GYMNAST
Viktor Klimenko
1949 - Today

Viktor Klimenko
Viktor Yakovlevich Klimenko (Russian: Виктор Яковлевич Клименко, born 25 February 1949) is a retired Russian gymnast. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a team silver medal on each occasion. Individually he earned a bronze medal in parallel bars in 1968, as well as a gold medal in pommel horse and a silver medal in vault in 1972. At the world championships Klimenko collected four medals in 1970–1974. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Viktor Klimenko is the 113th most popular gymnast (down from 44th in 2024), the 2,116th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,669th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Russian Gymnast.
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Among GYMNASTS
Among gymnasts, Viktor Klimenko ranks 113 out of 370. Before him are Alfredo Gollini, Nobuyuki Aihara, Axel Andersen, Olga Tass, Sven Forssman, and Louis Ségura. After him are Yelena Davydova, Rolf Johnsson, Luigi Maiocco, Daniel Norling, Sofia Muratova, and Umberto Zanolini.
Most Popular Gymnasts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlfredo Gollini
1881 - 1957
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 107
Nobuyuki Aihara
1934 - 2013
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 108
Axel Andersen
1891 - 1931
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 109
Olga Tass
1929 - 2020
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 110
Sven Forssman
1882 - 1919
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 111
Louis Ségura
1889 - 1963
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 112
Viktor Klimenko
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 113
Yelena Davydova
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 114
Rolf Johnsson
1889 - 1931
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 115
Luigi Maiocco
1892 - 1965
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 116
Daniel Norling
1888 - 1958
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 117
Sofia Muratova
1929 - 2006
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 118
Umberto Zanolini
1887 - 1973
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 119
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Viktor Klimenko ranks 557. Before him are Michael Bleekemolen, Parveen Babi, Armin Shimerman, Bohuslav Šťastný, Farida Jalal, and Claude Papi. After him are Beth Grant, Spencer Haywood, Francisco Aguilar, Bruno Forte, Tommy Lee Wallace, and María Teresa Fernández de la Vega.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsMichael Bleekemolen
RACING DRIVER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 551
Parveen Babi
ACTOR
1949 - 2005
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 552
Armin Shimerman
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 553
Bohuslav Šťastný
HOCKEY PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 554
Farida Jalal
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 555
Claude Papi
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1983
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 556
Viktor Klimenko
GYMNAST
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 557
Beth Grant
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 558
Spencer Haywood
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 559
Francisco Aguilar
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 560
Bruno Forte
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 561
Tommy Lee Wallace
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 562
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 563
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Viktor Klimenko ranks 2,116 out of 3,761. Before him are Valerian Albanov (1881), Dmitri Anosov (1936), Viktor Mamatov (1937), Vytenis Andriukaitis (1951), Pavel Solovyov (1917), and Rufina Gasheva (1921). After him are Mikhail Yefremov (1897), Ivan Dmitriev (1760), Yuri Milner (1961), Vladimir Salnikov (1960), Vitold Kreyer (1932), and Pyotr Demichev (1917).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsValerian Albanov
EXPLORER
1881 - 1919
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 2,110
Dmitri Anosov
MATHEMATICIAN
1936 - 2014
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 2,111
Viktor Mamatov
ATHLETE
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 2,112
Vytenis Andriukaitis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,113
Pavel Solovyov
ENGINEER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,114
Rufina Gasheva
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,115
Viktor Klimenko
GYMNAST
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,116
Mikhail Yefremov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1942
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,117
Ivan Dmitriev
WRITER
1760 - 1837
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,118
Yuri Milner
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,119
Vladimir Salnikov
SWIMMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,120
Vitold Kreyer
ATHLETE
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,121
Pyotr Demichev
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2010
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2,122
Among GYMNASTS In Russia
Among gymnasts born in Russia, Viktor Klimenko ranks 12. Before him are Yelena Shushunova (1969), Aleksanteri Saarvala (1913), Margarita Nikolaeva (1935), Larisa Petrik (1949), Alexander Dityatin (1957), and Yuri Titov (1935). After him are Yelena Davydova (1961), Sofia Muratova (1929), Ekaterina Kalinchuk (1922), Tamara Lazakovich (1954), Dmitry Bilozerchev (1966), and Svetlana Khorkina (1979).
Yelena Shushunova
1969 - 2018
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 6
Aleksanteri Saarvala
1913 - 1989
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 7
Margarita Nikolaeva
1935 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
Larisa Petrik
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 9
Alexander Dityatin
1957 - 2025
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 10
Yuri Titov
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 11
Viktor Klimenko
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 12
Yelena Davydova
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 13
Sofia Muratova
1929 - 2006
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 14
Ekaterina Kalinchuk
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 15
Tamara Lazakovich
1954 - 1992
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 16
Dmitry Bilozerchev
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 17
Svetlana Khorkina
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 18














































