Aleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast)

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Ткачёв) (born 4 November 1957) 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 Vasilyevich Tkachyov
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1957-11-04) 4 November 1957 Semiluki, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team 1980 Moscow Parallel bars 1980 Moscow Rings World Championships 1979 Fort Worth Team 1981 Moscow Team 1981 Moscow Horizontal bar 1978 Strasbourg Team 1979 Fort Worth Parallel bars 1979 Fort Worth Horizontal bar 1979 Fort Worth All-around 1979 Fort Worth Floor exercise 1979 Fort Worth Rings European Championships 1977 Vilnius Floor exercise 1979 Essen Horizontal bar 1981 Rome All-around 1981 Rome Horizontal bar 1977 Vilnius All-around 1977 Vilnius Rings 1977 Vilnius Horizontal bar 1979 Essen All-around 1981 Rome Parallel bar 1981 Rome Floor exercise 1981 Rome Rings