Aleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast)
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov is a former Soviet/Russian gymnast and two times Olympic Champion. He trained in Dynamo, Voronezh. His trainer was USSR national Pyotr Fyodorovich Korchagin. Tkachev was one of the world's strongest gymnasts between 1977 and 1981. In 1977 Tkachev performed for the first time a gymnastics element on the Horizontal Bar, which was later named Tkachev after him and became 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. Aleksandr Tkachyov, Russian gymnast and coach
4 November 1957
Born on the same birth date (4 November 1957): Richard Harrington, Baron Harrington of Watford • Tony Abbott
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