Trampoline Team Gold medal – first place 2012 St. Petersburg Individual Gold medal – first place 2012 St. Petersburg Trampoline Team Gold medal – first place 2014 Guimarães Trampoline Team Gold medal – first place 2016 Valladolid Trampoline Team Gold medal – first place 2018 Baku Trampoline Team Silver medal – second place 2014 Guimarães Individual Silver medal – second place 2016 Valladolid Individual Bronze medal – third place 2008 Odense Individual Representing RGF World Championships Gold medal – first place 2021 Baku All-Around Team Bronze medal – third place 2021 Baku Trampoline Team

Dmitry Arkadyevich Ushakov (Russian: Дмитрий Аркадьевич Ушаков; born 15 August 1988) is a Russian trampoline gymnast. He won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and he also finished in the top six at the 2008, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the 2012 European individual champion and a five-time European team champion. He won two gold medals at the 2015 European Games. At the 2017 World Championships, he won the individual silver medal and the synchronized bronze medal.

Gymnastics career

Ushakov took up the sport at the age of seven in Yeysk. From 1999 until 2016, he was coached by Oleg Zaporozhchenko. He made his international senior debut at the 2005 World Championships, where he was part of the Russian team that won the bronze medal.

Ushakov represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and advanced to the individual trampoline final, finishing seventh. At the 2009 World Championships, he qualified for the final in second place but dropped to fifth place in the final. At the 2011 World Championships, Ushakov was unable to finish his routine in the individual final and placed seventh. He did win a bronze medal in the team event.

Ushakov represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the individual trampoline final to China's Dong Dong. He won a silver medal in the synchro competition at the 2013 World Games alongside Nikita Fedorenko. Then at the 2013 World Championships, he helped Russia win the team silver medal.

Ushakov won the individual silver medal at the 2014 European Championships behind Uladzislau Hancharou, and he won a gold medal in the team event. At the 2014 World Championships, he advanced into the individual final and finished fifth. He won the individual gold medal at the 2015 European Games by less than one point ahead of Hancharou. He then competed in the synchro event with Mikhail Melnik, and they won the gold medal. He helped Russian win the team title at the 2015 World Championships.

Ushakov helped Russia win the team event at the 2016 European Championships, where he also won the individual silver medal behind Hancharou. He then represented Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed fifth in the individual final.

At the 2017 Baku World Cup, Ushakov advanced to the individual final in first place, but he only finished sixth in the final. He won the individual silver medal, behind China's Gao Lei, at the 2017 World Championships. He also competed with Andrey Yudin in the synchro competition, and they won the bronze medal. Additionally, Ushakov, Yudin, and Sergei Azarian won the team silver medal.

Ushakov won a silver medal with the Russian team at the 2018 European Championships. At the 2019 World Championships, he won a bronze medal in the trampoline team event, and he won a gold medal in the all-around team event.

Ushakov competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, his fourth Olympics, and placed fifth in the individual final. At the 2021 World Championships, he helped the Russian Gymnastics Federation win the all-around team title.

Awards

After winning the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Ushakov was awarded the Order for Merits to the Fatherland, 1st grade.