| Vladimir Gogoladze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alternative name(s) | Vladimir Omarovich Gogoladze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Lado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former countries represented |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1966 Tbilisi, Soviet Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Ohio, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Armed Forces (Tbilisi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimer Omarovich "Lado" Gogoladze (Russian: Влади́мир Ома́рович Гогола́дзе, Georgian: ვლადიმერ გოგოლაძე; born 18 August 1966), is a retired Georgian gymnast.
Gogoladze began competing at the elite level in 1985, at the age of 18,[1] taking silver medals in the all-around and high bar in the USSR Championships, and bronze medals at the European Championships in the all-around and parallel bars.[2]
He was a member of the Soviet "Dream Team" who won the team gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, and he is also known for being the first gymnast to perform a triple back on floor in the Olympics.[3] In the same year, he received the title Honored Master of Sports of the USSR.[4]
According to a report in Sovietsky Sport, Gogoladze and teammate Dmitri Bilozerchev were removed from the Soviet men's squad for the 1989 World Championships because of a two-day drinking binge.[5]
Gogoladze has two elements named after him. The first is a straddled Healy twirl on parallel bars. The second, on floor exercise, is a flair or circle to handstand, then continuing to flair or circle; this element is frequently performed and remains in the current Code of Points.[6]
Gogoladze now coaches at Gymnastics World in Ohio.