# Milad Karimi

Milad Karimi (Kazakh: Милад Карими; born 21 June 1999) is a Kazakh artistic gymnast. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He is the 2023 World bronze medalist on floor exercise.

## Personal life

Karimi was born in Almaty to a Russian mother and Iranian father.

## Career

In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the horizontal bar event at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand. A few months later, he represented Kazakhstan at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan without winning a medal. In the same year, he also competed in the floor exercise at the 2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
He represented Kazakhstan at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the horizontal bar he finished in 8th place in the final and in the floor exercise he finished in 5th place in the final. He also competed in the men's artistic team event where Kazakhstan finished in 6th place in the final.
In 2019, he won the silver medal in the horizontal bar event at the Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy. In 2020, he won the bronze medal in the floor exercise in Melbourne, Australia as part of the 2020 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series. He also won the silver medal in the horizontal bar event. In the competition held in Baku, Azerbaijan he also won the bronze medal in the floor exercise.
He represented his country at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the All-around finals as well as event finals for floor exercise and horizontal bar. He finished 14th in the all-around finals, 5th in floor and 8th in the horizontal bar.

## Competitive history

| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
| Junior ||||||||||
| 2014 |
| 2014 | Asian Junior Championships | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2014 | Voronin Cup | 8 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | Voronin Cup | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | |
| Senior ||||||||||
| 2017 | World Cup Doha | | | | | | | | |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | | 5 | 6 | | | | 7 | |
| 2018 | President's Cup | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 2018 | Kazakhstan Championships | | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | Asian Games | 6 | | 5 | | | | | 8 |
| 2018 | World Championships | 16 | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | World Cup Cottbus | | | | | | 5 | | |
| 2019 | World Cup Melbourne | | | | | | 8 | | 8 |
| 2019 | World Cup Koper | | | | | | 8 | | |
| 2019 | World Cup Baku | | | 7 | | | | | |
| 2019 | World Cup Doha | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | 5 | 11 | | | | | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | Summer Universiade | | 5 | 7 | | | | 4 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | | 21 | | | | | | |
| 2019 | World Cup Cottbus | | | 8 | | | | | |
| 2020 | World Cup Melbourne | | | | | | 4 | 7 | |
| 2020 | World Cup Szombathely | | | 7 | | | 6 | | |
| 2021 | Ukraine International Cup | | 5 | | 8 | 5 | | | |
| 2021 | World Cup Osjiek | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 2021 | World Cup Doha | | | 5 | 5 | | 7 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | | 14 | 5 | | | | | 8 |
| 2021 | World Cup Mersin | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 2021 | World Championships | | WD | 7 | | | | | 5 |
| 2022 | Cottbus World Cup | | | 5 | | | 4 | | 8 |
| 2022 | Doha World Cup | | | 4 | | | | | |
| 2022 | Baku World Cup | | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | Asian Championships | 5 | 10 | | | | | 4 | |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | 4 | |
| 2022 | Szombathely Challenge Cup | | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | World Championships | 18 | | 8 | | | | | |
| 2023 | Cottbus World Cup | | | 7 | | | | | |
| 2023 | Doha World Cup | | | | | | | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | Baku World Cup | | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | Cairo World Cup | | | 6 | | | | | |
| 2023 | World University Games | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 2023 | World Championships | | 5 | | | | | | 4 |
| 2024 | Cottbus World Cup | | | | | | 8 | | |
| 2024 | Baku World Cup | | | WD | | | | | |
| 2024 | Doha World Cup | | | | | | | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | Asian Championships | 4 | | | 7 | | | | |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | | 24 | 5 | | | | | |
| 2025 | Cottbus World Cup | | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | Baku World Cup | | | | | | | | 4 |