| Mikhail Koudinov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mikhail Alexandrovich Koudinov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Misha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1991 Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | North Harbour Gymnastics Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | David Phillips | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mikhail "Misha" Koudinov (born 23 June 1991) is a New Zealand male artistic gymnast, representing his nation in international competitions.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Koudinov was New Zealand's youngest representative.[2] He participated in every edition of the World Championships, since 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany.[3] He was one of three New Zealand gymnasts who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio; the other two were Courtney McGregor and Dylan Schmidt.[2][1]
In 2017, Koudinov had a new high bar element named after him in the Men's Code of Points.[4] It is described as a Gaylord with a 1/1 turn [5]