Hrihoriy Misyutin

Hryhoriy Misyutin
Full nameHryhoriy Anatoliyovych Misyutin
Alternative name(s)Grigory Misutin
Born (1970-12-29) 29 December 1970
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Ukraine
Former countries represented Soviet Union
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
1991 Indianapolis Team
1991 Indianapolis All-around
1991 Indianapolis Rings
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team
1992 Barcelona All-around
1992 Barcelona Floor exercise
1992 Barcelona Vault
1992 Barcelona Horizontal bar
World Championships
1992 Paris Horizontal bar
1992 Paris Rings
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
1993 Birmingham Floor exercise
1995 Sabae Vault
1995 Sabae Floor exercise
1996 San Juan Floor exercise
European Championships
1996 Copenhagen Floor exercise
Goodwill Games
1994 Saint Petersburg Floor exercise
1994 Saint Petersburg Pommel horse
1994 Saint Petersburg Vault

Hryhoriy Anatoliyovych Misyutin (Ukrainian: Григорій Анатолійович Місютін; born 29 December 1970) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast, formerly representing the Soviet Union and the Unified Team. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the team event and four individual silver medals. He is the 1991 World all-around, rings, and team champion. He is also the 1992 World horizontal bar champion, the 1993 World floor exercise champion, and the 1995 World vault champion. He helped Ukraine win the team bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics career

At the 1991 World Championships, Misyutin helped the Soviet Union win its fourth straight World team title. He also qualified for the all-around final in second place, behind teammate Vitaly Scherbo.[1] He went on to win the all-around title ahead of Scherbo,[2] and he won another gold medal on the rings.[3] At the 1992 World Championships, he won a gold medal on the horizontal bar and a bronze medal on the rings.[4]

Misyutin won a gold medal alongside the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[5] He then won the silver medal in the all-around final, behind Scherbo.[6] In the floor exercise final, he tied with Yukio Iketani for the silver medal,[7] and he won the vault silver medal behind Scherbo.[8] He tied with Andreas Wecker for the silver medal on the horizontal bar.[9]

At the 1993 World Championships, Misyutin won the floor exercise title.[10] He won three gold medals at the 1994 Goodwill Games– on the floor exercise, pommel horse, and vault.[11][12] He tied with Russia's Alexei Nemov for the vault title at the 1995 World Championships.[13] There, he also won a bronze medal on the floor exercise.[14]

Misyutin won a bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 1996 World Championships, behind Vitaly Scherbo and Aleksey Voropayev.[15] He then represented Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics and helped the team win the bronze medal by less than a point ahead of Belarus.[16] Individually, he advanced to the floor exercise final, but he placed last after making mistakes.[17] After the 1996 Olympics, he retired and, in 2004, moved to Saarland, Germany, to coach.[18]

References

  1. ^ Horner, Scott (10 September 1991). "Soviet men win gold at World Gymnastics". United Press International. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ Horner, Scott (12 September 1991). "Soviets sweep World Gymnastics all-around". United Press International. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ Horner, Scott (14 September 1991). "North Korean wins uneven bars with 10 at World Gymnastics". United Press International. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Zmeskal wins balance beam gold". United Press International. 19 April 1992. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Barcelona 1992 Gymnastics Artistic team competition men Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Floor Exercise, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Horse Vault, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. ^ Eskenazi, Gerald (3 August 1992). "On Scherbo's Night, Dimas Also Sparkles". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ Phillips, Mitch (17 April 1993). "Miller earns gold, Scherbo disappoints". United Press International. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Gymn Forum: 1994 Goodwill Games, Men's EF". Gymn Forum. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  12. ^ Possehl, Suzanne (6 August 1994). "Urmanov Helps to Pave Golden Path for Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Moceanu Captures Silver in World Gymnastics". Los Angeles Times. 11 October 1995. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  14. ^ "31st World Championships ‐ Artistic Gymnastics Sabae (JAP) October 1 ‐ 10 1995" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  15. ^ "1996 Individual World Championships Finals". USA Gymnastics. 19 April 1996. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Team All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Floor Exercise, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Hryhoriy Misiutin". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.