Valentin Mogilny Explained

Valentin Mogilny
Birth Date:18 December 1965
Birth Place:Kokhanivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Death Place:France
Discipline:MAG
Show-Medals:yes

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/men/mogilny.html Valentin Mogilny (USSR)
  2. News: Turner. Amanda. Soviet Legend Valentin Mogilny Dies at 49. 23 November 2015. 23 November 2015.