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July 2, 2017
Vladislav Rastorotsky, a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (born 1933)
Vladislav Rastorotsky
Vladislav Stepanovich Rastorotsky was a Soviet and Russian female artistic gymnastics coach, Honoured Trainer of the USSR, who worked at the Dynamo sports society. Sportswomen trained by him earned more than 50 titles at the Soviet national championships, European championships, World Championships and Olympic Games. Rastorotsky trained Soviet gymnasts for five Olympic cycles, starting in the mid-1960s. His most famous pupils were Ludmilla Tourischeva, Natalia Shaposhnikova and Natalia Yurchenko.
July 2
July 2 is the 183rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year.