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Name: Dimitry Karbonenko

Country: USSR/Russia/France

Hometown: Kalinigrad, Russia

Birthdate: July 19th, 1973

Coach: Mark Touchais

Results:
1992 European Championships: 9th AA; 5th PH, PB
1993 European Cup: 1st AA, VT, PB, 2nd PH, 5th FX
1993 World Championships: 5th AA, 6th PB, 8th HB
1994 World Team Championships: 2nd Team
1995 World Championships: 4th Team, 23rd AA, 8th HB
1996 European Championships: 1st Team, 10th AA
1997 French Cup: 1st AA, FX, VT, 2nd PB
1997 World Championships: 4th AA
1998 European Championships: 1st Team, 2nd AA

Dimitry Karbonenko has overcome many barriers in his way to becoming one of the world's best gymnasts. He was first a Soviet junior star in the late 80's and early 90's, but never received recognition until he appeared at the 1992 European Championships and caught the eye of many with his daredevil style. He was on the verge of a place on the ultra-powerful Soviet Olympic team, but politics kept him from making it. He returned the next year to the World Championships (this time competing for Russia) and finished a solid 5th AA and made PB and HB finals.

Also in 1993, Dimitry won his first major international title, the European Cup. Along with the AA crown, Dimitry took golds in VT and PB as well. It was during this year that he met and married his beloved French wife, Astrid. Because of his marriage, Dimitry began to split his time between his wife in France and his training in Russia. Dimitry was absent from many of the 1994 competitions because of friction with the Russian Federation and a string of injuries. But he was back in time for the World Team Championships where he helped anchor Russia to a silver medal behind China.

The 1995 Sabae World Championships proved to be a disaster for Karbonenko and the rest of his Russian team. They placed a distant 4th place and Dimitry crashed to 23rd AA and last place on HB. After the Sabae incident, Russian head coach, Leonid Arkayev, demanded a more intense training schedule to prepare for the upcoming Olympics in Atlanta. Dimitry traveled to the US for the Games, but was not chosen for the team. Angry at the Russian Federation, Dimitry left for France in hopes that he would be able to better represent his adopted nation.

Dimitry Karbonenko competed at the 1997 World Championships, but for his new country of France. He lead his team to 12th and secured a controversial 4th place in the AA and the FX silver. Since then, Dimitry has established France as a gymnastics power while still pursuing his own individual goals. His best finish of 1998 was a AA silver medal at the 1998 European Championships, where he helped France beat heavily favored Russians. Look for Dimitry to lead France at the World Championships in China later this year and further into the Olympics.