Oleg Verniaiev
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Oleg Yuriyovych Verniaiev (Ukrainian: Олег Юрійович Верняєв; born 29 September 1993) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic parallel bars champion and individual all-around silver medalist. Verniaiev is also the 2014 World parallel bars champion, the 2015 European individual all-around champion and the 2017 European individual all-around champion.
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Personal information | |
Full name | Oleg Yuriyovych Verniaiev |
Alternative name(s) | Oleg/Oleh Vernyayev |
Country represented | Ukraine |
Born | (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 30) Donetsk, Ukraine |
Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Years on national team | 2011–20, 2023–present (UKR) |
Club | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
Head coach(es) | Gennady Sartynsky |
Medal record |
Verniaiev tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in an out-of-competition test in August 2020. He received a four-year ban, starting in November 2020. In early 2023 the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced the ban to two years after Verniaiev successfully appealed his case.[1][2][3]