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Soviet gymnast (born 1949)

Viktor Klimenko
Personal information
Country represented Soviet Union
Born (1949-02-25) 25 February 1949 (age 75)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubDynamo Moscow
Soviet Army Moscow
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.

References

  1. ^ Viktor Klimenko. sports-reference.com


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