Nikolai Andrianov

Nikolai Andrianov
Andrianov c. 1974
Personal information
Full nameNikolai Yefimovich Andrianov
Born14 October 1952
Vladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died21 March 2011(2011-03-21) (aged 58)
Vladimir, Russian Federation
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Soviet Union
Head coach(es)Nikolai Tolkachev
Medal record
Olympic Games
1972 MunichFloor exercise
1976 MontrealAll-around
1976 MontrealFloor exercise
1976 MontrealRings
1976 MontrealVault
1980 MoscowTeam competition
1980 MoscowVault
1972 MunichTeam competition
1976 MontrealTeam competition
1976 MontrealParallel bars
1980 MoscowAll-around
1980 MoscowFloor exercise
1972 MunichVault
1976 MontrealPommel horse
1980 MoscowHorizontal bar
World Championships
1974 VarnaStill rings
1978 StrasbourgStill rings
1978 StrasbourgAll-around
1979 Ft. WorthTeam competition
1974 VarnaTeam competition
1974 VarnaAll-around
1974 VarnaPommel horse
1974 VarnaVault
1974 VarnaParallel bars
1978 StrasbourgTeam competition
1978 StrasbourgVault
1978 StrasbourgParallel bars
1979 Ft. WorthVault
European Championships
1971 MadridPommel horse
1971 MadridVault
1973 GrenobleFloor exercise
1973 GrenobleVault
1975 BernAll-around
1975 BernFloor exercise
1975 BernVault
1975 BernParallel bars
1975 BernHorizontal bar
1971 MadridStill rings
1971 MadridParallel bars
1973 GrenobleAll-around
1973 GrenobleStill rings
1973 GrenobleParallel bars
1975 BernPommel horse
1971 MadridAll-around
1971 MadridFloor exercise

Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov (Russian: Никола́й Ефи́мович Андриа́нов; 14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011) was a Soviet and Russian gymnast.

He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals) until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Andrianov is the third athlete (male or female) in cumulative Olympic medals after Phelps's 28 and Larisa Latynina's 18. Andrianov won the most medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics with 6 individual medals and one team medal. Within the sport of Men's Artistic Gymnastics, he also holds the men's record for most individual Olympic medals (12) and shares the male record for most individual Olympic gold medals in gymnastics (6) with Boris Shakhlin and Dmitry Bilozerchev (the latter of which only if you count the 1984 Alternate Olympics). In many other rankings among all-time medal winners at the Olympic, World, and European levels, he ranks very high (for example, he is second only to Vitaly Scherbo in total individual medal counts at either the gold level or any level at the combined Olympic and World levels as well as at the combined Olympic, World, and European levels), easily making him one of the most decorated gymnasts of all time.