Vitaly Scherbo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vitaly Scherbo
Full name	Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo
Country represented	Belarus
Former countries represented	CIS ( Unified Team),  Soviet Union
Born	(1972-01-13) 13 January 1972 (age 53) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Belarus)
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Discipline	Men'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 3 3 2 Goodwill Games 4 1 0 World Cup Final 2 1 1 Olympic Games Representing  Belarus Bronze 1996 Atlanta All-Around Bronze 1996 Atlanta Vault Bronze 1996 Atlanta Parallel Bars Bronze 1996 Atlanta Horizontal Bar Representing  CIS ( Unified Team) Gold 1992 Barcelona Team Gold 1992 Barcelona All-Around Gold 1992 Barcelona Pommel Horse Gold 1992 Barcelona Rings Gold 1992 Barcelona Vault Gold 1992 Barcelona Parallel Bars World Championships Representing  Belarus Gold 1993 Birmingham All-Around Gold 1993 Birmingham Vault Gold 1993 Birmingham Parallel Bars Gold 1994 Brisbane Floor Gold 1994 Brisbane Vault Gold 1994 Brisbane Horizontal Bar Gold 1995 Sabae Floor Gold 1995 Sabae Parallel Bars Gold 1996 San Juan Floor Silver 1993 Birmingham Floor Silver 1995 Sabae All-Around Silver 1996 San Juan Parallel Bars Bronze 1994 Brisbane All-Around Bronze 1995 Sabae Vault Bronze 1996 San Juan Horizontal Bar Representing  CIS ( Unified Team) Gold 1992 Paris Pommel Horse Gold 1992 Paris Rings Silver 1992 Paris Floor Representing  Soviet Union Gold 1991 Indianapolis Team Silver 1991 Indianapolis All-Around Silver 1991 Indianapolis Floor Silver 1991 Indianapolis Vault Bronze 1991 Indianapolis Horizontal Bar European Championships Representing  Belarus Gold 1994 Prague Vault Gold 1996 Broendby Floor Gold 1996 Broendby Vault Gold 1996 Broendby Parallel Bars Silver 1994 Prague Horizontal Bar Silver 1996 Broendby All-Around Bronze 1996 Broendby Horizontal Bar Representing  CIS ( Unified Team) Gold 1992 Budapest Pommel Horse Gold 1992 Budapest Vault Silver 1992 Budapest Floor Silver 1992 Budapest Rings Silver 1992 Budapest Parallel Bars Bronze 1992 Budapest All-Around Representing  Soviet Union Gold 1990 Lausanne Floor Gold 1990 Lausanne Vault Gold 1990 Lausanne Horizontal Bar Universiade Representing  Belarus Gold 1993 Buffalo All-Around Gold 1993 Buffalo Vault Gold 1995 Fukuoka Vault Silver 1993 Buffalo Parallel Bars Silver 1995 Fukuoka Parallel Bars Silver 1995 Fukuoka Horizontal Bar Bronze 1993 Buffalo Horizontal Bar Bronze 1995 Fukuoka All-Around Goodwill Games Representing  Soviet Union Gold 1990 Seattle Team Gold 1990 Seattle All-Around Gold 1990 Seattle Vault Gold 1990 Seattle Horizontal Bar Silver 1990 Seattle Floor World Cup Final Representing  Soviet Union Gold 1990 Brussels Floor Gold 1990 Brussels Vault Silver 1990 Brussels All-Around Bronze 1990 Brussels Rings

Vitaly Scherbo (born on January 13, 1972) is a famous former artistic gymnast from Belarus. He is known as one of the most successful gymnasts ever. Vitaly is the only male gymnast to have won a world title in all eight gymnastics events.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was the most successful athlete. He won six out of eight possible gold medals. These included the team event, the all-around title, and four individual event finals.

Vitaly Scherbo's Gymnastics Career

Vitaly Scherbo started competing internationally in 1990 and 1991. He was part of the USSR team at the World Championship and the World Cup. In 1991, he won a silver medal in the World All-Around competition. He also scored a perfect 10.0 on the vault at the European Championships in 1990. He also performed very well at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.

Olympic Success in Barcelona (1992)

As the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona approached, some coaches thought his teammates were more likely to win medals. However, Vitaly Scherbo proved them wrong. He had one of the most amazing performances in gymnastics history. He won six gold medals at these Olympics. His gold medals were for the team event, the all-around, pommel horse (a tie), rings, vault, and parallel bars.

Life After the 1992 Olympics

After his big success at the Olympics, Vitaly and his wife, Irina, moved to the United States. They settled in State College, Pennsylvania. This move helped Vitaly use his Olympic fame to his advantage. He continued his winning streak by taking first place in the 1993 World All-Around title. He then placed third in 1994 and second in 1995 in the World All-Around competition.

Challenges and Comeback

On December 13, 1995, Vitaly's wife, Irina, was in a serious car accident. She had many broken bones and was in a coma. Doctors told Vitaly that she had a very small chance of surviving. Vitaly stopped his gymnastics training completely to be with her. He gained weight and found it hard to cope.

After a month, Irina woke up from her coma. She encouraged Vitaly to start training again for the upcoming Olympic season. As Irina got better, Vitaly also worked hard to get back into top physical shape. He even won another World title in 1996. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, his performances were affected by the difficult time he had been through. He had less time to prepare due to his wife's accident and a recent shoulder surgery.

Vitaly Scherbo had planned to compete in the 1997 World Championships. However, he broke his hand in a motorcycle accident before the event. He decided to retire from gymnastics soon after that.

Vitaly Scherbo's Signature Skill

Vitaly Scherbo has a gymnastics move named after him:

• Scherbo (vault) – This is a special type of Yurchenko-style vault. It involves a full twist during the back-handspring between the springboard and the vaulting table.

See also

In Spanish: Vitali Shcherbo para niños

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of Olympic medal leaders in men's gymnastics
• List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists

External links

• Vitali Scherbo at the International Gymnastics FederationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
• Vitaly Scherbo at the International Gymnastics Hall of FameLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
• Vitaly Scherbo at Gymn Forum
• Vitali Shcherba at Olympedia
• Vitaly Scherbo at Olympics.com (archived: OlympicChannel.com and Olympic.org)
• Vitaly Scherbo at the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus