Alexander Kulyk
| Alexander Kulyk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Vasyliovych Kulyk 24 May 1957 Seredyna-Buda |
| 💀Died | 1 March 2022 (aged 64) Kyiv, Ukraine1 March 2022 (aged 64) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Ukrainian |
| 💼 Occupation | Cycling coach |
Alexander Vasyliovych Kulyk (Олександр Васильович Кулик; 24 May 1957 – 1 March 2022) was a Ukrainian track cycling coach. He became Honored Coach of the Ukrainian SSR in 1988.[1][2]
Biography
Kulyk was born in 1957 in the village of Seredyna-Buda. He graduated from the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport in 1979.[1]
He was a trainer in Sumy. He trained Aleksandr Kirichenko who won the gold medal in the men's track time trial event at the 1988 Summer Olympics as a member of the Soviet Union Olympic team. The same year, Kulyk became Honored Coach of the Ukrainian SSR in 1988.[1] The next year Kirichenko won the bronze medal at the 1989 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and became world champion at the 1990 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[1][3] He also trained, among others, Oleksandr Fedenko who won the silver medal in the men's team pursuit event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the Ukrainian Olympic team.[2][4]
He later worked as the director of a sports school.[5]
Kulyk was killed in an attack on 1 March 2022 during a mission evacuating people from Kyiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, aged 64.[6][7]
The son of Kulyk is Andriy Kulyk, who became the 2019 national champion.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Бубка С. Н., Булатова М. М., Кулик Олександр Васильович p. 62
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Спортивный долгожитель, shans.com.ua
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Aleksandr Kirichenko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Oleksandr Fedenko Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ↑ В Сумах растут наследники олимпийской славы
- ↑ Крістіна Члек, "Що ти скажеш українському народу?". У селі Грунь на Сумщині затримали російських військових, Suspilne Media, 1 March 2022
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 CHRIS MARSHALL-BELL, Ukrainian cycling coach and father of recent national champion killed in war; former pro Andriy Grivko working to help country's cyclists, Cycling Weekly, 2 March 2022
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