Valeri Vladimirovich Belenki(Russian:Валерий Владимирович Беленький,German:Valeri Belenki;born 5 September 1969) is a retiredAzerbaijaniartistic gymnastwho competed in the1992and1996 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Valeri Vladimirovich Belenki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former countries represented |  Soviet Union Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1969 Baku,Azerbaijan SSR,Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBelenki was born and raised inBaku,Azerbaijan SSR,Soviet Union(present dayAzerbaijan), in a Jewish family.[1]
He competed for theSoviet Union/Unified Teamuntil 1992 when this federation was disbanded following the breakup of theSoviet Union.
Belenki's greatest achievements are the team gold and all around bronze he won with theUnified Teamin the1992 OlympicsinBarcelona.Belenky also won gold in thepommel horseevent at the1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships,where he competed for the USSR.
BecauseAzerbaijandid not have a gymnastics federation for him to compete for in the 1993 world championships inBirmingham,Belenky instead competed as an unattached athlete. In 1994 he became aGermancitizen and represented that nation in the1996 Olympics,helping the team to a seventh-place finish and coming 6th in the all-around.
In 2013, he was elected to theInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[2]In 2015, he was inducted into theInternational Gymnastics Hall of Fameas a representative of Azerbaijan.
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Valery Belenkyat Gymn Forum
- Valery Belenkyat theInternational Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Valeri Belenkiat theInternational Gymnastics Federation
- Valeri BelenkiatOlympedia
- Valeri BelenkiatOlympics
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