Sergei Sukhoruchenkov

Sergei Sukhoruchenkov
Personal information
Born (1956-08-10) 10 August 1956
Trostnaya, Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
1977–1978Soviet Union
Professional teams
1989Alfa Lum–STM
1990Lada–Ghzel
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowRoad race

Sergei Nikolaevich Sukhoruchenkov (Russian: Серге́й Николаевич Сухорученков, born 10 August 1956) is a former Soviet and Russian cyclist and Olympic Champion. He won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, in the road race.

He won the Peace Race twice, in both 1979 and 1984. Sukhoruchenkov won the 1990 edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile.

His daughter Olga Zabelinskaya is also a cyclist and won two bronze medals in the 2012 Olympic Games, in both the road race and the individual time trial; as well as the silver medal in the individual time trial of the 2016 Olympic Games.