Arsenii Dukhno
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| Арсений Андреевич Духно | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Arsenii Andreevich Dukhno | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Arseniy | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 2008 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Russia (2022–present) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arsenii Andreevich Dukhno (Russian: Арсений Андреевич Духно; born 5 August 2008) is a Russian artistic gymnast currently competing as an individual neutral athlete. He is the 2025 Junior World all-around and vault champion.
Gymnastics career
Dukhno joined the Russian national team in 2022; however he was unable to compete internationally due to the International Gymnastics Federation banning Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from taking part in FIG-sanctioned competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] Domestically he won the all-around title at the 2024 and 2025 Junior Russian Championships[2][3] and won the junior all-around title at the 2024 Voronin Cup.[4]
Starting in 2025 the Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia began letting their athletes to apply for neutral status, allowing them to return to international competition.[5] Despite being a junior, Dukhno was invited to compete at the Russian Senior National Championships where he posted the highest all-around score of the competition.[6] Dukhno made his international debut at the 2025 Junior World Championships where he qualified for the all-around, floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, and vault finals. During the all-around final, despite falling off of the horizontal bar, he still won gold ahead of Nao Ojima of Japan.[7] On the first day of apparatus finals he finished fourth on floor exercise and pommel horse and fifth on rings.[8][9][10] On the final day of competition Dukhno won his second gold medal, placing first on vault.[11][12] Dukhno ended the competition as one of only two competitors to win two individual gold medals, alongside Colombia's Camilo Vera.[13]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2022 | Russian Championships | 5 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| 2023 | Russian Championships | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| Kazan Friendly | |||||||||
| 2024 | Russian Championships | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Belarus Open Cup | |||||||||
| Voronin Cup | 8 | ||||||||
| 2025 | Russian Championships | ||||||||
| Strongest Athletes Cup | |||||||||
| Senior Russian Championships | 1 [a] | ||||||||
| Junior World Championships | 4 | 4 | 5 |
- ^ Dukhno earned the highest all-around score but did not place due to being age-ineligible for senior level competition
References
- ^ "FIG adopts further measures against Russia and Belarus". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "2024 Russian Junior Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. April 9, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Russian Junior Men's Championships Results". The Gymternet. March 30, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Voronin Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. December 12, 2024.
- ^ "Russia Is Back At The World Gymnastics Championships – And It's Like They Never Left". Forbes. October 22, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Russian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Российский гимнаст Духно выиграл многоборье на чемпионате мира среди юниоров" [Russian gymnast Dukhno won the all-around at the World Junior Championships.]. Forbes (in Russian). November 22, 2025.
- ^ "3rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. November 23, 2025.
- ^ "Favorite Dukhno messes up landing as Yulo gets bronze". Manila Standard. November 23, 2025.
- ^ "'Bittersweet' bronze for Karl Eldrew Yulo at Junior World Championships". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 23, 2025.
- ^ "Karl Eldrew Yulo finishes 4th in Junior World Gymnastics vault finals". GMA Network. November 24, 2025.
- ^ "Eldrew Yulo finishes fourth in vault at world juniors". Manila Bulletin. November 24, 2025.
- ^ "Two victories for Vera in 'veni vidi vici' performance at Junior Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. November 24, 2025.