Vladimir Artemev (russian: Владимир Артемьев, born 1960) is a retired

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ian

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

who competed for the

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. He was a member of the Soviet national team from 1977 through 1987 and was the Soviet national all-around champion in 1982Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Aarhus 2006
/ref> and 1984. He was unable to compete at the

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due to the Soviet boycott. He is the father and coach of American gymnast

Alexander Artemev Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Artemev (russian: Александр Владимирович "Саша" Артемьев, be, Аляксандр Уладзіміравіч Арцем'еў; born August 29, 1985) is a retired American artistic gy ...

. They moved to the

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in 1994 and became US citizens in 2002.

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1960 births Living people Gymnasts from Minsk Soviet male artistic gymnasts Belarusian emigrants to the United States {{artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub