Yury Tsapenko

Yury Yakovlevich Tsapenko (Russian: Юрий Яковлевич Цапенко; born 25 July 1938) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver medal in the team allround competition and a bronze medal on the pommel horse.[1]

Yury Tsapenko
Yury Tsapenko at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1938-07-25) 25 July 1938
Alma-ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 TokyoTeam allround
1964 TokyoPommel horse

During his career he won five national titles: on the floor (1961), parallel bars (1961) and pommel horse (1961, 1963, 1964). After retirement he worked as a coach, first in Moscow and then in his native Almaty.[2][3]

His wife Natalya Tsapenko is also a former competitive gymnast and coach.[2][3]

References

  1. Yury Tsapenko. sports-reference.com
  2. Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 114. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  3. Railyan, Sergei (2010-11-26)). Не представляем жизнь друг без друга Archived July 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. caravan.kz
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