Oleg Yuriiovych Kosyak ( ua, Косяк Олег Юрійович; born 26 November 1975 in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

) is a Ukrainian

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 ...

and sports coach. Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine (1996).

Career

In 1997 he graduated from

National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport is a Ukrainian university in Kyiv. History The university opened in 1930 as the National Institute of Physical Education of Ukraine in Kharkiv. In 1944 the institute was transferred ...

. Was representing

Dynamo Sports Club Dynamo, also Dinamo, (; , Belarusian: Дынама, ka, დინამო) was a sports and fitness society created in 1923 in the Soviet Union. The society was an association of multi-sport clubs whose members were drawn from the NKVD and, a ...

(Kyiv) in athletic competitions. His coaches are Yuli Kuksenkov, V. Zhovnovatyi. Was training in

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teams representing

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. At the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, together with

Rustam Sharipov Rustam Sharipov (born June 2, 1971) is a Ukrainian gymnast and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, representing Ukraine,Olexander Svitlichni Oleksandr Svitlychniy (born 23 August 1972) is a Ukrainian gymnast. He won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and ...

Yuri Yermakov Yuriy Yermakov (born 3 September 1970) is a Ukrainian gymnast. He competed in seven events at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred ...

Vladimir Shamenko Volodymyr Shamenko (born 8 August 1972) is a Ukrainian gymnast. He competed in seven events at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred ...

Ihor Korobchynskyi Igor Korobchinski ( uk, Коробчинський Ігор Олексійович, ''Ihor Korobchynskyi''; born 16 August 1969) is a former gymnast that represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Ukraine Ukrai ...

and Hrihoriy Misyutin, Oleg Kosyak won bronze medal in the men's team all-around competition, one of eight events for male competitors in

artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. Ukraine team followed Russia and China teams and less than 0.2 points passed ahead of

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

team. Besides the sports achievements Oleg Kosyak also received a degree in mathematics from

Coaching career

Students of Oleg Kosyak were awarded at regional and California state championships.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kosyak, Oleg 1975 births Living people Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Kyiv