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Dmitry Bilozerchev

Personal information
Full name:	Dmitry Vladimirovich Bilozerchev
Country Represented:	Soviet Union
Date of birth:	December 22, 1966 (1966-12-22) (age 43)
Place of birth:	Moscow
Discipline:	Men's artistic gymnastics

Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	Team competition
Gold	1988 Seoul	Pommel horse
Gold	1988 Seoul	Rings
Bronze	1988 Seoul	All-around
World Championships
Gold	1983 Budapest	All-around
Gold	1983 Budapest	Pommel horse
Gold	1983 Budapest	Still rings
Gold	1983 Budapest	High bar
Gold	1987 Rotterdam	Team competition
Gold	1987 Rotterdam	All-around
Gold	1987 Rotterdam	Pommel horse
Gold	1987 Rotterdam	High bar
Silver	1983 Budapest	Team competition
Silver	1983 Budapest	Floor exercise
Silver	1987 Budapest	Still rings
Silver	1987 Budapest	Parallel bars
European Championships
Gold	1983 Varna	All-around
Gold	1983 Varna	Still rings
Gold	1983 Varna	Vault
Gold	1983 Varna	High bar
Gold	1985 Oslo	All-around
Gold	1985 Oslo	Floor exercise
Gold	1985 Oslo	Pommel horse
Gold	1985 Oslo	Still rings
Gold	1985 Oslo	Parallel bars
Gold	1985 Oslo	High bar
Silver	1985 Oslo	Vault
Friendship Games
Gold	1984 Olomouc	Team competition
Gold	1984 Olomouc	All-around
Gold	1984 Olomouc	High bar
Gold	1984 Olomouc	Pommel horse
Gold	1984 Olomouc	Still rings
Bronze	1984 Olomouc	Vault

Dmitry Vladimirovich Bilozerchev (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Билозерчев, born December 22, 1966 in Moscow) is a Soviet/Russian gymnast. One of the most accomplished gymnasts in history, he is a two-time World All-Around Champion and three-time Olympic Champion. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow.^[1]

Known for his exemplary form, style, and technique, in 1983 Bilozerchev became the youngest men's World All-Around Champion in history. He then went on to win 5 gold medals at the 1984 Olomouc Games, which served as the alternate Olympic Games for the communist nations that boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The following year, he shattered his leg in over 40 places in a vehicular accident. The injury was so devastating that doctors were going to amputate the limb were it not for his status as World Champion. In a remarkable comeback, Bilozerchev went on to reclaim his title as World All-Around Champion in 1987 even though his leg was never the same. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he won gold medals in the pommel horse, still rings, and in the team competition. He took bronze in the All-Around competition.

As of September 2009, he serves as coach for the Xtreme Altitude USAG gymnastics program in Lafayette, Colorado, USA.