Valentin Mogilny

Valentin Mogilny
Personal information
Born(1965-12-18)18 December 1965
Kokhanivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died22 November 2015(2015-11-22) (aged 49)
France
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Soviet Union
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
1985 Montreal Team
1985 Montreal Pommel horse
1985 Montreal Parallel bars
1989 Stuttgart Team
1989 Stuttgart Pommel horse
1989 Stuttgart All-Around
World Cup Final
1986 Beijing Rings
1986 Beijing Parallel bars
1986 Beijing Pommel horse
European Championships
1985 Oslo All-around
1985 Oslo Rings
1987 Moscow Rings
1989 Stockholm Pommel horse
1989 Stockholm Vault
1989 Stockholm All-around
1989 Stockholm Parallel bars
1990 Lausanne All-around
1990 Lausanne Pommel horse
1990 Lausanne Parallel bars

Valentin Viktorovich Mogilny (Russian: Валентин Викторович Могильный; 18 December 1965 – 22 November 2015) was an artistic gymnast who competed for the USSR during the 1980s. His teammates were Yuri Korolev, Dmitri Bilozerchev, Valeri Liukin, and Vladimir Artemov. He trained at the Army Club in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, then moved to Moscow to work with coach Alexander Alexandrov. Mogilny was divorced from his wife Olga Bicherova (1981 world champion), with whom he had a son. Mogilny lived his last years in France, where he became a citizen, and worked as a coach.[1] He died after a heart attack in 2015.[2]

References

  1. ^ Valentin Mogilny (USSR). gymn-forum.net
  2. ^ Turner, Amanda (23 November 2015). "Soviet Legend Valentin Mogilny Dies at 49". Retrieved 23 November 2015.