Yevgeniy Zagorulko

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

Biography[edit]

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 Anton Nazarov [ru].^[7]

References[edit]

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

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[1] "ATC Sochi". IAAF. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2010.

[2] Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Orlov, Rostislav (18 January 2007). "Silnov is fishing for the World High Jump record". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2006.

[3] Ivanov, Nikolai (31 January 2003). "Kuptsova aims higher and Privalova stays on course". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2006.

[4] Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Orlov, Rostislav (11 January 2010). "Slesarenko with new coach aims for 2012; Golubchikova 4.50m in Moscow". IAAF. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

[5] Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Orlov, Rostislav (30 January 2010). "Ukhov defeated by Shustov in Moscow". IAAF. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

[6] Dolgopolov, Nickolai; Orlov, Rostislav (30 January 2009). "Ukhov and Klyugina take High Jump victories in Moscow". IAAF. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

[7] "Ушел из жизни заслуженный тренер России по легкой атлетике Евгений Загорулько" [Honoured coach of Russia in athletics Yevgeny Zagorulko has passed away]. Sportbox.ru [ru]. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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