Gymn Forum: Viktor Lisitsky biography

Viktor Lisitsky (USSR)

1964 Olympic AA Silver Medalist
1965 and 1967 European R and V Champion
1967 and 1969 European HB Champion

Lisitsky (in white) shared the 1964 Olympic FX silver
with Yukio Endo of Japan. Menichelli (ITA) won the event.

Medal Total

Olympic Games: 5 Silver
World Championships: 2 Silver
European Championships: 6 Gold, 4 Silver

Viktor was born on October 18, 1939, in Magnitogorsk. He trained at the Army Club in Moscow, and took up art (drawing and painting) while still a gymnast. A graduate of the Moscow Regional Pedagogical Institute, he coached at CSKA. He coached Vyacheslav Boiko and Stanislav Fogel. After six years, he left CSKA and took a job at the Institute of Chemical Technology Mendeleyev as the head of the physical education department. He worked there for many years, and became a judge. He continued to paint, and eventually became a respected painter, becoming a member of the Union of Russian Artists.

Competition Results

1958
USSR Championships: 6th HB

1960
USSR Championships: 6th AA, 5th FX, 6th PH

1961
USSR Cup: 2nd FX, 5th R, 5th PB

1962
USSR Championships: 3rd AA, 5th PB
World Championships: 2nd Team, 13th AA

1963
ITA-USSR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 5th AA
RSFSR Championships: 1st AA, 1st V, 1st PB
USSR Championships: 3rd AA, 2nd PB, 3rd V, 4th HB, 5th FX, 5th R
USSR Cup: 4th AA, 1st HB, 2nd PB, 3rd FX, 4th V, 5th R
USSR Spartakiade: 2nd AA

1964
FRA-USSR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
GDR-USSR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
Olympic Games: 2nd Team, 2nd AA, 2nd FX, 2nd V, 4th HB, 5th PB
USSR Championships: 1st AA
USSR Cup: 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st V, 2nd PB, 3rd PH, 4th R, 4th HB

1965
European Championships: 2nd AA, 1st PH, 1st R, 1st V, 2nd FX, 2nd HB, 5th PB
USSR Championships: 1st FX, 1st R, 1st V, 2nd HB, 3rd PB

1966
RSFSR Championships: 1st AA
USSR Championships: 1st AA, 1st PH, 1st V, 1st HB, 2nd R, 3rd FX, 3rd PB
USSR Cup: 2nd AA

1967
European Championships: 2nd AA, 1st R, 1st V, 1st HB, 4th PB, 6th PH
Pre-Olympics: 5th AA
RSFSR Championships: 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st R, 1st V, 1st PB, 1st HB
USSR Championships: 3rd AA, 1st FX, 1st HB, 2nd R, 2nd PB, 3rd PH

1968
Olympic Games: 2nd Team, 14th AA
USSR Championships: 4th AA, 1st R, 3rd PH, 3rd V, 3rd PB, 4th FX, 6th HB
USSR Cup: 3rd AA

1969
Army Spartakiade: 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st V, 1st PB, 1st HB, 3rd PH
European Championships: 8th AA, 1st HB, 2nd FX, 4th R, 5th V
RSFSR Championships: 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st HB
USSR Championships: 2nd AA, 1st FX, 1st HB, 2nd R, 3rd PH, 4th V, 4th PB
USSR Cup: 2nd AA, 1st FX, 2nd R, 3rd PH

1970
USSR Championships: 3rd AA
USSR Cup: 3rd AA, 1st FX, 2nd R, 3rd PB, 3rd HB
World Championships: 2nd Team, 12th AA, 6th R