Aleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast) explained

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov
Birth Date:4 November 1957
Birth Place:Semiluki, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR
Discipline:MAG
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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. Tkachyov was one of the world's strongest gymnasts between 1977 and 1981. In 1977 Tkachyov performed for the first time a Horizontal Bar element that was later named Tkachev after him and that has become 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)

YearEventwidth=25pxAAwidth=25pxTeamwidth=25pxFXwidth=25pxPHwidth=25pxRGwidth=25pxVTwidth=25pxPBwidth=25pxHB
1976 align=left USSR Championships bgcolor=CC9966 3rd
1977 align=left World Cup bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left European Championships bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left USSR Championships bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left USSR Cup bgcolor=gold 1st
1978 align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left World Cup bgcolor=CC9966 3rd
align=left USSR Championships bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left USSR Cup bgcolor=silver 2nd
1979 align=left bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left European Championships bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left USSR Championships bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left USSR Cup bgcolor=silver 2nd
1980 align=left USSR Championships bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st
1981 align=left bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left European Championships bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=CC9966 3rd bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left USSR Championships bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=CC9966 3rd
align=left USSR Cup bgcolor=gold 1st

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