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Russian gymnast (born 1970)
Sergei Kharkov
Alternative name(s)Sergej Charkov
Born (1970-11-17) 17 November 1970 (age 54)
ResidenceDillingen, Germany
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Russia
 Germany
Former countries represented Soviet Union
ClubTG Saar
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham All-around

Sergei Kharkov AKA Sergej Charkov (born 17 November 1970) is a Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion. He competed for the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation before immigrated to Germany where he won the national championship 8 times. Since retiring from competition he coaches the TG Saar gymnastics team in Saarbrücken and performs in sport shows. Kharkov is married with 2 children and lives in Dillingen, Germany.

Olympics

Kharkov competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received gold medals in floor exercises and in team all-around.

He competed for Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.

World championships

Kharkov won a gold medal in horizontal bar and a silver medal in individual all-around at the 1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham.

Competitive record

  • 1988 Olympic Games: 1st fx, 1st Team
  • 1990 European Championships: 2nd all around, 2nd fx, 3rd pommel horse
  • 1992 European Championships: 1st team
  • 1993 World Championships: 2nd all around, 1st high bar
  • 1995 German Championships: 3rd all around, 1st fx, 1st vault, 1st parallel bars
  • 1996 Olympic Games: 1st team
  • 1997 German Championships: 1st all around, 2nd parallel bars, 3rd rings
  • 1998 German Championships: 1st fx, 1st vault, 3rd high bar
  • 1999 German Championships: 1st fx, 1st vault, 3rd high bar
  • 2001 German Championships: 1st parallel bars, 2nd high bar, 3rd rings

See also

References

  1. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 4, 2008)
  2. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 4, 2008)

External links

Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Floor Exercise
Summary
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team All-Around
Summary
1988  Soviet Union (URS): Vladimir Artemov, Dmitry Bilozerchev, Vladimir Gogoladze, Sergei Kharkov, Valeri Liukin, Vladimir Novikov
1996  Russia (RUS): Sergei Kharkov, Nikolai Kryukov, Alexei Nemov, Yevgeni Podgorny, Dmitri Trush, Dmitri Vasilenko, Alexei Voropaev
World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Horizontal Bar


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