Yevgeny Viktorovich Korolkov (Russian: Евгений Викторович Корольков; 9 September 1930 – 23 December 2014) was a Soviet gymnast who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the team competitions and a silver in the pommel horse. Similarly, at the 1954 World Championships he won a team gold and a silver on the rings. After retiring from competitions he worked as a gymnastics coach in Moscow. His trainees included Mikhail Voronin and Sergey Diomidov.[2][3]
| Yevgeny Korolkov | |
|---|---|
 Korolkov at the 1954 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Soviet Union |
| Born | 9 September 1930[1] Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 23 December 2014 (aged 84) |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Club | Dynamo Moscow |
Medal record | |
References
edit- ^ Yevgeny Korolkov's grave (in Russian)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yevgeny Korolkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Скончался Евгений Викторович Корольков Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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