About Yahor Sharamkou
Born 1999. Yahor Sharamkou is a Belarusian artistic gymnast.
Yahor Sharamkou (; born 4 March 1999) is a Belarusian artistic gymnast. He is the 2020 European vault silver medalist and floor exercise bronze medalist. He also won a vault silver medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade.
Gymnastics career Sharamkou began gymnastics when he was five years old. He also trained in trampoline gymnastics but ultimately chose artistic gymnastics.
2015–2018 Sharamkou won a gold medal on the vault at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. He finished eighth in the vault final at the 2016 Junior European Championships.
Sharamkou finished fifth on the floor exercise at the 2018 Paris World Challenge Cup. He then competed at his first World Championships, helping the Belarusian team finish 24th.
2019–2021 Sharamkou won a silver medal on the vault at the 2019 Koper World Challenge Cup. He then competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade and qualified for the vault final, where he won the silver medal behind South Korea's Kim Han-sol. He initially finished third in the vault final at the 2019 European Championships, but he dropped to fourth place after Andrey Medvedev successfully inquired his difficulty score. He then placed fifth on the floor exercise at the 2019 European Games. He helped the Belarusian team finish 20th at the 2019 World Championships. After the World Championships, he won a bronze medal on vault at the Cottbus World Cup.
Sharamkou won a silver medal on the vault at the 2020 European Championships behind Ukraine's Igor Radivilov. He also won a bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Artem Dolgopyat and Aurel Benović. At the 2021 European Championships, he finished fifth on the floor exercise and fourth on the vault.
2022–2025 Sharamkou won the gold medal on the floor exercise at the 2022 Cottbus World Cup. This competition occurred during the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leading to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) restricting the use of the Belarusian flag and anthem during Sharamkou's medal ceremony. The FIG would go on to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competition. Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to return as Authorised Neutral Athletes beginning in 2024 given they met the neutrality criteria, and Sharamkou's application was approved.
Sharamkou won a gold medal on the floor exercise at the 2024 Baku World Cup. At the 2024 Doha World Cup, he won the bronze medal on the vault. However, he missed the floor exercise final and as a result, did not earn a berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics. He also won the floor exercise title at the 2025 Baku World Cup, where he also won a bronze medal on the vault.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Yahor Sharamkou's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Yahor Sharamkou's
Frequently asked questions
Who is Yahor Sharamkou?
Belarusian artistic gymnast
When was Yahor Sharamkou born?
Yahor Sharamkou was born on 4 March 1999 in Mahilyow.
What is Yahor Sharamkou's occupation?
Yahor Sharamkou is an artistic gymnast.
What nationality is Yahor Sharamkou?
Yahor Sharamkou is Belarusian.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Yahor Sharamkou. https://biography.guide/yahor-sharamkou/
MLA: "Yahor Sharamkou." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/yahor-sharamkou/.
Chicago: "Yahor Sharamkou." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/yahor-sharamkou/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:20 UTC