Vladimer Omarovich "Lado" Gogoladze (russian: Влади́мир Ома́рович Гогола́дзе, ka, ვლადიმერ გოგოლაძე; born 18 August 1966), is a retired Georgian gymnast. Gogoladze began competing at the elite level in 1985, at the age of 18, taking silver medals in the all-around and high bar in the USSR Championships, and bronze medals at the European Championships in the

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and parallel bars. He was a member of the Soviet "Dream Team" who won the team gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, and he is also known for being the first gymnast to perform a triple back on floor in the Olympics. In the same year, he received the title

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. According to a report in ''Sovietsky Sport'', Gogoladze and teammate

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were removed from the Soviet men's squad for the 1989 World Championships because of a two-day drinking binge. Gogoladze has two elements named after him. The first is a straddled Healy twirl on parallel bars. The second, on floor exercise, is a flair or circle to handstand, then continuing to flair or circle; this element is frequently performed and remains in the current Code of Points.Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, ''Code of Points'', 2009 Edition, 42. Gogoladze now coaches at Gymnastics World in Ohio.

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External links

Olympic Statistics Online at sports-reference.com

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