Nickname
Dima (VK profile, 22 Sep 2021)
Hobbies
Sports, watching movies. (Athlete, 22 Sep 2021)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Coaching - Smolensk State University of Sport: Russia
Family
Wife Anastasia Dmitrieva
Spoken languages
Russian
Club
MGFSO [RUS] / Dynamo Moscow [RUS] / Rostov-na-Donu Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.2 [RUS]:
Coach
Anatoliy Zabelin [personal], RUS, from 2014
Sporting relatives
His wife Anastasia Dmitrieva has represented the Russian Federation in artistic gymnastics and won a team gold medal at the 2014 European Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Instagram profile, 15 Sep 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 28 Sep 2021)
International senior debut
2016
Injuries
He underwent heel surgery shortly after the 2021 Russian Championships to remove a bone spur, which ruled him out of the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland. (eng.gymnovosti.com, 04 Apr 2021)
Start sporting career
He began the sport at age five in Maykop, Russian Federation.
Reason for taking up the sport
His mother enrolled him in the sport.
Ambitions
To win gold medals at the world championships and the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 22 Sep 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning team silver at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (Athlete, 22 Sep 2021)
Hero / Idol
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2018)
Most influential person in career
Russian artistic gymnast Nikita Nagornyy. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2018)
Awards
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (sportgymrus.ru, 11 Jun 2021; minsport.gov.ru, 24 Dec 2020)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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