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Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov ( Russian: Никола́й Ефи́мович Андриа́нов; 14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011) [2] was a Soviet and Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals) until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer ...
Olympic Games. Nikolai Andrianov (born October 14, 1952, Vladimir, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died March 21, 2011, Vladimir, Russia) was a Soviet gymnast who won 15 Olympic medals, a record for male gymnasts. Andrianov began his gymnastics career at age 12, late for his sport, and began to train with coach Nikolay Tolkachov, who would become his ...
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2 days ago · Perhaps one of the finest male gymnasts of all time, Nikolai Andrianov has the most medals to his name in gymnastics events at the Olympics. The Russian made his Olympic debut at the 1972 Munich Games. There, he won his maiden gold medal (floor exercise event), a silver in the team all-around event, and a bronze in the horse vault category.
Mar 23, 2011 · Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov was born in Vladimir, east of Moscow, on Oct. 14, 1952, one of four children raised by a single mother after his father abandoned the family. He grew up poor and was ...
Mar 26, 2011 · Nikolai Andrianov won 15 Olympic medals, including seven golds, and 20 World and European titles in his career. He was also a coach, judge and president of the Soviet Gymnastics Federation, and died of a rare neurological disorder in 2011.
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A natural talent. Raised by his mother in Vladimir, 190km to the east of Moscow, Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov first tried his hand at gymnastics when he was 12, and was fortunate enough to be spotted by a renowned coach from the Soviet school, Nikolai Tolkachev. Under Tolkachev’s tutelage, Andrianov built on his exceptional physical qualities ...
Mar 21, 2011 · Nikolay Andrianov was a Soviet gymnast who won a record 15 Olympic medals, including seven golds, between 1972 and 1980. He also coached gymnasts in the Soviet Union, Japan and Russia, and died in 2011 from a neurological disorder.
