Mihai Brestyan
Mihai Brestyan (born Mihai Breștian;[1] 10 July 1953 in Timișoara)[2] is a Romanian artistic gymnastics coach and the former head coach of the Australian Gymnastics national team[3] and former USA Gymnastics national team coach.[3] He has coached multiple athletes to elite successes, including Olympic Champion and six-time Olympic Medalist, Aly Raisman, and World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist, Alicia Sacramone.[4] He has coached at multiple world championships as well as the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games.[4] In 2017, he was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[4] Independently, Brestyan owns and runs Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club in Burlington, MA.
References
- ^ Dan Lazar (4 March 2017). "Un fost antrenor de gimnastică al CSM Arad, numit la "cârma" Australiei!" (in Romanian). aradon.ro. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Mihai Brestyan". Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b Greg, Stutchbury. "Australia lure Raisman coach Brestyan to guide national team". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Coaches - Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club". Retrieved 27 January 2017.
External links
- Global Ambassador Mihai Brestyan South African Gymnastics Federation
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- Mark Williams (Men's artistic coach)
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- Márta Károlyi (Women's artistic assistant coach)
- Mihai Brestyan (Women's artistic coach)
- Valeri Liukin (Women's artistic coach)
- Andy Memmel (Women's artistic coach)
- Marvin Sharp (Women's artistic coach)
- XueYi (Peter) Zhao (Women's artistic coach)
- Dmitri Poliaroush (Trampoline coach)
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