Russian gymnast
Yuri Yevlampiyevich Titov (Russian : Юрий Евлампиевич Титов ; born 27 November 1935) is a former Russian gymnast , Olympic champion and four times world champion, who competed for the Soviet Union .[ 2] [ 1] [ 3]
Olympics
Titov at the 1964 Olympics Titov competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne where he won a gold medal in team combined exercises with the Soviet team (with Viktor Chukarin , Valentin Muratov , Boris Shakhlin , Albert Azaryan and Pavel Stolbov ).[ 4] horizontal bar , and bronze medals in all-around and vault .[ 4] 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome ,[ 5] 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo .[ 6]
World championships
Titov won gold medals in vault and team at the 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow , and bronze medals in all-around , floor exercise , rings and horizontal bar .
He won gold medals in all-around and rings at the 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Prague , as well as a team silver medal.
European championships
Titov won 14 medals at the European Gymnastics Championships .[ 7]
Later career
Titov was president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for 20 years, from 1977 to 1996.[ 2] [ 7] International Olympic Committee in 1995–1996. He was president of the Russian Artistics Gymnastics Federation from 2004[ 8] [ 1]
Writing
He has written and published four books, among others, one about rhythmic gymnastics (with Nadejda Jastriembskaja).[ 9]
Awards
Titov received the Olympic Order from the International Olympic Committee in 1992.[ 7] International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1999.[ 7]
He received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1960, and again in 1980.[ 2] Order of Friendship of Peoples in 1976, and the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1957.[ 2]
See also
References
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