Aleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast)

{{Short description|Olympic gymnast}}

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| birth_place = Semiluki, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR

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{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|1980 Moscow|Team}}

{{Medal|Gold|1980 Moscow|Parallel bars}}

{{Medal|Silver|1980 Moscow|Rings}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|1979 Fort Worth|Team}}

{{Medal|Gold|1981 Moscow|Team}}

{{Medal|Gold|1981 Moscow|Horizontal bar}}

{{Medal|Silver|1978 Strasbourg|Team}}

{{Medal|Silver|1979 Fort Worth|Parallel bars}}

{{Medal|Silver|1979 Fort Worth|Horizontal bar}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1979 Fort Worth|All-around}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1979 Fort Worth|Floor exercise}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1979 Fort Worth|Rings}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|1977 Vilnius|Floor exercise}}

{{Medal|Gold|1979 Essen|Horizontal bar}}

{{Medal|Gold|1981 Rome|All-around}}

{{Medal|Gold|1981 Rome|Horizontal bar}}

{{Medal|Silver|1977 Vilnius|All-around}}

{{Medal|Silver|1977 Vilnius|Rings}}

{{Medal|Silver|1977 Vilnius|Horizontal bar}}

{{Medal|Silver|1979 Essen|All-around}}

{{Medal|Silver|1981 Rome|Parallel bar}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1981 Rome|Floor exercise}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1981 Rome|Rings}}

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Aleksandr Vasilyevich Tkachyov ({{langx|ru|Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Ткачёв}}; born 4 November 1957) is a former Soviet/Russian gymnast and two times Olympic Champion. He trained in Dynamo, Voronezh. His trainer was USSR national Pyotr Fyodorovich Korchagin. Tkachyov was one of the world's strongest gymnasts between 1977 and 1981. In 1977 Tkachyov performed for the first time a Horizontal Bar element that was later named Tkachev after him and that has become one of the most popular and impressive elements, frequently used on international gymnastics competitions. In 2005–2006, he coached Girls' Compulsory Program at Peninsula Gymnastics in San Mateo, California.