Illia Kovtun

Illia Kovtun
Ілля Ковтун
Personal information
Born (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21)
Cherkasy, Ukraine
HometownCherkasy, Ukraine
ResidenceOsijek, Croatia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Ukraine
Years on national team2017–2024 (UKR)
LevelSenior international elite
ClubSokol Osijek
Head coach(es)Iryna Gorbacheva
Eponymous skills"Kovtun" (Parallel Bars) Back toss from upper arm with quarter turn to one rail (C)
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 1 1
European Championships 4 1 3
Junior World Championships 0 1 1
Junior European Championships 6 1 0
European Youth Olympic Festival 4 1 0
Total 14 6 5
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Parallel Bars
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antwerp All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kitakyushu All-Around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antalya Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rimini Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rimini Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rimini Horizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Basel All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Horizontal Bar
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Győr Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Győr All-Around
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 12 4 3
World Challenge Cup 13 5 4
Total 25 9 7

Illia Yuriiovych Kovtun (Ukrainian: Ілля Юрійович Ковтун; born 10 August 2003)[1] is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 World all-around silver medalist and 2021 World all-around bronze medalist. Kovtun also won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics on parallel bars. At the European Championships he is the 2023 European champion on parallel bars as well as a one-time silver medalist (2022 parallel bars) and a three-time bronze medalist (2021 and 2023 all-around, 2023 horizontal bar). Additionally he is a two-time junior world championships medalist.

  1. ^ "2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships". International Gymnastics Federation.

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