Yevgeniy Zagorulko Explained

Yevgeniy Petrovich Zagorulko (ru|Eвгений Петрович Загорулько; 26 August 1942 – 3 April 2021) was a Russian high jump coach.

Biography

Zagorulko was born in Tyrma, Verkhnebureinsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, USSR. He belonged to the IAAF Accredited Centre ATC Sochi, where Rodion Gataullin was sports director.^[1] He coached Andrey Silnov, Ivan Ukhov, Tamara Bykova, Yelena Yelesina, Sergey Klyugin, Vyacheslav Voronin,^[2] Anna Chicherova,^[3] Yelena Slesarenko,^[4] and Aleksandr Shustov.^[5] Some of his athletes later changed coaches, like Ivan Ukhov who changed coach to Sergey Klyugin around January 2009.^[6]

Zagorulko died on 3 April 2021, at the age of 78. He had previously been diagnosed with cancer, and had been admitted to hospital in a serious condition with COVID-19 on 2 April 2021. His death was announced by senior coach of the Russian national team .^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATC Sochi. IAAF . 20 December 2005 . 25 March 2010.
2. News: Nickolai . Dolgopolov . Orlov, Rostislav . Silnov is fishing for the World High Jump record . IAAF . 18 January 2007 . 21 January 2006 .
3. News: Nikolai . Ivanov . Kuptsova aims higher and Privalova stays on course . IAAF . 31 January 2003 . 21 January 2006 .
4. News: Nickolai . Dolgopolov . Orlov, Rostislav . Slesarenko with new coach aims for 2012; Golubchikova 4.50m in Moscow . IAAF . 11 January 2010 . 24 March 2010 .
5. News: Nickolai . Dolgopolov . Orlov, Rostislav . Ukhov defeated by Shustov in Moscow . IAAF . 30 January 2010 . 24 March 2010 .
6. News: Nickolai . Dolgopolov . Orlov, Rostislav . Ukhov and Klyugina take High Jump victories in Moscow . IAAF . 30 January 2009 . 24 March 2010 .
7. News: Ушел из жизни заслуженный тренер России по легкой атлетике Евгений Загорулько. Honoured coach of Russia in athletics Yevgeny Zagorulko has passed away . . 3 April 2021. 3 April 2021.