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Nikolai Andrianov
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Country Represented:  Soviet Union
Discipline: Men's artistic gymnastics

Nikolai Ost Yefimovich Andrianov (Russian: Никола́й Ефи́мович Андриа́нов) (b.October 14, 1952 in Vladimir, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals) until Michael Phelps surpassed him in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Andrianov is the third athlete by this count after Phelps and Larissa Latynina, who earned 18 Olympic medals, Latynina holds the record for women. He took the Olympic Oath for athletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Andrianov entered the Children and Youth Sports School of the Burevestnik sports society in Vladimir at age 11. His trainer was the Honoured Trainer of the USSR Nikolai Tolkachev. Andrianov's first international success was in 1971 at the European Championships in Madrid, where he won two gold medals. Between 1971 and 1980 he was the first on many international gymnastics competitions, including the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships.

Andrianov married another famous Soviet gymnast, two times Olympic Champion Lyubov Burda. In 2001 Andrianov was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[1] Since 2002 Andrianov is the director of gymnastics Specialized Children and Youth sports school in Vladimir.

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Achievements (non-Olympic)

Year Event AA Team FX PH RG VT PB HB
1971 European Championships 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
USSR Championships 1st
1972 USSR Championships 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st
USSR Cup 1st
1973 European Championships 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
University Games 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
USSR Championships 1st
1974 World Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd
USSR Championships 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st
USSR Cup 1st
1975 World Cup 1st 2nd 2nd 1st
European Championships 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st
USSR Championships 1st 1st
1977 World Cup 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st
1978 World Championships 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd
USSR Cup 3rd
1979 World Championships 1st 2nd
USSR Championships 3rd 3rd

References

  1. ^ "Nikolai Andrianov". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. http://www.ighof.com/honorees/honorees_andrianov.html. Retrieved 2006-12-01. 

See also

References

  • This article contains information from the website http://www.gymnast.ru/, incorporated into the Wikipedia with permission from its author E.V.Avsenev.

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