Sergei Sukhoruchenkov Explained
| Sergei Sukhoruchenkov |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Trostnaya, Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 1977–1978 |
| Amateurteam1: | Soviet Union |
| Proyears1: | 1989 |
| Proyears2: | 1990 |
| Proteam2: | Lada–Ghzel |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Sergei Nikolaevich Sukhoruchenkov (Russian: Серге́й Николаевич Сухорученков, born 10 August 1956) is a former Soviet and Russian cyclist and Olympic Champion. He won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, in the road race.[1] [2]
He won the Peace Race twice, in both 1979 and 1984. Sukhoruchenkov won the 1990 edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile.
His daughter Olga Zabelinskaya is also a cyclist and won two bronze medals in the 2012 Olympic Games, in both the road race and the individual time trial; as well as the silver medal in the individual time trial of the 2016 Olympic Games.
Major results
- 1978
1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stages 1, 6a & 9
1st Overall Vuelta a Cuba
1st Stages 2 & 7
1st Stage 5 Milk Race
- 1979
1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 6
1st Overall Peace Race
1st Stages 4 & 5
1st Overall Giro delle Regioni
1st Stage 6
- 1980
1st Road race, Summer Olympics
1st Stage 9 Milk Race
1st Stage 4 Giro delle Regioni
2nd Overall Okolo Slovenska
2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stages 8 & 11
3rd Overall Milk Race
- 1981
1st Overall Giro delle Regioni
1st Stages 1 & 5
1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg
2nd Overall Peace Race
1st Stage 8
2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1982
1st Stage 8 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
1st Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1984
1st Overall Peace Race
1st Stage 8
- 1990
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
1st Stage 3Notes and References
- http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SUKHOSER01 Profile: "Sergey Sukhoruchenkov"
- Web site: Sergei Sukhoruchenkov Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084649/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/sergey-sukhoruchenkov-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 May 2015 . Sports Reference.
