Yury Tsapenko
Soviet artistic gymnast
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Yury Yakovlevich Tsapenko (Russian: Юрий Яковлевич Цапенко; 25 July 1938 – 22 July 2012[1]) was a 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.[2]
FullnameYury Yakovlevich Tsapenko
Born25 July 1938
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died22 July 2012 (aged 73)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
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Tsapenko at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yury Yakovlevich Tsapenko | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1938 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 July 2012 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[3][4] His wife Natalya Tsapenko was also a former competitive gymnast and coach.[3][4]
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