Aleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast)

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)

Gallery

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.