| Valeri Tikhonenko | |
| Height M: | 2.07 |
| Weight Kg: | 106 |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Angren, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality: | Soviet / Russian |
| Draft Year: | 1986 |
| Draft Round: | 7 |
| Draft Pick: | 157 |
| Draft Team: | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career Start: | 1984 |
| Career End: | 2000 |
| Career Position: | Power forward / small forward |
| Career Number: | 9 |
| Coach Start: | 2000 |
| Coach End: | 2010 |
| Years1: | 1984–1985 |
| Team1: | SKA Alma-Ata |
| Years2: | 1985–1987 |
| Team2: | CSKA Moscow |
| Years3: | 1987–1990 |
| Team3: | SKA Alma-Ata |
| Years4: | 1990–1991 |
| Team4: | Fórum Valladolid |
| Years5: | 1991–1992 |
| Team5: | Unicaja Ronda |
| Years6: | 1992–1993 |
| Team6: | Argal Huesca |
| Years7: | 1993–1994 |
| Team7: | Spartak Moscow |
| Years8: | 1994–1997 |
| Team8: | CSK VVS-Samara |
| Years9: | 1997 |
| Team9: | Arsenal Tula |
| Years10: | 1997–2000 |
| Team10: | CSKA Moscow |
| Cyears1: | 2000–2002 |
| Cteam1: | CSKA Moscow |
| Cyears2: | 2004–2005 |
| Cteam2: | Dynamo Moscow |
| Cyears3: | 2005–2009 |
| Cteam3: | CSK VVS-Samara |
| Cyears4: | 2009–2010 |
| Cteam4: | Russia Women |
| Highlights: | As player:
As head coach:
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Valeri Tikhonenko (Russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power forward positions, with power forward being his main position. He represented both the Soviet Union and Russia in national team competitions. With the Soviet Union, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Tikhonenko was selected by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 7th round of the 1986 NBA draft, with the 157th overall draft pick. During his pro club career, Tikhonenko won three Russian Championships with CSKA Moscow (1998, 1999, 2000).
With the senior Soviet Union national team, Tikhonenko won a gold medal at the 1984 Friendship Games (the alternate tournament to the 1984 Summer Olympics), a gold medal at the 1985 EuroBasket, a silver medal at the 1986 FIBA World Cup, a silver medal at the 1987 EuroBasket, a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1989 EuroBasket, and a silver medal at the 1990 FIBA World Cup. He also played at the 1992 Summer Olympics, as a member of the Unified Team).
As a member of Russia's national team, he played at the 1998 FIBA World Cup, where he won a silver medal, and at the 1999 EuroBasket.[2]
Tikhonenko became the general manager of the Kazakh League club Astana, in 2011.
Tikhonenko was a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Army.