Vladimir Tkachenko

Vladimir Pyotrovich Tkachenko (born September 20, 1957 in Sochi, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian-Russian retired professional basketball player. Tkachenko won two Summer Olympic Games medals and three FIBA World Cup medals with the senior men's Soviet Union national basketball team. He was also named both the Euroscar and the Mr. Europa in 1979. His club career lasted 16 years. He is a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.