Namesakes
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 1 bronze, 1 silver
(gold) Nadezhda Tkachenko 1980 pentathlon 
(bronze) Vladimir Tkachenko 1976; 1980 basketball
(silver) Volodymyr Tkachenko 1988 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Maryna Tkachenko 1992 basketball