{"id":594449,"date":"2026-08-24T12:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/594449\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:18:12","slug":"is-he-now-israels-greatest-athlete-gymnast-artem-dolgopyat-wins-european-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/594449\/","title":{"rendered":"Is he now Israel\u2019s greatest athlete? Gymnast Artem Dolgopyat wins European gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Israeli newspaper Ynet celebrated his Croatia win on the front page of its sports section\u00a0with the headline, \u201cThe greatest in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dolgopyat\u00a0won gold in the Tokyo 2020 games &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/israel\/israel-wins-second-ever-olympic-gold-medal-mrlo2mm1\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">only the second Olympic gold medal in the nation&#8217;s history<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0and silver in the 2024 Paris Olympics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has a gold and two silver World Championships medals under his belt \u2013\u00a0in 2023, 2019 and 2017 respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also won European gold three times, in 2020, 2022 and 2026, as well as four European silvers, in 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Israel Gymnastics Federation chairman Avi Sagi congratulated Dolopyat on his win in Zagreb, saying that he \u201cproves once again that he is made of the stuff that great champions are made of\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our hearts fill with pride and joy! \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83e\udd47<\/p>\n<p>Here at the Zagreb Arena, Artem Dolgopyat from Israel is the new European Men\u2019s Gymnastics Champion!<\/p>\n<p>An incredible achievement and an unforgettable moment seeing the Israeli flag at the top of the podium. Huge congratulations! \ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udc4f\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3zgsgnwhsX\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3zgsgnwhsX<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Nissan Amdur (@AmdurNissan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmdurNissan\/status\/2090864935454777753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The gold in Croatia came after a\u00a0demanding week, Ynet reported.\u00a0As well as competing on the floor, Dolgopyat took part in the all-around event and helped Israel finish 10th as a team, securing the team qualification standard for the World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m already at an age where the performances are harder for me, especially after competing in the all-around. Recovery is difficult, so my routine in the final was less good,\u201d Dolgopyat said after the victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 29 and I have to compete against younger rivals who do things I can\u2019t do anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"p-smartembed\" data-attr-caption=\"The Ynet sports cover featuring Artem Dolgopyat above the headline 'The greatest in history'\" data-attr-credit=\"\" data-attr-f=\"3x2\" data-attr-has-caption=\"true\" data-attr-has-credit=\"true\" data-attr-q=\"0.3\" data-attr-w=\"400\" data-onecms-id=\"contentid\/1tbtsz67w4q1ll7hsaf\" data-onecms-type=\"image\" href=\"javascript:throw new Error('React has blocked a javascript: URL as a security precaution.')\" polopoly:contentid=\"contentid\/1tbtsz67w4q1ll7hsaf\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HQZUDqvXkAAKHP_ 2.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"The Ynet sports cover featuring Artem Dolgopyat above the headline 'The greatest in history'\"\/>The Ynet sports cover featuring Artem Dolgopyat above the headline &#8216;The greatest in history'[Missing Credit]<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Dolgopyat, who immigrated to Israel from Ukraine as a child, added:\u00a0\u201cI know I\u2019m still at the top and I proved it again, otherwise I wouldn\u2019t be competing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the moment he was given the medal at the podium, he said: \u201cFor me, hearing Hatikva again and again is the greatest thing there is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next important target of the season is the World Championships in Rotterdam in two months. There\u2019s no time to recover. We\u2019re already starting preparations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"p-smartembed\" data-attr-caption=\"Artem Dolgopyat competes at Olympic Games Paris in 2024  (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)\" data-attr-credit=\"Getty Images\" data-attr-f=\"3x2\" data-attr-has-caption=\"true\" data-attr-has-credit=\"true\" data-attr-q=\"0.3\" data-attr-w=\"400\" data-onecms-id=\"contentid\/1tbtspribiq73cnq4l4\" data-onecms-type=\"image\" href=\"javascript:throw new Error('React has blocked a javascript: URL as a security precaution.')\" polopoly:contentid=\"contentid\/1tbtspribiq73cnq4l4\" data-tracking-context=\"In article link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2165103077.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"Artem Dolgopyat competes at Olympic Games Paris in 2024  (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)\"\/>Artem Dolgopyat competes at Olympic Games Paris in 2024 (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)Getty Images<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The next major goal after that will be Los Angeles 2028, which would be\u00a0his third Olympics.\u00a0Israelis wait with bated breath.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Israeli newspaper Ynet celebrated his Croatia win on the front page of its sports section\u00a0with the headline, \u201cThe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":594450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,2224,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-594449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-sport","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}