Viktor Lisitsky

Viktor Nikitovich Lisitsky (Russian: Ви́ктор Ники́тович Лиси́цкий; born 18 October 1939) is a retired Russian gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won five silver medals, three individual in 1964 and two with the Soviet team, in 1964 and 1968.[1][2][3]

Viktor Lisitsky
Viktor Lisitsky at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Country represented Soviet Union
Born (1939-10-13) 13 October 1939
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubArmy Club, Moscow

At the European championships Lisitsky won three titles in 1965 (rings, vault and pommel horse), three in 1967 (rings, vault and horizontal bar), and one in 1969 (horizontal bar), and finished second five times. At the World championships, he only won two team silver medals, in 1962 and 1970. Domestically, he won 15 Soviet titles (1964 and 1966 in individual all-around; 1964–65, 1967, 1969-70 in floor exercise, 1965 and 1968 on rings, 1964-66 on vault and 1966–67, 1969 on horizontal bar). After retiring from competitions, he coached gymnastics at his Army Sports club in Moscow. He then was appointed as professor and head of the physical education department of Mendeleyev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology. Lisitsky is an avid painter and is a member of the Union of Russian Artists.[1]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viktor Lisitsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. "Viktor Lisitsky Medals". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. "Viktor Lisitsky". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2014.


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