Biography
Artem Dolgopyat — artistic gymnast with roots in the USSR
Artem Dolgopyat was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, on 16 June 1997 and moved to Israel with his family in 2009, at the age of twelve. They settled first in Lod and then in Rishon LeZion. He won the floor exercise at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Israel's second Olympic gold medal.
"Dnipropetrovsk to Israel, 2009, aged twelve"
Migration storyRussian Connection
Tracing the roots — Dnipro (Ukraine)
His father, Oleg, did gymnastics for several years in the Soviet era. Artem was born in 1997, after the dissolution of the USSR, and spoke Ukrainian and Russian before learning Hebrew in Israel.
Born in Dnipropetrovsk in independent Ukraine, 1997; moved to Israel in 2009.
Family Tree
Subject
Artem Dolgopyat🇮🇱 Israel
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Parents
Oleg Dolgopyat
Angela Bilan
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Origin
Dnipro (Ukraine)🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Dnipro (Ukraine). At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
01
Olympic gold, floor exercise, Tokyo 2020
02
Olympic silver, floor exercise, Paris 2024
03
World Championships: gold on floor (2023), silver on floor (2017, 2019)
04
European champion on floor (2020, 2022, 2026)
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