GYMNAST

Viktor Chukarin

1921 - 1984

Viktor Chukarin

Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin (Russian: Виктор Иванович Чукарин, Ukrainian: Віктор Іванович Чукарін; 9 November 1921 – 25 August 1984) was a Ukrainian gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. He won eleven medals including seven gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics (including the individual all-around title on both occasions) and was the all-around world champion in 1954. He was the most successful athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viktor Chukarin is the 29th most popular gymnast (down from 22nd in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 507th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Viktor Chukarin ranks 29 out of 370. Before him are Alfred Schwarzmann, Alina Kabaeva, Ioannis Mitropoulos, Anton Heida, Karin Lindberg, and Mitsuo Tsukahara. After him are Petros Persakis, Heikki Savolainen, Giorgio Zampori, Lucien Démanet, Gustave Sandras, and Carl Holmberg.

Most Popular Gymnasts in Wikipedia

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Alfred Schwarzmann
1912 - 2000
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 23
Alina Kabaeva
1983 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 24
Ioannis Mitropoulos
1874 - 2000
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 25
Anton Heida
1878 - 2000
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 26
Karin Lindberg
1929 - 2020
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 27
Mitsuo Tsukahara
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 28
Viktor Chukarin
1921 - 1984
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 29
Petros Persakis
1879 - 1952
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 30
Heikki Savolainen
1907 - 1997
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 31
Giorgio Zampori
1887 - 1965
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 32
Lucien Démanet
1874 - 1943
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 33
Gustave Sandras
1872 - 1951
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 34
Carl Holmberg
1884 - 1909
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 35

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Viktor Chukarin ranks 209. Before him are Karen Hoff, Jeanne Demessieux, Naomi Parker Fraley, Juan Zambudio Velasco, Branko Mamula, and Ezzard Charles. After him are Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Hélène Berr, Henri Colpi, Rashid Karami, Max Noether, and Andrzej Munk. Among people deceased in 1984, Viktor Chukarin ranks 128. Before him are Walter Pidgeon, Ken Armstrong, Fazıl Küçük, Blagoje Marjanović, Uwe Johnson, and Louis Lansana Beavogui. After him are John Marley, Valery Voronin, Ciriaco Errasti, Lillian Hellman, Arvīds Jansons, and Manès Sperber.

Others Born in 1921

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Karen Hoff
ATHLETE
1921 - 2000
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 203
Jeanne Demessieux
COMPOSER
1921 - 1968
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 204
Naomi Parker Fraley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 205
Juan Zambudio Velasco
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2004
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 206
Branko Mamula
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 207
Ezzard Charles
BOXER
1921 - 1975
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 208
Viktor Chukarin
GYMNAST
1921 - 1984
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 209
Antonio María Javierre Ortas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 2007
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 210
Hélène Berr
WRITER
1921 - 1945
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 211
Henri Colpi
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 212
Rashid Karami
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1987
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 213
Max Noether
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 1921
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 214
Andrzej Munk
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1961
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 215