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Alexander Shatilov

Alex Shatilov is an Israeli artistic gymnast born in Tashkent, known for his floor exercise medals and for winning the 2013 European Championship on floor.

born 1987Floor exercise gymnastics2013 European Championship goldCompeting at 4 Olympic GamesWinning Dancing with the Stars

Born: 22 March 1987, Tashkent
Occupation: artistic gymnast

Alexander Shatilov was born in 1987 in Tashkent

Shatilov was born on March 22, 1987, in Tashkent, Soviet Uzbekistan, to a Russian-Jewish family. His mother Ella is a former gymnast and a gymnastics coach. He started gymnastics at age 5 and later attended a youth sports boarding school.

In 2002 he immigrated to Israel with his family. He kept training at Maccabi Tel Aviv with his coach Sergei Weisburg.

He specialized in the floor exercise. He won bronze medals on floor at the 2009 European and World Championships, the first Israeli to win a medal at both events. At the 2012 London Olympics he placed 6th in the floor final.

In April 2013 he won gold on floor at the European Championships in Moscow, sharing first place with Max Whitlock. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics but did not reach a final. He was named Israel's Athlete of the Year in 2009 and 2013.

On December 9, 2021, he announced his retirement and became manager of the men's artistic gymnastics national team. In 2022 he won the 8th season of Dancing with the Stars with Nina Soloviev. He married Ella Klichman in 2015, and they have 2 children.