Irina Viner | |
|---|---|
| Ирина Винер | |
 Viner in 2015 | |
| Born | Irina Alexandrovna Viner 30 July 1948 Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Head Coach of Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics (since 2001) |
| Known for | Head Coach of the Olympic Training Center of rhythmic gymnastics in Novogorsk and coach of multiple Olympic/World champions |
| Spouse | Alisher Usmanov |
| Children | Anton Viner |
| Parents |
|
| Awards |  |
Irina Alexandrovna Viner (Russian: Ирина Александровна Винер; born July 30, 1948), formerly Irina Alexandrovna Viner-Usmanova (Russian: Ирина Александровна Винер-Усманова), is a Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach who is head coach of the Russian national team, former president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, and former vice president of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation.
In 2015, Viner was awarded the Olympic Order in recognition of her outstanding achievements in global sports, making Viner the first gymnastics coach in history to receive the award. Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, personally handed her the necklace and presented the award.[1]
Viner is one of the most successful gymnastics coaches of all time. Her pupils won five Olympic all-around golds in a row: Margarita Mamun (2016), Evgeniya Kanaeva (2008, 2012), Alina Kabaeva (2004), and Yulia Barsukova (2000).[2]
She was married to business magnate Alisher Usmanov, formerly Russia's richest man.[3]
- ^ "Thomas Bach, President of IOC handed Irina Viner the awarded of the Olympic Order". Stadium.ru. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ "Непобедимая Ирина Винер отмечает юбилей". Vesti (in Russian). July 30, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Powerful people: Alisher Usmanov". Forbes. Retrieved January 5, 2015.