Viktor Chukarin
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Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin (Russian: Виктор Иванович Чукарин, Ukrainian: Віктор Іванович Чукарін; 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.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Chukarin.
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Full name | Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin |
Country represented | USSR |
Born | (1921-11-09)9 November 1921 Krasnoarmeyskoye, Donets Governorate, Ukrainian SSR |
Died | 25 August 1984(1984-08-25) (aged 62) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Club | Iskra Lvov Burevestnik Lvov[1] |
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