Valery Lyukin (USSR/KAZ)

1987 European AA Champion
1988 Olympic AA Silver Medalist

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  2 Gold, 2 Silver

World Championships:  2 Gold, 1 Silver

European Championships:  4 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Lyukin was born December 17, 1966 in Aktyubinsk and was coached by Edege Yarov.  He was the first person to perform a triple back somersault on floor exercise in international competition (1987 Moscow News).  He also performed this element at the 1987 European Championships to win the all-around and floor titles.  Now married to former RSG world champion Anna Kochneva, Lyukin and his wife own and coach at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy in Plano, TX.  Their daughter, Nastia, is the 2008 Olympic all-around champion.

Competition Results

1981
Jr. USSR Championships:  2nd AA, 1st R (Candidate for Master)
Kazakhstan and Central Asian Republics Championship: 1st R (Candidate for Master)

1982
All-Union Youth Games:  4th Team, 4th AA, 2nd PH, 2nd R, 2nd PB (Candidate for Master)

1983
Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 24th AA
Jr. USSR Championships: 3rd Team, 1st AA (Candidate for Master)

1984

All-Union Schoolchildren's Spartakiad: 1st AA, 2nd PB, 3rd PH

Blume Memorial:  21st AA

Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 4th AA

Jr. GDR-USSR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA, 1st PH, 1st HB

Jr. USSR Championships:  2nd PB

 

1985

Grunwald Cup: 1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PH, 1st R, 1st V, 1st PB, 1st HB
Intl. Junior Championships:  1st AA, 1st PH, 1st R, 1st V, 1st PB, 1st HB

Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba):  1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st PH, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd FX

Tunis International:  2nd AA

 

1986

Ahoy Cup:  2nd AA

FRG-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA

Goodwill Games:  1st Team, 4th AA, 1st V

Riga International:  2nd AA, 1st PH, 2nd R, 2nd PB, 2nd HB, 3rd FX
USSR Spartakiade:  5th Team, 4th AA, 2nd PB, 3rd FX, 3rd PH

World Sports Fair:  3rd AA, 1st HB, 4th FX, 4th V, 5th PH

 

1987

European Championships:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd R, 3rd V

Moscow News:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st V, 1st PB, 2nd HB

USA-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA

USSR Championships:  1st AA

USSR Cup:  2nd AA, 1st V, 2nd FX, 2nd HB

World Championships:  1st Team

 

1988

Chunichi Cup:  1st AA, 1st R, 1st PB, 1st HB, 2nd PH, 3rd V

DTB Cup:  1st AA

French International:  2nd AA, 1st PH, 1st R

Moscow News:  3rd AA, 2nd PB, 6th PH

Olympic Games:  1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st HB, 2nd PB, 4th R, 5th PH

Tokyo Cup:  1st R, 1st PB, 9th HB

USA-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 4th AA

USSR Championships:  2nd Team, 3rd AA

USSR Cup:  2nd AA, 1st R, 1st HB, 2nd PH, 2nd PB

 

1990

Goodwill Games:  1st Team, 1st FX, 2nd R, 6th HB

USA-USSR Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA

World Stars:  3rd AA, 1st V, 2nd PB, 1st HB

 

1991

Blume Memorial:  2nd AA

GER-USSR-CHN Meet:  1st Team, 17th AA

USSR Championships:  5th AA

USSR Spartakiade:  5th AA, 1st R, 3rd V, 4th PH, 8th HB

World Championships:  1st Team, 3rd AA

World Stars:  4th AA, 1st PH, 1st V, 1st HB, 5th R

 

1993

DTB Cup:  5th V

World Championships:  6th AA, 4th PH, 4th R, 6th V

 

1994

Asian Games:  6th R

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