Nikolai Andrianov (USSR)

1976 Olympic AA Champion
1978 World AA Champion

Joan Moore, Andrianov, and Kim Chace (l-r) socialize 
at a 1972 Chunichi Cup post-competition party.

"I never perform an element in competition if I'm not sure I've completely mastered it."

Andrianov was born on October 14, 1952 in Vladimir.  An unruly child, he often skipped school.  Nikolai's friend Zhenya took gymnastics classes at the local sports school and talked Nikolai into joining. After only a month, though, Andrianov was fed up.  Luckily, coach Nikolai Tolkachov persuaded Nikolai to come back to the gym.  Tolkachov also helped Andrianov to catch up with his school work.  In 1969, at age 17, he was named to the USSR youth team and the next year joined the USSR senior national team.  He was the USSR's reserve at the 1970 World Championships.  The following year, Andrianov won 6 medals at the 1971 European Championships.  He married fellow gymnast Lyubov Burda in 1973.  They had 2 sons.  Andrianov and his wife lived in Japan for nearly a decade, where he coached 1999 World AA silver medalist Naoya Tsukahara. In 2002, they returned to Russia and Nikolai became the director of gymnastics at the gym in Vladimir where he used to train. Andrianov died on March 21, 2011 in Vladimir at the age of 58.

Competition Results

1969

Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 5th AA, 1st PH, 3rd R, 5th V, 5th PB
Jr. GDR-USSR:  1st Team, 1st AA

Schoolchildren's Spartakiade:  2nd AA, 1st FX, 1st V, 2nd HB

 

1970

All-Union Individual Event Competition:  1st FX
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st R, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd FX, 3rd PH, 4th V

 

1971
Chunichi Cup:  5th AA

European Championships:  3rd AA, 1st PH, 1st V, 2nd RG, 2nd PB, 3rd FX
JPN-USSR Dual Meet:  3rd AA, 1st FX, 2nd PH, 2nd R, 3rd PB, 4th HB, 6th V
Riga International:  6th AA, 1st PH, 1st V
RSFSR Championships:  1st AA, 1st HB

USSR Championships:  6th AA, 1st V, 6th PB
USSR Spartakiade:  6th AA, 1st V, 6th PB

 

1972
Chunichi Cup:  1st AA

GDR-USSR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
Olympic Games:  1st FX, 2nd Team, 3rd VT, 4th AA, 6th PB, 6th HB
Riga International:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st V, 2nd PB, 3rd R, 3rd HB
Tokyo Cup:  1st AA

USSR Championships:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st HB, 2nd PH, 2nd R, 2nd V, 2nd PB

USSR Cup:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st HB, 2nd PH, 2nd R, 2nd V, 2nd PB
USSR-HUN:  1st Team, 2nd AA

 

1973

Chunichi Cup:  6th AA

European Championships:  2nd AA, 1st FX, 1st V, 2nd RG, 2nd PB, 4th PH, 6th HB
Riga International:  1st AA, 1st PH, 2st PB, 2nd HB

University Games:  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st VT, 4th RG, 5th HB
USSR Championships:  1st Team, 1st AA

 

1974

Chunichi Cup:  2nd AA
USSR Championships:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st PB, 3rd V, 6th R
USSR Cup:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st PB, 3rd V, 6th R

World Championships (Varna):  2nd Team, 2nd AA, 1st RG, 2nd PH, 2nd VT, 2nd PB

 

1975

European Championships:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st V, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd PH, 5th RG
USSR Championships:  1st FX, 1st HB, 6th PH
USSR Spartakiade:  1st FX, 1st HB, 6th PH

World Cup:  1st AA, 1st PB, 2nd FX, 2nd PH, 6th RG, 6th HB

 

1976

Olympic Games:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st RG, 1st VT, 2nd Team, 2nd PB, 3rd PH

USSR Cup:  4th AA
USSR-CSSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA

 

1977

World Cup:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st RG, 1st PB, 2nd V, 7th PH

 

1978
USSR Cup:  3rd AA

World Championships (Strasbourg):  1st AA, 1st RG, 2nd Team, 2nd V, 2nd PB, 4th FX

 

1979

USSR Championships:  4th AA, 3rd V, 4th PB

USSR Spartakiade:  1st Team, 4th AA, 4th V, 6th PB

World Championships (Fort Worth):  1st Team, 2nd VT, 4th FX, 7th PH

 

1980

Olympic Games:  1st Team, 1st V, 2nd AA, 2nd FX, 3rd HB

USSR Championships:  3rd AA

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