Nickname
Vlad (belta.by, 06 Aug 2021)
Hobbies
Cooking, cars, reading science articles, aeromodelling. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2020; sport.tut.by, 12 Dec 2019)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Coaching - Belarusian State University of Physical Education, Minsk, BLR
Family
Wife Hanna Hancharova, twin daughters Miloslava and Olivia [2020]
Spoken languages
Belarusian, English, Russian
Club
Republican Centre for Olympic Training in Gymnastic Sports [Minsk, BLR]
Coach
Olga Vlasova [national, personal], BLR
Sporting relatives
His wife Hanna Hancharova has represented Belarus in trampolining. She won bronze in the individual competition and gold in the women's synchro at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Oct 2020; noc.by, 30 Oct 2020)
Start sporting career
He began trampolining at age six in Vitsyebsk, Belarus. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
"The coach from the sports school was recruiting young kids in the first grade, and I liked the idea. It was very simple." (fig-gymnastics.com, 16 Jan 2015)
Milestones
He became the first athlete representing Belarus to win gold in gymnastics trampolining at the Olympic Games when he claimed victory in the individual event at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Oct 2019; nbcolympics.com, 13 Aug 2016)
Trainings
During the off-season, he trains for up to two hours a day. (vitvesti.by, 04 Dec 2019)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning individual gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (zviazda.by, 30 Oct 2018)
Hero / Idol
Chinese trampolinist Dong Dong. (fig-gymnastics.com, 16 Jan 2015)
Most influential person in career
Coach Olga Vlasova, and his wife Hanna Hancharova. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2020)
Awards
He received the 2019 Belarusian Sports Olympus award from the president of Belarus. (belta.by, 09 Jan 2020)
He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (sportfpb.by, 17 Dec 2020; Athlete, 18 Sep 2020)
Last update : 2021-11-03
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