Died the winner of the Olympics-1960 Soviet gymnast Valery Kerdemelidi
Valery Kerdemelidi, winner of the World and European Championships, was 88 years old
The winner of the Olympic Games in the USSR national team in gymnastics, honored coach of the RSFSR Valery Kerdemelidi died at the age of 88 years. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Gymnastics Federation.
"The Russian Gymnastics Federation expresses sincere condolences to relatives, friends, colleagues, pupils and everyone who knew Valery Panayotovich," the statement said.
Kerdemelidi won silver at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome in a team tournament, two silvers at the World Championships in the team (1962, 1966), two silvers and three bronzes at the 1963 European Championship, the title of absolute champion of the USSR in 1962.
After completing his sports career, Kerdemelidi devoted himself to coaching and organizational work. From 1971 to 1992 he held the position of head coach of the Armed Forces of the USSR in gymnastics, was a coach of the USSR national team. Subsequently, he was a member of the technical commission for men's gymnastics of the European Gymnastics Union.
