Yevgeny Korolkov

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(1930-09-09)9 September 1930[1]
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died23 December 2014(2014-12-23) (aged 84)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiTeam
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiPommel horse
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1954 RomeTeam
Silver medal – second place1954 RomeRings

References
  1. Yevgeny Korolkov's grave (in Russian)
  2. 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.
  3. Скончался Евгений Викторович Корольков Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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