Alexander Vladimirovich Artemev[a] (born August 29, 1985, known by the diminutive Sasha)[b] is a retired American artistic gymnast.

Alexander Artemev, who goes by the Russian diminutive "Sasha",[1] was born August 29, 1985, in Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union.

[4] Artemev won three titles at the 2006 U.S. National Championships in the all-around, pommel horse and parallel bars.

He was the only American men's team member to win a medal at the 2006 World Championships, taking the bronze on the pommel horse.

[4] At the 2007 U.S. Nationals he finished fourth in the all-around, behind champion David Durante, Guillermo Alvarez, and Sho Nakamori.

[7] Following the team competition, Artemev competed in the individual all-around, where he received the second highest pommel horse score with a 15.525.

[8] In April 2009, Artemev injured two vertebrae in a car accident,[9] but continued training to try to make the team for the 2009 World Championships.

The injury forced him out of the 2009 U.S. National Championships in August, but USA Gymnastics still named him to the world team on the condition he could prove physical readiness before the competition.