Oleg Verniaiev
| Oleg Verniaiev | |
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Verniaiev in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Oleg Yuriyovych Verniaiev |
| Alternative name(s) | Oleg/Oleh Vernyayev |
| Born | 29 September 1993 Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Ukraine (2011–20, 2023–present (UKR)) |
| Club | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Head coach(es) | Gennady Sartynsky |
Medal record | |
Oleg Yuriyovych Verniaiev (Ukrainian: Олег Юрійович Верняєв; born 29 September 1993) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic parallel bars champion and individual all-around silver medalist. Verniaiev is also the 2014 World parallel bars champion, the 2015 European individual all-around champion and the 2017 European individual all-around champion.
He is a three-time Olympian, having represented Ukraine at the 2012, 2016, and 2024 Olympic Games. He missed the 2020 Olympic Games due to a doping ban resulting from having tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in an out-of-competition test in August 2020.