What is "yurchenko"

Yurchenko is a Ukrainian patronimic surname that comes from the name Yuriy. It may refer to:

• Aleksandr Yurchenko (born 1992), Russian footballer
• David Yurchenko (born 1986), Russian footballer
• Denys Yurchenko (born 1978), Ukrainian pole vaulter
• Ihor Yurchenko (born 1960), Soviet and Ukrainian footballer
• Henrietta Yurchenko (1916–2007), American ethnomusicologist, folklorist, radio producer, and radio host
• Kateryna Yurchenko (born 1976), Ukrainian sprint canoer
• Mykola Yurchenko (born 1966), Soviet and Ukrainian footballer
• Natalia Yurchenko (born 1965), Soviet artistic gymnast
  • Yurchenko (vault), a vault routine in artistic gymnastics
  • Yurchenko loop, a balance beam skill in artistic gymnastics
• Tatyana Yurchenko (born 1993), Kazakhstani middle-distance runner
• Vasyl Yurchenko (born 1950), Soviet sprint canoer
• Vitaly Yurchenko (born 1936), KGB officer
• Vladimir Yurchenko (born 1989), Belarusian footballer
• Vladlen Yurchenko, (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer

Category:Ukrainian-language surnames

Yurchenko is the name of both a specific vault and a vault family in artistic gymnastics. The Yurchenko was named after Soviet gymnast Natalia Yurchenko.

In a Yurchenko vault, the gymnast does a round-off onto the springboard and a back handspring onto the horse or vaulting table. The gymnast then performs a salto, which may range in difficulty from a simple single tuck to a triple twist layout.