Aleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast)

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Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov
Country represented 
Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Rings
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Fort Worth Team
Gold medal – first place 1981 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 1981 Moscow Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1978 Strasbourg Team
Silver medal – second place 1979 Fort Worth Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1979 Fort Worth Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Fort Worth All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Fort Worth Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Fort Worth Rings
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Vilnius Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 1979 Essen Horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 1981 Rome All-around
Gold medal – first place 1981 Rome Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1977 Vilnius All-around
Silver medal – second place 1977 Vilnius Rings
Silver medal – second place 1977 Vilnius Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1979 Essen All-around
Silver medal – second place 1981 Rome Parallel bar
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Rome Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Rome Rings

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov (

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
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Achievements (non-Olympic)

Year Event AA Team FX PH RG VT
PB
HB
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

Gallery

  • Execution of Tkatchev stretched
  • Performed by Matthew Boardman at the Austrian Future Cup 2018
    Performed by Matthew Boardman at the Austrian Future Cup 2018

External links

This article contains information from the website http://www.gymnast.ru/, incorporated into the Wikipedia with permission from its author E. V. Avsenev.