Alexander Moskalenko (born November 4, 1969) is a Russian former competitive

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silver medalist in men's individual trampoline.

Career

In the first half of the 1990s, Moskalenko won three world titles in individual trampoline (1990, 1992, 1994) and two in synchro (1992, 1994). Moskalenko came out of retirement in 1998, when he learned that individual trampoline would become an Olympic discipline in 2000. It became a FIG discipline on 1 January 1999. Moskalenko decided to submit himself to a rigorous training programme to reestablish himself at the top of the ranking list and qualify for the Olympics. At the 1999 World Championships, he won gold in individual and synchro. At the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

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, Moskalenko became the first Olympic champion in men's trampoline, finishing ahead of Australia's

Ji Wallace Ji Wallace (born 23 June 1977 in Lismore, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian trampoline gymnast and Olympic silver medalist. Earlier in his career, Wallace won several Australian national titles and made an international breakthrough in 1 ...

. The following year, he won gold in individual and synchro at the 2001 World Championships. He was awarded the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships behind Germany's

Henrik Stehlik Henrik Stehlik (born 29 December 1980) is a German trampoline gymnast and three-time Olympic athlete. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he received a bronze medal in the men's trampoline event. Since then he has also compe ...

. Moskalenko suffered from back pain during the whole of 2004. He won the silver medal behind Ukraine's Yuri Nikitin at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens, Greece. He retired on July 30 at the Dobrovolski World Cup in Krasnodar and was presented with a race horse. Almost thirty champions of different sports were present at the ceremony.

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* * * 1969 births People from Bryukhovetsky District Living people Russian male trampolinists Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Russia Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Games gold medalists Competitors at the 2001 World Games Medalists at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Sportspeople from Krasnodar Krai {{Russia-Olympic-medalist-stub