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Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo (or Shcherbo; Russian: Виталий Венедиктович Щербо, or Shcherba; Belarusian: Віталь Венядзіктавіч Шчэрба, Vital' Venjadziktavich Shcherba, born 13 January 1972) is a Belarusian former artistic gymnast. One of the most successful gymnasts of all time, he is the only male gymnast ever to have won a world title in all 8 events (individual all-Around in 1993, team in 1991, floor in 1994, 1995 and 1996, horizontal bar in 1994, parallel bars in 1993 and 1995, pommel horse in 1992, rings in 1992, vault in 1993 and 1994). He was the most successful athlete at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning 6 of 8 events – team, all-around, and 4 of 6 event finals.

Vitaly Scherbo
Personal information
Country represented Belarus
Former countries represented CIS ( Unified Team),  Soviet Union
Born (1972-01-13) 13 January 1972 (age 50)
Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 6 0 4
World Championships 12 7 4
European Championships 9 5 2
Universiade 1 2 0
Total 28 14 10
Olympic Games
Representing  Belarus
1996 AtlantaAll-Around
1996 AtlantaVault
1996 AtlantaParallel Bars
1996 AtlantaHorizontal Bar
Representing  CIS ( Unified Team)
1992 BarcelonaTeam
1992 BarcelonaAll-Around
1992 BarcelonaPommel Horse
1992 BarcelonaRings
1992 BarcelonaVault
1992 BarcelonaParallel Bars
World Championships
Representing  Belarus
1993 BirminghamAll-Around
1993 BirminghamVault
1993 BirminghamParallel Bars
1994 BrisbaneFloor
1994 BrisbaneVault
1994 BrisbaneHorizontal Bar
1995 SabaeFloor
1995 SabaeParallel Bars
1996 San JuanFloor
1993 BirminghamFloor
1995 SabaeAll-Around
1996 San JuanParallel Bars
1994 BrisbaneAll-Around
1995 SabaeVault
1996 San JuanHorizontal Bar
Representing  CIS ( Unified Team)
1992 ParisPommel Horse
1992 ParisRings
1992 ParisFloor
Representing  Soviet Union
1991 IndianapolisTeam
1991 IndianapolisAll-Around
1991 IndianapolisFloor
1991 IndianapolisVault
1991 IndianapolisHorizontal Bar
European Championships
Representing  Belarus
1994 PragueVault
1996 BroendbyFloor
1996 BroendbyVault
1996 BroendbyParallel Bars
1994 PragueHorizontal Bar
1996 BroendbyAll-Around
1996 BroendbyHorizontal Bar
Representing  CIS ( Unified Team)
1992 BudapestPommel Horse
1992 BudapestVault
1992 BudapestFloor
1992 BudapestRings
1992 BudapestParallel Bars
1992 BudapestAll-Around
Representing  Soviet Union
1990 LausanneFloor
1990 LausanneVault
1990 LausanneHorizontal Bar
Universiade
Representing  Belarus
1995 FukuokaVault
1995 FukuokaParallel Bars
1995 FukuokaHorizontal Bar

Career


His first international performances were in 1990–1991, when he competed for the USSR team at the World Championship and the World Cup. He was the 1991 World All-Around silver medalist behind teammate Grigori Misutin; scored a perfect 10.0 on the vault at the European Championships in 1990; and starred at the Goodwill Games in Seattle. He had occasional bouts of inconsistency and as the 1992 Barcelona Olympics approached, the Unified Team coaches regarded him as less of a medal prospect than his more experienced and reliable teammates. In one of the most dominant performances in history, Scherbo won six out of the possible eight awarded gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. His golds came in the team event, the all around, pommel horse (tie), rings, vault, and parallel bars.[citation needed]

Soon after the 1992 Olympics, Scherbo married his wife Irina. However, life in Scherbo's native Belarus became increasingly turbulent, and his family was frequently victimized. Their apartment was burgled, wherein money, valuables, and Olympic memorabilia was stolen. No one was home at the time, and his six gold medals from Barcelona were safely at his mother's house.

The family promptly relocated to the United States, settling in State College, Pennsylvania. The move enabled them to take advantage of Scherbo's Olympic success. He followed up on his Olympic triumph by winning the 1993 World All-Around title, and the 1993 and 1994 American Cup.[citation needed]

On 13 December 1995, his wife Irina was involved in a single car accident, in which she skidded off a road, and slammed into a tree. She suffered multiple fractures to her ribs and pelvis, lapsed into a coma, and her internal injuries were so severe that doctors told her husband that she only had a 1 in 100 chance of surviving. Scherbo stopped his training altogether. He gained 15 pounds, and began abusing alcohol. After a month, Irina finally woke up from her coma, and insisted that her husband resume his training for the upcoming Olympic season. As his wife made a miraculous recovery, Scherbo similarly began to regain peak physical condition, winning yet another World title in 1996. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, his performances reflected his lack of preparation time, due both to his wife's accident and to a recent shoulder surgery. His performances were marred by uncharacteristic mistakes, and the gold medals that had made him so famous were not forthcoming. Though Scherbo was clearly disappointed and frustrated at his inability to win gold, he was a decided crowd favorite, and they clearly viewed his four bronze medals as an impressive triumph after a tumultuous year.

Scherbo had planned to compete in the 1997 World Championships but broke his hand in a motorcycle accident before then and retired soon after.


Alleged rape


In October 2017, former Soviet Olympic champion gymnast Tatiana Gutsu accused Scherbo of raping her when she was 15, in 1991.[1][2]


Eponymous skills


Scherbo (vault) – a Yurchenko-style vault defined by its unique entry, specifically a full twist within the back-handspring between the springboard and the vaulting table.


See also



References





На других языках


- [en] Vitaly Scherbo

[fr] Vitaly Scherbo

Vital Veniadziktavich Shchierba (en biélorusse, Віталь Венядзіктавіч Шчэрба, en russe Виталий Венедиктович Щербо, Vitali Venediktovitch Chtcherbo) est un gymnaste biélorusse qui remporta 6 médailles d'or aux Jeux de Barcelone en 1992 dont 5 individuelles et le titre par équipes avec la CEI.

[ru] Щербо, Виталий Венедиктович

Вита́лий Венеди́ктович Ще́рбо (белор. Віталь Венядзіктавіч Шчэрба; род. 13 января 1972, Минск, Белорусская ССР, СССР) — советский и белорусский гимнаст, шестикратный олимпийский чемпион (абсолютный рекорд среди всех белорусских спортсменов на летних и зимних Играх), четырёхкратный бронзовый призёр Олимпийских Игр, 12-кратный чемпион мира (в том числе один раз — в личном многоборье), 10-кратный чемпион Европы, двукратный обладатель Кубка мира по спортивной гимнастике.



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