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Viktor Klimenko (gymnast)

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Soviet gymnast (born 1949)

Viktor Klimenko
Personal information
Born (1949-02-25) 25 February 1949 (age 75)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Soviet Union
ClubDynamo Moscow
Soviet Army Moscow
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Vault
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Parallel bars
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 Ljubljana Vault
Silver medal – second place 1970 Ljubljana Team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Varna Team
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Ljubljana Pommel 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.

References

  1. Viktor Klimenko. sports-reference.com
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Pommel Horse
Summary
European Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Individual All-Around
European Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Rings
European Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Vault
European Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's Parallel Bars
European Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Horizontal Bar


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