Sergey Kharkov

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Sergei Kharkov
Alternative name(s)Sergej Charkov
Born (1970-11-17) 17 November 1970 (age 54)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Former countries represented Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
ClubTG Saar
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Floor exercise
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Horizontal bar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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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. [1]

He competed for Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises. [2]

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

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)
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