Aleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Tkachyov.

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.

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1957-11-04) 4 November 1957 Semiluki, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team 1980 Moscow Parallel bars 1980 Moscow Rings World Championships 1979 Fort Worth Team 1981 Moscow Team 1981 Moscow Horizontal bar 1978 Strasbourg Team 1979 Fort Worth Parallel bars 1979 Fort Worth Horizontal bar 1979 Fort Worth All-around 1979 Fort Worth Floor exercise 1979 Fort Worth Rings European Championships 1977 Vilnius Floor exercise 1979 Essen Horizontal bar 1981 Rome All-around 1981 Rome Horizontal bar 1977 Vilnius All-around 1977 Vilnius Rings 1977 Vilnius Horizontal bar 1979 Essen All-around 1981 Rome Parallel bar 1981 Rome Floor exercise 1981 Rome Rings

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 straddled
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  Performed by Sergei Naidin at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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• Execution of Tkatchev stretched
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  Performed by Matthew Boardman at the Austrian Future Cup 2018
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External links

• Alexander Tkatchev at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Aleksandr Tkachyov at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
• Aleksandr Tkachev at Olympics.com
• Aleksandr Tkachov at Olympedia
• List of competitive results at Gymn Forum
• Tkachev Element animated gif image
• Tkachev(High Bar Animation)

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