Sergey Kharkov

Sergei Kharkov
Alternative name(s) Sergej Charkov
Country represented  Russia  Germany
Former countries represented  Soviet Union
Born (1970-11-17) November 17, 1970
Residence Dillingen, Germany
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Club TG Saar

Sergei Kharkov AKA Sergej Charkov (born November 17, 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. After his retirement 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.[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

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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