Viktor Klimenko (gymnast)

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Born (1949-02-25) 25 February 1949 (age 76)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Country
represented
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Viktor Klimenko
Personal information
Born (1949-02-25) 25 February 1949 (age 76)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Soviet Union Soviet Union
ClubDynamo Moscow
Soviet Army Moscow
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1972 MunichPommel horse
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal – second place1972 MunichVault
Silver medal – second place1972 MunichTeam
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico CityParallel bars
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1970 LjubljanaVault
Silver medal – second place1970 LjubljanaTeam
Silver medal – second place1974 VarnaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1970 LjubljanaPommel 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.[1]

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