Viktor Chukarin (USSR)

1952 and 1956 Olympic AA Champion
1954 World AA Champion

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  6 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
World Championships:  3 Gold, 1 Bronze


Chukarin was born in 1921 in Lvov (Ukrainian SSR) and was affiliated with the "Burevestnik" society.  During World War II, he was a German prisoner of war at the Sandbostel concentration camp.  He died in 1984.


Competition Results

1947
USSR Championships:  5th AA

1948
USSR Championships:  2nd AA, 1st PB

1949
HUN-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 2nd AA, 2nd RG, 2nd PB, 2nd HB
USSR Championships:  1st AA, 1st PB
USSR Cup:  2nd PH, 2nd R, 3rd HB
World College Summer Games: 1st Team, 2nd AA, 2nd R, 2nd PB, 2nd HB,3rd FX, 3rd PH, 6th V

1950
HUN-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st PB, 2nd FX, 2nd R
USSR Championships:  1st AA, 1st PH, 1st PB
USSR Cup:  2nd R, 2nd HB

1951
USSR Championships:  2nd AA, 1st PB
USSR Cup:  3rd R
World College Summer Games: 1st Team, 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st R, 2nd V, 2nd PB, 2nd HB

1952
Olympic Games:  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st V, 2nd R, 2nd PB, 5th HB
USSR Championships:  2nd AA, 1st PH
USSR Cup:  2nd  FX, 2nd R, 2nd V 

1953
FRA-URS Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
USSR Championships:  1st AA, 1st PH, 1st PB, 1st HB
USSR Cup:  3rd FX, 3rd R

1954
USSR Championships:  6th AA, 1st PB, 1st HB
USSR Cup:  2nd FX, 3rd PH
World Championships:  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st PB, 3rd PH, 4th FX, 4th R, 5th HB

1955
USSR Championships:  1st AA, 1st PB, 2nd, FX, 3rd PH, 3rd V, 3rd HB
USSR Cup:  4th AA, 2nd FX, 3rd PH, 3rd V, 3rd HB

1956
Olympic Games:  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st PB, 2nd FX, 3rd PH, 4th HB
USSR Championships:  2nd AA, 1st PB, 2nd R, 3rd FX
USSR Cup:  2nd AA, 1st V, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd R, 3rd FX


This page was created on September 06, 2004 and was last updated on October 30, 2024.
© Gymn Forum