13 Facts About Yuri Titov

Yuri Yevlampiyevich Titov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and four times world champion, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Yuri Titov won a total of nine Olympic medals from three Olympic games.

Yuri Titov won an individual silver medal in horizontal bar, and bronze medals in all-around and vault.

Yuri Titov won silver and bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and two silver medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Yuri Titov won gold medals in vault and team at the 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, and bronze medals in all-around, floor exercise, rings and horizontal bar.

Yuri Titov won gold medals in all-around and rings at the 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Prague, as well as a team silver medal.

Yuri Titov was president of the International Gymnastics Federation for 20 years, from 1977 to 1996.

Yuri Titov was president of the Russian Artistics Gymnastics Federation from 2004 until 2006 and then first vice president.

Yuri Titov has written and published four books, among others, one about rhythmic gymnastics.

Yuri Titov received the Olympic Order from the International Olympic Committee in 1992.

Yuri Titov was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1999.

Yuri Titov received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1960, and again in 1980.

Yuri Titov received the Order of Friendship of Peoples in 1976, and the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1957.