Viktor Klimenko (gymnast)

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]

Viktor Klimenko
Personal information
Country represented Soviet Union
Born (1949-02-25) 25 February 1949
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubDynamo Moscow
Soviet Army Moscow
Medal record
Olympic Games
1972 MunichPommel horse
1968 Mexico CityTeam
1972 MunichVault
1972 MunichTeam
1968 Mexico CityParallel bars
World Championships
1970 LjubljanaVault
1970 LjubljanaTeam
1974 VarnaTeam
1970 LjubljanaPommel horse

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