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Andrey Medvedev

Andrey Medvedev is a Soviet-born Israeli artistic gymnast who won a bronze medal in vault at the 2021 World Championships.

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Born: 6 April 1990, Ulyanovsk
Occupation: artistic gymnast, gymnast
Education: Open University of Israel

Andrey Medvedev was born in 1990 in Ulyanovsk

Medvedev was born in 1990 in the Soviet Union and grew up in Ulyanovsk. He started gymnastics at age 6. At 12 he immigrated to Israel with his mother and stepfather.

In Israel he first lived in Haifa and trained at the Maccabi Tzafon club in Kibbutz Ma'ayan Tzvi under coach Aharon Litvin. He later moved to Tel Aviv to train with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

He first competed at the World Championships in 2013. In 2014 he won his first international medal, a silver in vault at the Ljubljana World Cup. He went on to win World Cup medals in Koper, Osijek, Varna, Paris, Doha and Baku.

He won silver in vault at the 2019 and 2021 European Championships. At the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu he took bronze in vault, the first Israeli world medal in that event. He announced his retirement from competition in April 2025.

Andrey Medvedev's life in 8 milestones

1990
Born in the Soviet Union.
2013
Competed at the World Championships for the first time.
2014
Won silver in vault at the Ljubljana World Cup.
2017
Won gold in vault at the Koper World Cup and three golds at the Maccabiah Games.
2019
Won silver in vault at the European Championships in Szczecin.
2021
Won bronze in vault at the World Championships in Kitakyushu.
2022
Won team gold with Israel at the Maccabiah Games.
2025
Announced his retirement from competition.