Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin (Russian: Виктор Иванович Чукарин, Ukrainian: Віктор Іванович Чукарін; 9 November 1921 – 25 August 1984) was a Ukrainiangymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. He won eleven medals including seven gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics (including the individual all-around title on both occasions) and was the all-around world champion in 1954. He was the most successful athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Chukarin was born in Krasnoarmeyskoye village in Donets Governorate[a] (modern-day Novoazovsk Raion of the Donetsk Oblast) to a Don Cossack father Ivan Evlampievich Chukarin and a Pontic Greek mother Hristina Klimentievna Lamizova.[2][3] In 1924 his family moved to Mariupol where he started training in gymnastics. Later Chukarin studied at the Institute of Physical Education in Kiev.
In 1941 with the start of the Great Patriotic War he volunteered for the Red Army. He fought under the general Mikhail Kirponos. Chukarin was wounded in action, taken prisoner of war near Poltava (Kiev Cauldron) and sent to a prisoner camp in Sandbostel. He then went through a chain of 17 prisoner camps and by the time when he was freed in 1945 weighed only 40 kg. He was not accepted back to the sports institute in Kiev, and studied in a similar institution in Lviv.[3]
In 1946 he already competed in gymnastics at the Soviet national championships; next year he finished fifth, and in 1948 won a national title. He became the all-around Soviet champion in 1949 and repeated this achievement in 1950, 1951, 1953 and 1955.[4]
Soviet Union joined the Olympic Games in 1952 when Chukarin was 30. By then Chukarin gained much weight and was considered bulky for a gymnast. As a result, he had low scores on the floor, yet he won six medals, including the individual all-around by a margin of 0.7 points. He won five more Olympic medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics, including a silver on the floor.[4]
He led the Soviet team to the victory at the 1954 World Championships, winning gold in the team all around and the individual all around.
He recounted his sport career in the 1955 book entitled The Road to the Peaks (Put K Vershinam). In 1961, he coached Armenian gymnastics team, and in 1963 became an assistant professor at the Lviv Institute of Physical Culture.[1][4] He died in 1984 and was buried at the Lychakiv Cemetery. One of the streets in Lviv was named after him.
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^Andrei Uskensky. Olympic Gold after a Camp Dust 4 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine // Novaya Gazeta, February 20, 2003 (in Russian)
^ abFarid Dasaev. Tragedy and Triumph of the Great Olympian article at Physical Culture and Sport No 1, January 1, 2012 ISSN 0130-5670 (in Russian)
^ abcd«Ахиллесова пята» Виктора Чукарина. Как узник Бухенвальда выиграл Олимпиаду. Argumenty i Fakty. 18 September 2014
^Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 589.
Further readingedit
Rysovanyy, Y. (1978). Sportsmen of the Ukraine in the Olympic Games, Zdorovya.
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Chukarin Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin Russian Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin Ukrainian Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin 9 November 1921 25 August 1984 was a Ukrainian gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union He won eleven medals including seven gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics including the individual all around title on both occasions and was the all around world champion in 1954 He was the most successful athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics Viktor ChukarinPersonal informationFull nameViktor Ivanovich ChukarinCountry representedUSSRBorn 1921 11 09 9 November 1921Krasnoarmeyskoye Donets Governorate Ukrainian SSRDied25 August 1984 1984 08 25 aged 62 Lviv Ukrainian SSR Soviet UnionDisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsClubIskra LvovBurevestnik Lvov 1 Medal record Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team competition 1952 Helsinki All around 1952 Helsinki Pommel horse 1952 Helsinki Vault 1956 Melbourne Team competition 1956 Melbourne All around 1956 Melbourne Parallel bars 1952 Helsinki Rings 1952 Helsinki Parallel bars 1956 Melbourne Floor exercise 1956 Melbourne Pommel horse World Championships 1954 Rome All around 1954 Rome Team competition 1954 Rome Parallel bars 1954 Rome Pommel horse Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editChukarin was born in Krasnoarmeyskoye village in Donets Governorate a modern day Novoazovsk Raion of the Donetsk Oblast to a Don Cossack father Ivan Evlampievich Chukarin and a Pontic Greek mother Hristina Klimentievna Lamizova 2 3 In 1924 his family moved to Mariupol where he started training in gymnastics Later Chukarin studied at the Institute of Physical Education in Kiev In 1941 with the start of the Great Patriotic War he volunteered for the Red Army He fought under the general Mikhail Kirponos Chukarin was wounded in action taken prisoner of war near Poltava Kiev Cauldron and sent to a prisoner camp in Sandbostel He then went through a chain of 17 prisoner camps and by the time when he was freed in 1945 weighed only 40 kg He was not accepted back to the sports institute in Kiev and studied in a similar institution in Lviv 3 In 1946 he already competed in gymnastics at the Soviet national championships next year he finished fifth and in 1948 won a national title He became the all around Soviet champion in 1949 and repeated this achievement in 1950 1951 1953 and 1955 4 Soviet Union joined the Olympic Games in 1952 when Chukarin was 30 By then Chukarin gained much weight and was considered bulky for a gymnast As a result he had low scores on the floor yet he won six medals including the individual all around by a margin of 0 7 points He won five more Olympic medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics including a silver on the floor 4 He led the Soviet team to the victory at the 1954 World Championships winning gold in the team all around and the individual all around In 1957 along with Larisa Latynina Chukarin was awarded the first ever Order of Lenin given to an athlete 4 5 He recounted his sport career in the 1955 book entitled The Road to the Peaks Put K Vershinam In 1961 he coached Armenian gymnastics team and in 1963 became an assistant professor at the Lviv Institute of Physical Culture 1 4 He died in 1984 and was buried at the Lychakiv Cemetery One of the streets in Lviv was named after him See also editList of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists List of Olympic medal leaders in men s gymnasticsFootnotes edit Donetsk Oblast was not created until later 1938 References edit a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Viktor Chukarin Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Andrei Uskensky Olympic Gold after a Camp Dust Archived 4 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Novaya Gazeta February 20 2003 in Russian a b Farid Dasaev Tragedy and Triumph of the Great Olympian article at Physical Culture and Sport No 1 January 1 2012 ISSN 0130 5670 in Russian a b c d Ahillesova pyata Viktora Chukarina Kak uznik Buhenvalda vyigral Olimpiadu Argumenty i Fakty 18 September 2014 Boris Khavin 1979 All about Olympic Games in Russian 2nd ed Moscow Fizkultura i sport p 589 Further reading editRysovanyy Y 1978 Sportsmen of the Ukraine in the Olympic Games Zdorovya External links editViktor Chukarin at the International Gymnastics Federation nbsp archive Viktor Chukarin at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame nbsp Viktor Chukarin at Olympics com nbsp Viktor Chukarin at Olympedia nbsp List of competitive results The Olympic Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viktor Chukarin amp oldid 1221520889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
