Dmitry Bilozerchev

Dmitry Bilozerchev
— Gymnast —
Dmitry Bilozerchev in 1987
Personal information
Full name	Dmitry Vladimirovich Bilozerchev
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	22 December 1966 Moscow, Russia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Club	CSKA
Medal record Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team competition 1988 Seoul Pommel horse 1988 Seoul Rings 1988 Seoul All-around World Championships 1983 Budapest All-around 1983 Budapest Pommel horse 1983 Budapest Still rings 1983 Budapest High bar 1987 Rotterdam Team competition 1987 Rotterdam All-around 1987 Rotterdam Pommel horse 1987 Rotterdam High bar 1983 Budapest Team competition 1983 Budapest Floor exercise 1987 Budapest Still rings 1987 Budapest Parallel bars European Championships 1983 Varna All-around 1983 Varna Still rings 1983 Varna Vault 1983 Varna High bar 1985 Oslo All-around 1985 Oslo Floor exercise 1985 Oslo Pommel horse 1985 Oslo Still rings 1985 Oslo Parallel bars 1985 Oslo High bar 1985 Oslo Vault Friendship Games 1984 Olomouc Team competition 1984 Olomouc All-around 1984 Olomouc High bar 1984 Olomouc Pommel horse 1984 Olomouc Still rings 1984 Olomouc Vault

Dmitry Vladimirovich Bilozerchev (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Билозерчев, born 22 December 1966 in Moscow) is a Soviet/Russian gymnast. One of the most accomplished gymnasts in history, he is a two-time World All-Around Champion and three-time Olympic Champion. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow.^[1]

Known for his exemplary form, style, and technique, in 1983 Bilozerchev became the youngest men's World All-Around Champion in history. He then went on to win 5 gold medals at the 1984 Friendship Games, which served as the alternate Olympic Games for the communist nations that boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The following year, he shattered his leg in 41 places in a car accident. The injury was so devastating that doctors were going to amputate the limb were it not for his status as World Champion. In a remarkable comeback, Bilozerchev went on to reclaim his title as World All-Around Champion in 1987 even though his leg was never the same. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he won gold medals in the pommel horse, still rings, and in the team competition. He took bronze in the All-Around competition after a mistake on the horizontal bar.^[2]

In 1993 he moved to the United States. Together with his wife he owns "The United Sports Academy" in Beaverton, Oregon, where he coaches gymnastics.^[3] His son Aleksey and daughter Alice are also artistic gymnasts.^[4] In 2003 he was inducted to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.^[5]

References

1. (Russian) Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1–2, Moscow: Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Билозерчев", available online
2. Dmitry Bilozerchev. sports-reference.com
3. unitedsportsacademy.tripod.com
4. Bilozertchev: The U.S.’s new secret agent? gymblog.wordpress.com (2007-08-28)
5. "DIMITRI BILOZERTCHEV". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 3, 2012.

External links

• Biography and Olympic Results
• International Federation of Gymnastics' Profile on Dmitry Bilozerchev (link currently broken)
• Biography and achievements
• Xtreme Altitude Gymnastics
• Bilozerchev(Parallel bars)