Valery Lyukin (USSR/KAZ)

1987 European AA Champion
1988 Olympic AA Silver Medalist

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  2 Gold, 2 Silver

World Championships:  2 Gold, 1 Silver

European Championships:  4 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Lyukin was born in 1966 in Aktyubinsk and was coached by Edege Yarov.  He was the first person to perform a triple back somersault on FX in international competition (1987 Moscow News).  He also performed this element at the 1987 European Championships to win the AA and FX titles.  Now married to former RSG world champion Anna Kochneva, Lyukin and his wife own and coach at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy in Plano, TX.  Their daughter, Nastia, is the 2003 and 2004 US junior gymnastics champion.

Competition Results

1983
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 24th AA

1984

Blume Memorial:  21st AA

Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 4th AA

Jr. GDR-USSR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 4th AA

Jr. USSR Championships:  2nd PB

 

1985

Intl. Junior Championships:  1st AA, 1st PH, 1st R, 1st V, 1st PB, 1st HB

Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st PH, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd FX

Tunis International:  2nd AA

 

1986

Ahoy Cup:  2nd AA

FRG-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA

Goodwill Games:  1st Team, 1st V

Riga International:  2nd AA
USSR Spartakiade:  4th AA, 2nd PB, 3rd FX, 3rd PH

World Sports Fair:  3rd AA, 1st HB, 4th FX, 4th V, 5th PH

 

1987

European Championships:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd R, 3rd V

Moscow News:  1st AA

USA-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA

USSR Championships:  1st AA

USSR Cup:  2nd AA, 1st V, 2nd FX, 2nd HB

World Championships (Rotterdam):  1st Team

 

1988

Chunichi Cup:  1st AA, 1st R, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd PH, 3rd V

DTB Cup:  1st AA

French International:  2nd AA, 1st PH, 1st R

Moscow News:  3rd AA, 2nd PB, 6th PH

Olympic Games:  1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st HB, 2nd PB, 4th R, 5th PH

Tokyo Cup:  1st R, 1st PB, 9th HB

USA-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 4th AA

USSR Championships:  3rd AA

USSR Cup:  2nd AA

 

1990

Goodwill Games:  1st Team, 1st FX, 2nd R, 6th HB

USA-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA

World Stars:  2nd AA

 

1991

Blume Memorial:  2nd AA

GER-USSR-CHN Meet:  1st Team, 17th AA

USSR Championships:  4th AA

USSR Spartakiade:  5th AA

World Championships (Indianapolis):  1st Team, 3rd AA

World Stars:  4th AA, 1st PH, 1st V, 1st HB, 5th R

 

1993

DTB Cup:  5th V

World Championships (Birmingham):  6th AA, 4th PH, 4th R, 6th V

 

1994

Asian Games:  6th R

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