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Valeri Liukin
Valeri Viktorovich Liukin is a Russian-American retired artistic gymnast turned gymnastics coach. As a competitor for the former Soviet Union, Liukin was the 1988 Olympic champion in the team competition and individually on the horizontal bar, and Olympic silver medalist in the all-around and the parallel bars. Liukin was the first man to do a triple back flip on floor and both a layout Tkatchev and a Jaeger with full twist on high bar. He also currently has one of the three most difficult skills on floor exercise and second most difficult skills in men's artistic gymnastics named after him, the Liukin or triple back somersault, which has a difficulty score of H. Liukin moved to the United States in 1992 and became a U.S. citizen in 2000. He is married to Anna Kotchneva and is the father and coach of 2008 Olympic champion Nastia Liukin. He is co-owner of the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy with longtime friend Yevgeny Marchenko.
Full nameValeri Viktorovich Liukin
BornDecember 17, 1966, Aktyubinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
ResidenceParker, Texas, U.S.
DisciplineMen's Artistic Gymnastics
RetiredOctober 6, 1994

About Valeri Liukin

Gymnastics Coach Valeri Liukin was born in Aktobe, Kazakhstan on December 17, 1966. He's 58 years old today.

Former men's artistic gymnast known for competing in the all-around, parallel bars, horizontal bar, rings and the team events during his professional career. He was hired to coach the Brazilian women's gymnastics team in 2018. Back in 2005, he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

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Valeri Liukin before becoming famous

Valeri Liukin was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1966 is also the year of Horse (馬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He first began participating in gymnastics at the age of seven.

Achievement of Valeri Liukin

Prior to coaching at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was given the opportunity to compete at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Valeri Liukin's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He married former Soviet gymnast,  Anna Kotchneva. He coached their daughter, Nastia Liukin, at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Valeri Liukin Collabed with

He won an Olympic gold medal during his professional playing career just like Basketball Player Charles Barkley.

Valeri Liukin Income & Net worth

Valeri Liukin's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a gymnastics coach. Networth of Valeri Liukin in 2024 is 200,000$+.

Valeri Liukin Height and Weight

How tall is Valeri Liukin? At the age of 58, Valeri Liukin height is 5'5" (1.63m).

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Latest information about Valeri Liukin updated on March 17 2023.