Renald Knysh

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Knysh.
Renald Knysh
Born
Renald Ivanovich Knysh

(1931-09-10)10 September 1931
Kapyl, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died19 April 2019(2019-04-19) (aged 87)
Grodno, Belarus
Occupationgymnastics coach

Renald Ivanovich Knysh (Russian: Ренальд Иванович Кныш, Belarusian: Рэнальд Іванавіч Кныш; 10 September 1931 – 19 April 2019) was a Soviet and Belarusian coach in artistic gymnastics. Considered one of gymnastics' pioneering coaches,[1] he was the coach of Olga Korbut. He was later accused of child rape by Korbut and other gymnasts he coached. He was an Honored Сoach of the BSSR and the USSR and Honorary Сitizen of Grodno.[2]

  1. ^ Dynko, Alyaksandra (May 16, 2018). "#MeToo In Belarus: Ex-Teammates Bolster Korbut's Sexual-Assault Charges Against Coach". radio Free Europe. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Почётные граждане города Гродно