Viktor Klimenko
Personal information
Country represented Soviet Union
Born (1949-02-25) 25 February 1949
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubDynamo Moscow
Soviet Army Moscow
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1972 MunichPommel horse
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal – second place1972 MunichVault
Silver medal – second place1972 MunichTeam
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico CityParallel bars
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1970 LjubljanaVault
Silver medal – second place1970 LjubljanaTeam
Silver medal – second place1974 VarnaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1970 LjubljanaPommel horse
Klimenko on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain

Viktor Yakovlevich Klimenko (Russian: Виктор Яковлевич Клименко, born 25 February 1949) is a retired Russian gymnast. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a team silver medal on each occasion. Individually he earned a bronze medal in parallel bars in 1968, as well as a gold medal in pommel horse and a silver medal in vault in 1972. At the world championships Klimenko collected four medals in 1970–1974. His wife Larisa Petrik is also a former Olympic gymnast.[1]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viktor Klimenko (gymnast).
  1. ↑ Viktor Klimenko. sports-reference.com


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.