Ivan Tikhonov

Ivan Tikhonov
İvan Tixonov
Tikhonov at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Full nameIvan Aleksandrovich Tikhonov
Nickname(s)Vanya
Born21 April 1996 (1996-04-21) (age 29)
Syzran, Russia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Gymnastics career
Country
represented		 Azerbaijan
(2019–present)
Former countries represented Russia
Training locationBaku, Azerbaijan
ClubOjaq Sports Club
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Azerbaijan
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 Konya Vault
2021 Konya All-around
2021 Konya Horizontal bar
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 0 1
World Challenge Cup 0 0 2
Total 0 0 3

Ivan Aleksandrovich Tikhonov (Azerbaijani: İvan Tixonov, born 21 April 1996)[1] is a Russian-born Azerbaijani artistic gymnast. At the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, he won the vault gold medal, the all-around silver medal, and the horizontal bar bronze medal. He represented Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics career

Tikhonov began gymnastics when he was six years old. He decided to switch his nationality to Azerbaijan at the recommendation of a coach, because he was only the reserve for the junior Russian national team.[2] This change was approved by the International Gymnastics Federation in July 2018.[3]

Tikhonov made his debut for Azerbaijan at the 2019 European Championships and finished 21st in the all-around final.[4] He then won a bronze medal on the pommel horse at the 2019 Osijek World Challenge Cup, behind Robert Seligman and Nikolai Kuksenkov.[5] At the 2019 European Games, he finished 14th in the all-around final, and he was the second reserve for the vault final.[6] He also advanced into the all-around final at the 2019 Summer Universiade and finished 11th.[7] At the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, he finished 48th in the all-around during the qualification round and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games.[8][9]

Tikhonov finished eighth in the all-around at the 2021 European Championships.[10] At the 2021 Varna World Challenge Cup, he won a bronze medal on the vault, behind Nazar Chepurnyi and Marian Drăgulescu.[11] He then represented Azerbaijan and the postponed-2020 Summer Olympics and finished 45th in the all-around during the qualification round and did not advance into any finals.[12]

Tikhonov initially finished fourth on the parallel bars at the 2022 Doha World Cup. However, Ivan Kuliak was stripped of his bronze medal after being sanctioned for wearing pro-war symbolism on the medal podium.[13][14] He advanced to the vault final at the 2022 European Championships and finished sixth.[15] He then competed at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, held in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He won the silver medal in the all-around behind Turkey's Adem Asil. In the event finals, he won the gold medal on the vault and the bronze medal on the horizontal bar. Additionally, he finished seventh on the floor exercise, fifth on the pommel horse, fourth on the still rings, and seventh on the parallel bars.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "İvan Tixonov profile". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (in Azerbaijani). 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Tikhonov Ivan - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Official news: Summary of decisions from the FIG Executive Committee". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  4. ^ "The Azerbaijani Artistic Gymnasts complete their performances at the European Championships". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Croatians Derek, Seligman win gold at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Minsk 2019 Results Book Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Minsk 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  7. ^ "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final Seniors Men" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 6 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ^ "List of the Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  10. ^ "9th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Varna (BUL) 27-30 May 2021 FIG World Challenge Cup MAG VT Finals". Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Qualification – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. ^ ""Bronze" from Doha". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Russian gymnast sanctioned with one year ban by the Disciplinary Commission". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Our gymnasts complete their participation at the European Championships". Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  16. ^ "5th Islamic Solidarity Games – Artistic Gymnastics Konya, TUR 09-18 Agu 2022 MAG Results" (PDF). Konya 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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