Sergei Kharkov AKA Sergej Charkov (born November 17, 1970) is a Russia

Russia

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n gymnast

Gymnastics

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, Olympic champion and world champion. He competed for the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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 and the Russian Federation before immigrated to Germany where he won the national championship 8 times. After his retirement from competition he coaches the TG Saar gymnastics team in Saarbrücken and performs in sport shows. Kharkov is married with 2 children and lives in Dillingen, Germany.

Olympics

Kharkov competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

 in Seoul

Seoul

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 where he received gold medals in floor exercises and in team all-around.

He competed for Russia

Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Russia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the first time that the nation participated separately from the other former republics of the Soviet Union. Russia had been a member of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics....

 at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in Atlanta, where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.

World championships

Kharkov won a gold medal in horizontal bar and a silver medal in individual all-around at the 1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Birmingham, England in 1993. There was no team competition at this meet; gymnasts competed in the all-around and event finals only....

 in Birmingham

Birmingham

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Competitive Record

• 1988 Olympic Games: 1st fx, 1st Team
• 1990 European Championships: 2nd all around, 2nd fx, 3rd pommel horse
• 1992 European Championships: 1st team
• 1993 European Championships: 2nd all around, 1st high bar
• 1995 German Championships: 3rd all around, 1st fx, 1st vault, 1st parallel bars
• 1996 Olympic Games: 1st team
• 1997 German Championships: 1st all around, 2nd parallel bars, 3rd rings
• 1998 German Championships: 1st fx, 1st vault, 3rd high bar
• 1999 German Championships: 1st fx, 1st vault, 3rd high bar
• 2001 German Championships: 1st parallel bars, 2nd high bar, 3rd rings