Oleg Verniaiev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuriyovych and the family name is Verniaiev.
Oleg Verniaiev
Verniaiev in 2024
Personal information
Full nameOleg Yuriyovych Verniaiev
Alternative name(s)Oleg/Oleh Vernyayev
Country represented Ukraine
Born (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)
Donetsk, Ukraine
ResidenceKyiv, Ukraine
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2011–20, 2023–present (UKR)
ClubArmed Forces of Ukraine
Head coach(es)Gennady Sartynsky
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 1 3 1
European Championships 7 3 4
European Games 2 2 0
Summer Universiade 3 5 6
Total 14 14 11
Representing  Ukraine
Men's artistic gymnastics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro All-Around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanning Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2017 Montreal Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2018 Doha Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stuttgart All-Around
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Vault
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Pommel Horse
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montpellier All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montpellier Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bern Vault
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cluj-Napoca All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cluj-Napoca Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rimini Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Montpellier Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bern Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rimini All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sofia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sofia Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cluj-Napoca Vault
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gwangju Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Pommel Horse
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Rings

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.