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Olympic gymnast
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Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov
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Place of birth
Semiluki, Russia
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Age
66 years
Education
Voronezh State Pedagogical University
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Biography
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov(Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Ткачёв) (born 4 November 1957) is a former Soviet/Russian gymnast and two times Olympic Champion. He trained in Dynamo, Voronezh. His trainer was USSR national Pyotr Fyodorovich Korchagin. Tkachev was one of the world's strongest gymnasts between 1977 and 1981. In 1977 Tkachev performed for the first time a gymnastics element on the Horizontal Bar, which was later named Tkachev after him and became one of the most popular and impressive elements, frequently used on international gymnastics competitions. In 2005–2006, he coached Girls' Compulsory Program at Peninsula Gymnastics in San Mateo, California.
Achievements (non-Olympic)
Year | Event | AA | Team | FX | PH | RG | VT | PB | HB |
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1976 | USSR Championships | 3rd | |||||||
1977 | World Cup | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | ||
European Championships | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
Universiade | 1st | ||||||||
USSR Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | |||||
USSR Cup | 1st | ||||||||
1978 | World Championships | 2nd | |||||||
World Cup | 3rd | ||||||||
USSR Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | ||||
USSR Cup | 2nd | ||||||||
1979 | World Championships | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
European Championships | 2nd | 1st | |||||||
USSR Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||||
USSR Cup | 2nd | ||||||||
1980 | USSR Championships | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |||
1981 | World Championships | 1st | 1st | ||||||
European Championships | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | ||||
USSR Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |||||
USSR Cup | 1st |
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