Sergey Viktorovich Diomidov (; 9 July 1943 – 10 March 2024) was a

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who competed in the

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and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

. He won team silver medals at both Games and a bronze on the vault in 1968. Diomidov invented a skill on parallel bars.

Biography

Between 1961 and 1967, Diomidov trained at the Army Forces Club in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 1968, he moved to Moscow where he was coached by Konstantin Karakashyants at the CSKA club. He retired in 1972 and held a rank of lieutenant colonel. Diomidov died on 10 March 2024, at the age of 80.

Gymnastics competition history

Apart from his Olympic team medals, he was part of two silver medal teams at world championships, in 1966 and 1970; at the 1966 championships, he also won the gold on parallel bars. In addition, he earned several medals at USSR and European championships.Sergei Diomidov (USSR)
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Parallel bars skill

The "Diamidov" is a move on parallel bars. It consists of a swing down from handstand, through support, then releasing one hand and twisting the body a full turn, before regrasping in handstand. It is similar to the Stutz handstand, with the difference being that the Stutz involves a half turn only, but release of both hands.Sands, Bill and Conklin, Mike (1984) ''Everybody's Gymnastics Book'', Scribner, , p. 139: "The Diamidov begins from a stutz, which is a swing half-turn instead of a full turn. The stutz involves some flight but does not require the gymnast to swing quite as high as in the Diamidov."

Austrian Future Cup 2018-11-24 Group 3 Rotation 5 Parallel bars (Martin Rulsch) 20.jpg, Performed by a young gymnast at the Austrian Future Cup 2018 Austrian Future Cup 2018-11-24 Group 3 Rotation 5 Parallel bars (Martin Rulsch) 22.jpg Austrian Future Cup 2018-11-24 Group 3 Rotation 5 Parallel bars (Martin Rulsch) 23.jpg Austrian Future Cup 2018-11-24 Group 3 Rotation 5 Parallel bars (Martin Rulsch) 24.jpg Austrian Future Cup 2018-11-24 Group 3 Rotation 5 Parallel bars (Martin Rulsch) 26.jpg Austrian Future Cup 2018-11-24 Group 3 Rotation 5 Parallel bars (Martin Rulsch) 28.jpg Austrian Future Cup 2018-11-24 Group 3 Rotation 5 Parallel bars (Martin Rulsch) 29.jpg

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diomidov, Sergey 1943 births 2024 deaths Uzbekistani male artistic gymnasts Soviet male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the Soviet Union Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics People from Karakalpakstan