Alexei Nikolayevich Voropaev (russian: Алексей Николаевич Воропаев) (born 23 January 1973 - died 5 November 2006) was a

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

who competed for

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in the two Olympic Games. He won gold medals in the

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and

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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* 1973 births 2006 deaths Soviet male artistic gymnasts Russian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of the Unified Team Olympic gymnasts of Russia Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for Russia Gymnasts from Moscow World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Deaths from hepatitis Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics European champions in gymnastics {{Russia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub

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