Vladimir Tkachenko

Vladimir Tkachenko
Personal information
Born (1957-09-20) 20 September 1957 (age 67)
Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
Playing career1974–1990
PositionCenter
Number11
Career history
1974–1982Stroitel
1983–1989CSKA Moscow
1989–1990Guadalajara
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Hall of Fame as player

Vladimir Petrovich Tkachenko (alternative spelling: Vladimir Tkatchenko) (‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Петрович Ткаченко; born 20 September 1957) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player. Tkachenko won two Summer Olympic Games medals and three FIBA World Cup medals with the senior men's Soviet Union national team. He was also named both the Euroscar and the Mr. Europa in 1979. His pro club career lasted 16 years.

He was named to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team in 2007. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2015.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  2. ^ "Vladimir Tkatchenko | European Championship for Men (1979)". FIBA Europe. 1957-09-20. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  3. ^ "FIBA Hall of Fame.Vladimir Tkatchenko". FIBA. Retrieved 2017-10-01.