Mikhail Yakovlevich Voronin (russian: Михаил Яковлевич Воронин; 26 March 1945 – 22 May 2004) was a Soviet and Russian

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

who competed for the

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in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won seven medals, including two gold, at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, as well as two silver medals at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Career

Voronin trained at

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and became an

Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR (russian: Единая Всесоюзная спортивная классификация) is a document which provided general Soviet physical education system requirements for both athletes an ...

in 1966. He won national titles in the all-around (1968–71) and on the

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(1966–67, 1969–72),

pommel horse The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, the modern pommel horse has a metal body covered with foam rubber and ...

(1967, 1969–70),

parallel bars Parallel bars are floor apparatus consisting of two wooden bars slightly over long and positioned at roughly head height. Parallel bars are used in artistic gymnastics and also for physical therapy and home exercise. Gymnasts may optionally we ...

(1967, 1969),

high bar The horizontal bar, also known as the high bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in artistic gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal (typically steel) bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a syste ...

(1971) and

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(1966). He won the all-around and rings titles at the

1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966. During these championships, the first-ever double somersault was performed (on men's floor exercise?). Results Medals Men Team competition A ...

. He also won 15 medals at the European Championships, including gold medals in the all-around (1967, 1969) and on rings (1967, 1969, 1971), parallel bars (1967, 1969) and pommel horse (1967). After the 1972 Olympics, he retired from competition and became a gymnastics coach. He was the head coach at Dynamo from 1973–94, and president of the club from 1994 until his death in 2004. From 1978–88, he was also president of the Russian Gymnastics Federation.

Honors

Voronin was awarded the

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

in 1969, and became an Honoured Trainer of the Russian SFSR in 1979 and Honoured Trainer of the USSR in 1980. In 1973, he graduated from the State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture.Voronin's profile in the Great Olympic Encyclopedia
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Voronin element

An element or

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was named after Mikhail Voronin. It's a back uprise and piked vault with 1/2 (180°) turn to hang.

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Evgeny Siminiuc Yevgeni, Yevgeny, Yevgenii or Yevgeniy (russian: Евгений), also transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeny, Evgenii or Evgeniy, is the Russian form of the masculine given name Eugene (given name), Eugene. People with the name include: :''Note: Occasion ...

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Personal life

Voronin's first wife,

Zinaida Voronina Zinaida Voronina, born Zinaida Borisovna Druzhinina (also Druginina), (russian: Зинаида Борисовна Дружинина Воронина; 10 December 1947 – 17 March 2001) was a Soviet gymnast who competed at the European, Worl ...

, and son Dmitry Voronin were also competitive gymnasts. He and Voronina divorced in 1980. Mikhail Voronin 1966b

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