Occupation
Athlete
Education
Management, Physical Education - Ural State University of Physical Education: Yekaterinburg, RUS
Family
Wife Maria, daughter Alisia [2017]
Spoken languages
Russian
Club
KTV Straubenhardt [GER] / Central Sports Army Club [RUS] / Lokomotiv Yekaterinburg [RUS]:
Coach
Valery Lomaev [personal], RUS, from 2005
International senior debut
2007
Injuries
He suffered a wrist injury in February 2019. (thegymter.net, 12 Feb 2019)
He suffered a foot injury that affected his performance at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. (allsportinfo.ru, 10 Oct 2013)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport in 2000 in Votkinsk, Russian Federation.
Reason for taking up the sport
"In childhood, I was lively, ran and climbed everywhere. Near my home, there was a school where a physical education teacher taught gymnastics and fitness, and my grandmother took me there. Once the teacher organised a fitness competition that I won, and he sent me to a gymnastics club. When I came to a gym, I understood at once that it was what suited me."
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (eurosport.ru, 25 Aug 2021)
Trainings
He divides his training between Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, and Ozero Krugloye, the Russian national team training centre near Moscow.
Hero / Idol
Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2015)
Awards
In September 2021 he was appointed as an ambassador of the 2023 World University Games in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. (insidethegames.biz, 23 Sep 2021)
In recognition of his achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he received the Order of Friendship from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 11 Aug 2021)
For his performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he received the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [first grade] in the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 25 Aug 2016)
He was named Most Elegant Gymnast at the 2016 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland. (e1.ru, 07 Jun 2016)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 25 Dec 2019; Athlete, 16 Jun 2016)
Additional information
BRAND
In 2019 he launched his personal sportswear collection. "I have been preparing this project for a long time. We created a name brand that is now accessible to everyone." (Instagram profile, 03 Aug 2019; Belyavskiy Wear VK page, 25 Apr 2021)
GYM FOUNDER
In 2017 he opened a gym in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, aimed at supporting young gymnasts. (gymnovosti.com, 16 Aug 2018, 15 Sep 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. (e1.ru, 07 Jun 2016)
Last update : 2024-07-22