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{{Short description|Russian gymnast (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name = Dmitry Bilozerchev
| image = Dmitry Bilozerchev 1987.jpg
| caption = Dmitry Bilozerchev in 1987
| full_name = Dmitry Vladimirovich Bilozerchev
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| country = {{URS}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1966|12|22}}
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
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| height         = 1.69 m
| discipline = MAG
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| club = [[CSKA Moscow]]
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| medaltemplates = <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Pommel horse]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Rings]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|All-around]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1983 Budapest]]|All-around}}
{{MedalGold|[[1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1983 Budapest]]|Pommel horse}}
{{MedalGold|[[1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1983 Budapest]]|Still rings}}
{{MedalGold|[[1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1983 Budapest]]|High bar}}
{{MedalGold|[[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 Rotterdam]]|Team competition}}
{{MedalGold|[[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 Rotterdam]]|All-around}}
{{MedalGold|[[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 Rotterdam]]|Pommel horse}}
{{MedalGold|[[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 Rotterdam]]|High bar}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1983 Budapest]]|Team competition}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1983 Budapest]]|Floor exercise}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 Rotterdam]]|Still rings}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1987 Rotterdam]]|Parallel bars}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|1983 Varna|All-around}}
{{MedalGold|1983 Varna|Still rings}}
{{MedalGold|1983 Varna|Vault}}
{{MedalGold|1983 Varna|High bar}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Oslo|All-around}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Oslo|Floor exercise}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Oslo|Pommel horse}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Oslo|Still rings}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Oslo|Parallel bars}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Oslo|High bar}}
{{MedalSilver|1985 Oslo|Vault}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Gymnastics at the Friendship Games|Friendship Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Gymnastics at the Friendship Games|1984 Olomouc]]|Team competition}}
{{MedalGold|[[Gymnastics at the Friendship Games|1984 Olomouc]]|All-around}}
{{MedalGold|[[Gymnastics at the Friendship Games|1984 Olomouc]]|High bar}}
{{MedalGold|[[Gymnastics at the Friendship Games|1984 Olomouc]]|Pommel horse}}
{{MedalGold|[[Gymnastics at the Friendship Games|1984 Olomouc]]|Still rings}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Gymnastics at the Friendship Games|1984 Olomouc]]|Vault}}
}}

'''Dmitry Vladimirovich Bilozerchev''' ({{langx|ru|Дмитрий Владимирович Билозерчев}}, born 22 December 1966 in Moscow) is a Russian gymnastics coach and retired gymnast who represented the [[Soviet Union]].  One of the most accomplished gymnasts in history, he is a two-time World All-Around Champion and three-time Olympic Champion. He trained at the [[Armed Forces (sports society)|Armed Forces sports society]] in Moscow.<ref name="GOE">{{in lang|ru}} Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1–2, Moscow: Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Билозерчев", available [http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/olympic/article/olymp/ol11/ol1-0795.htm online]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Known for his exemplary form, style, and technique, in 1983 Bilozerchev became the youngest men's World All-Around Champion in history. He then went on to win 5 gold medals at the 1984 [[Friendship Games]], which served as the alternate Olympic Games for the communist nations that boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.  The following year, he shattered his leg in 41 places in a car crash.  The injury was so devastating that doctors were going to amputate the limb were it not for his status as World Champion.  In a remarkable comeback, Bilozerchev went on to reclaim his title as World All-Around Champion in 1987 even though his leg was never the same.  At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he won gold medals in the pommel horse, still rings, and in the team competition. He took bronze in the All-Around competition after a mistake on the horizontal bar. Had the competition been held under the new life rule, where all previous scores are dropped, he would have won the gold medal over teammate [[Vladimir Artemov]].<ref name=r1/>

In 1993, he moved to the United States. Together with his wife he owns "The United Sports Academy" in [[Beaverton, Oregon]], where he coaches gymnastics.<ref name=r3/> His son [[Aleksey Bilozerchev|Aleksey]] and daughter Alice are also artistic gymnasts.<ref name=r4/> In 2003, he was inducted to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.<ref name=r2/>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=r1>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/dmitry-bilozerchev-1.html Dmitry Bilozerchev] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522040522/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/dmitry-bilozerchev-1.html |date=2009-05-22 }}. sports-reference.com</ref>
<ref name=r2>{{cite web
 | title = DIMITRI BILOZERTCHEV
 | work = International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
 | url = http://www.ighof.com/honorees/2003_Dimitri_Bilozertchev.php
 | access-date = October 3, 2012
 }}</ref>
<ref name=r3>[http://unitedsportsacademy.tripod.com/index.htm unitedsportsacademy.tripod.com]</ref>
<ref name=r4>[http://gymblog.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/bilozertchev-the-uss-new-secret-agent/ Bilozertchev: The U.S.’s new secret agent?] gymblog.wordpress.com (2007-08-28)</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{FIG}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031444/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/events/athletes/bio.jsp?ID=577 archive])
* {{IGHOF}}
* [http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/men/bilozerchev.html Biography and achievements]
* [http://www.xtremealtitude.com/ Xtreme Altitude Gymnastics]
* [http://gymnastic.client.jp/us/pb_bilozerchev_a.htm Bilozerchev(Parallel bars)]
* {{Olympics.com profile|dmitri-bilozerchev}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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