1. Januar 2009
Prague, Czech Republic
Artistic Gymnastics
Czech Olympian Ferdinand DANIS celebrates 80th Birtday

Renowned Czechoslovakian gymnast Ferdinand DANIS celebrated his 80th birthday on January 1, 2009!
Danis is one of the most well-known and decorated gymnasts of Czechoslovakia.

Born on the first day of 1929 in the small town of Opatova - in modern day Slovakia - young Ferdinand first discovered gymnastics in the Czech Republic region of Moravia.
He was quickly tagged for his natural talent, particulary by coaches from the ATK and Dukla Prague...

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1. Januar 2009
Vienna, Austria
Artistic Gymnastics
... Personalities:Caroline Weber & Gabriel Rossi : Austria s Athletes of 2008

 öft ---: During the two weeks up to the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, the  traditional voting procedures took place for the selection of theAustrian Gymnastics Federation's (ÖFT) "Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". The result was determined by a combination of a jury consisting of prominent international experts and media representatives, on the one hand, and online fan voting in which thousands of votes were cast, on the other. The rhythmic gymnast Caroline Weber (V), who took part in the Olympic Games, and the 18-year old top-ranking...

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28. Dezember 2008
Kiev, Ukraine
Artistic Gymnastics
Oleksander Vorobyov - Ukraine s Best Athlete of the Month

Ukrainian National Olympic Committee determines the country's best athlete and trainer in the month of December

According to the poll for the last month of 2008, the winner of the World Cup Final in Madrid in artistic gymnastics Oleksandr Vorobyov (<< photo, left) was voted best athlete. His trainer Oleksandr Horin was voted best trainer.
The Ukrainian National Olympic Committee determines the country's best athletes and trainers each month.
The National Olympic Committee traditionally awards each...

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25. Dezember 2008
Ghent, Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics
... Personalities:Yves Kieffer head coach in Flanders

As of January 2009, the Frenchman Yves KIEFFER will be the new head coach of the GymnastiekFederatie Vlaanderen, the Flemish section of the Royal Belgian Gymnastics Federation has announced.

<< Yves Kieffer  has been engaged for the new Olympic Cycle 2009-2012 and will take the lead of the women's artistic gymnastics section at the training centre in Ghent, Belgium ...

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24. Dezember 2008
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
... Personalities:Russia engages Ukrainian star coach Ostapenko ...

The Russian Gymnastics Federation announced last week that the former head coach of Ukraine and Brazil, Oleg OSTAPENKO, will be the new junior women's coach for Russia. He will take this new responsibility under the lead of the new Russian head  Alexander Alexandrov, who returned to Russia last month after working for 15 years in Texas.
Ostapenko - who had been working as the Brazilian head coach since 2001 - returned to Ukraine in November 2008, initially with the...

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