Barcelona, 31 July 1992, Games of the XXV Olympiad. Men's artistic gymnastics, medal ceremony for the individual all-round competition. Winner Vitaly SCHERBO of the Unified Team (ex-USSR) on the podium. Credit: Getty Images/Vandystadt/GUICHAOther names: CHTCHERBO, Vitali
SCHERBO, Vitali
SHCHERBO, Vitaly
Born: 13 January 1972
Birthplace: Minsk (Belarus)
Nationality: Belarus
Sport: Gymnastics
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Barcelona 1992
Atlanta 1996
AWARDS
Olympic medals:
Gold: 6
Bronze: 4
Other results:
World Championships
Gold: 11 (1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996)
Silver: 7 (1991,1992,1995,1996)
Bronze: 5 (1991,1993,1994,1995,1996)
Four Gold Medals in One Day
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 20-year-old gymnast Vitaly Shcherbo of Minsk made history with his gold medal-winning ways. He began by leading the squad from the ex-Soviet Union to victory in the team event. Next he put together a superb and consistent performance to win in the individual all-around competition title. Then, on 2 August, Shcherbo took part in the individual apparatus finals. He won the parallel bars, the vault and the rings and tied for first place on the pommel horse to become the first person in Olympic history to win four gold medals in one day. Shcherbo was also the first gymnast to win six gold medals in one Olympics. He returned to the Games in 1996 and earned four bronze medals: in the all-around competition, the horizontal bars, the parallel bars and vault events.
