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{{Short description|Soviet And Russian Professional Basketball player}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Vladimir Tkachenko
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| image           = Vladimir Tkachenko.jpg
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| height_ft       = 7
| height_in       = 3
| weight_lb       = 243
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| number          = 11
| nationality     = Russian
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1957|9|20|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Sochi]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
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| career_start    = 1974
| career_end      = 1991
| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
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| years1          = 1974–1982
| team1           = [[BC Budivelnyk|Stroitel]]
| years2          = 1983–1990
| team2           = [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| years3          = 1990-1991
| team3           = [[CB Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
| highlights      =
*[[Euroscar]] (1979)
*[[Mr. Europa]] (1979)
*2× [[FIBA European Selection]] (1979, 1982)
*4× [[USSR Premiere Basketball League|USSR League]] champion (1983, 1984, 1988, 1990)
*[[Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR|Master of Sports of the USSR]] (1979)
*[[Order of the Badge of Honour|Order of the Badge of Honour (USSR)]] (1985)
*[[FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team]] (2007)
| FIBA_HOF_player = Vladimir-TKATCHENKO
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] | }}
{{MedalBronze| [[Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver  | [[1978 FIBA World Championship|1978 Philippines]] | }}
{{MedalGold  | [[1982 FIBA World Championship|1982 Colombia]] | }}
{{MedalSilver  | [[1986 FIBA World Championship|1986 Spain]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[EuroBasket 1977|1977 Belgium]] | }}
{{MedalGold| [[EuroBasket 1979|1979 Italy]] | }}
{{MedalGold| [[EuroBasket 1981|1981 Czechoslovakia]] | }}
{{MedalGold| [[EuroBasket 1985|1985 West Germany]] | }}
{{MedalSilver| [[EuroBasket 1987|1987 Greece]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|European U-18 Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1976 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|1976 Spain]]|[[Soviet Union national under-18 basketball team|Under-18]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship|European Championship for Cadets]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship|1973 Italy]]|[[Soviet Union national under-16 basketball team|Under-16]]}}
}}

'''Vladimir Petrovich Tkachenko''' (alternative spelling: Vladimir Tkatchenko) ({{langx|ru|Владимир Петрович Ткаченко}}; born 20 September 1957) is a retired [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n professional [[basketball]] player. Tkachenko won two [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] medals and three [[FIBA World Cup]] medals with the senior men's [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet Union national team]]. He was also named both the [[Euroscar]] and the [[Mr. Europa]] in 1979. His pro [[sports club|club]] career lasted 17 years.

He was named to the [[FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team]] in 2007. He became a [[FIBA Hall of Famer|FIBA Hall of Fame player]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Vladimir%20Tkatchenko/pid//_//players.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123601/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Vladimir%20Tkatchenko/pid//_//players.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |title=Players |publisher=archive.fiba.com |access-date=2017-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_9568.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1979.roundID_2257.teamID_2792.html |title=Vladimir Tkatchenko &#124; European Championship for Men (1979) |publisher=FIBA Europe |date=1957-09-20 |access-date=2017-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Vladimir-TKATCHENKO|title=FIBA Hall of Fame.Vladimir Tkatchenko|publisher=FIBA|access-date=2017-10-01}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Tkachenko began playing with [[BC Budivelnyk|Stroitel]] of the [[USSR Premiere Basketball League|USSR Premiere League]], during the 1973–74 season, when he was 16 years old. He continued to play for them through the 1981–82 season. In 1983, he began playing for the USSR League club [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], and he stayed there through the 1989–90 season. He finished his club career in the former Spanish 2nd division, with [[CB Guadalajara|Guadalajara]], in the [[1988–89 Primera División de Baloncesto|1990–91 season]].

==National team career==
From 1976 to 1987, Tkachenko played on the senior men's [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet Union national team]], participating in many [[FIBA EuroBasket]] and [[FIBA World Cup]] competitions. With the Soviet national team, he won numerous medals, including: two bronze medals, at the [[Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Summer Olympic Games]] and at the [[Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Summer Olympic Games]], the gold medal at the [[1982 FIBA World Championship]] (also silver medals at the [[1978 FIBA World Championship]] and the [[1986 FIBA World Championship]]); as well as three gold medals at the [[FIBA EuroBasket]]: at the [[FIBA EuroBasket 1979]], the [[FIBA EuroBasket 1981]], and the [[FIBA EuroBasket 1985]] (also silvers at the [[FIBA EuroBasket 1977]] and the [[FIBA EuroBasket 1987]]).

==Player profile==
Tkachenko, a {{convert|7|ft|3|in|m|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}, {{convert|243|lb|kg|abbr=on}} [[center (basketball)|center]], was a great defensive player. He could block out 2-3 opponents to give teammates a chance to grab a [[Rebound (basketball)|rebound]]. His offensive ability was important too, as his post up moves were basic, but effective, and his shooting was good for a player of his size, with a range of approximately 17 feet.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Basketball-Reference.com international player|volodymyr-tkachenko-1}}
*[https://www.interbasket.net/players/tkachenko.htm InterBasket profile]
*[https://cskabasket.ru/en/team/player/4264/ CSKA Moscow profile]
*{{Olympedia}}
*{{Olympics.com profile|vladimir-tkachenko}}

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{{Soviet Union Men Basketball Squad 1984 Friendship Games}}
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{{Soviet Union Squad 1986 FIBA World Championship}}
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