FIG Experts

FIG ACADEMY EXPERTS to December 16, 2013 

Assigned to Teach at Academies since 2002 

Updated by Hardy Fink – December 16, 2013 – This list will be updated as experts are added. 

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS 

(* Experts licensed to teach L1 & L2 Academy curriculum within their own country) 

Tatiana AGUIAR 

Sergey ALEKPEROV 

Pedro ALMEIDA 

Leonid ARKAEV 

Alison ARNOLD 

John ATKINSON 

Louise BAMBER* 

Octavian BELU 

Flavio BESSI 

Tammy BIGGS 

Rietje (Rita) BIJLHOLT 

Eric BOUCHARIN 

Matthew BURGIN 

Peter BRÜGGEMANN 

Mónica CALABRO 

Michelle CAMERON 

Enrico CASELLA 

Ludmilla CHERNIKOVA 

Maretha CLAASEN* 

Manuel COSTA 

Ivan ČUK 

Joseé CYR 

Elena DAVYDOVA 

Ferenc DONATH 

Chris EVANS 

Emrys FARLAND* 

Damian FARROW 

Keren FAULKNER 

Rhony FERREIRA 

Jörg FETZER 

Hardy FINK 

Louis FOURIE 

Bruno FRANCESCHETTI 

Ignacio GRANDE 

Valerie GRANDJEAN 

Marcos (Kiko) GUARABYRA 

Fernando GUERRA 

Paul HALL 

Claus HALLER (†) 

Nariyuki HAYASHI 

Thomas HEINEN 

Dieter HOFMANN 

Patria HUME 

Edouard IAROV 

Andrea JOÃO 

Tian JU PING 

Igor KOROBCHINSKY 

Gabor KOVACS* 

Andres LLANOS GERARDINO 

Vladimir LASCHIN 

Michel LEGLISE 

Vitaly LEVINITZ 

Viktor LUTAYENKO 

Zsuzisanna KALMÁR 

Minoru KANO 

István KARÁCSONY 

Nellie KIM 

Mikhail KLIMENKO (†) 

Takashi KOBAYASHI 

Helena LARIO 

Tim LEES 

Valerie LIUKIN 

Diego LIZARDI (†) 

Kelly MANJAK 

Antonia MARKOVA 

Brian McVEY 

Corina MOROSAN 

Kathy MYBURGH* 

Lasse NETTUM 

Sergei OLEYNIK 

Carol-Angela ORCHARD 

Lilia ORTIZ-LOPÉZ 

Tatiana PERSKAIA 

Justus POTGIETER 

Christa PRETORIUS* 

Héctor RAMIREZ 

Joanne RICHARDS 

Ernesto RODRIGUEZ 

Pedro ROQUE 

Olga RUMBA 

Keith RUSSELL 

Stephen RYBACKI 

John SALMELA 

Bill SANDS 

Hendrik (Derick) SCHOLTZ* 

Jason SELK 

Ludmilla SHAKHLINA 

Marvin SHARP 

Evgeni SHENDEREY 

Gustavo SITO 

Vladimir SMOLEVSKI (†) 

Xiong SONGLIANG 

Adrian STAN 

Ben STEYN 

José SÚCART 

Nikolay SUCHILIN 

Raisa TERENKHINA 

Stacey UMEH 

Dirk VAN MELDERT 

Newton VIANNA JUNOR 

Juanita WEISSENSTEINER 

Valerie WICHT 

AEROBIC 

GYMNASTICS 

Holly ABRAHAM 

John ATKINSON 

Anne CAMERON-SMITH 

Maretha CLAASEN 

Christophe DEVILLAINE 

Jorge FILLON 

Hardy FINK 

Maria FUMEA 

Sergio GARCÍA ALCÁZAR 


Valerie GRANDJEAN 

Andrea JOÃO 

Tamaryn JOHNSON 

Olga KYSELOVIČOVÁ 

Eunice LEBRE 

Ji-Hang LEE 

Katiá Lucia LEMOS 

Ignacío MARRÓN 

Diane McMILLAN 

Trudi NURSE 

PHAM Ngoc Tien 

Neshka ROBEVA 

Keith RUSSELL 

Irma SANTIBAÑEZ 

Yuriy STEPCHENKOV 

Éva SZLOBODA 


WANG Anli 

WANG Hong 

Ron WEESE 

Karl WHARTON 

Tim WOODMAN 

ZHANG Li-wei 

ZHONG Bingshu 

RHYTHMIC 

GYMNASTICS 

Nadia ALEXANDROVA 

Anna BARANOVA 

Marta BOBO 

Isabelle DE COSSIO 

Daniela DELLE CHIAIE 

Helena DIAS 

Claude FERRAND 

Hardy FINK 

Natalia GORBULINA 


Madeleine HALLÉ 

Nariyuki HAYASHI 

Andrea JOÃO 

Katja KLEINVELDT 

Nota KLENTROU 

Eunice LEBRE 

Marie MOLTUBAKK 

Lasse NETTUM 

Marina NIKOLAEVA 

Eleni POLYCHRONIDOU (†) 

Maria Rosa ROSATO 

Keith RUSSELL 

Amalia TINTO 


Nina VITRYCHENKO (†) 

TRAMPOLINE 

GYMNASTICS 


Ulf ANDERSSON 

Jon BECK 

John BEER 

José Miguel CANTOS 

Joseé CYR 

Chris EVANS 

Hardy FINK 

Sergio GALVEZ 


Thomas HEINEN 

Michael KUHN 

Andrea JOÃO 

Christophe LAMBERT 

Eunice LEBRE 

Tim LEES 

Nikolai MAKAROV 

Eduardo MENDES 

Luis NUNES 

Lilia ORTIZ LÒPEZ 

Rodolfo RANGEL 

Keith RUSSELL 

Roby RAYMOND 

Vadim SKAKUN 

Newton VIANNA JUNIOR 

Miguel VICENTE 

Fred YEADON 

ACROBATIC 

GYMNASTICS 

Debra BROWN 

Hardy FINK 

Lourenço FRANÇA 

Madeleine HALLÉ 

Andrea JOÃO 

Alexey KARULINE 

Vicki KIRKHAM 

Andriy KOLOSOV 

Caitlan MAGGS 

Irina NIKITINA 

Toshko PAVLOV 

Keith RUSSELL 

Rick TJIA 

Vanda VIDEIRA 

Karl WHARTON 

GYMNASTICS 

for ALL 

Foundations of 

Gymnastics 

Paulo BARATA 

Jan CHRUDIMSKY 

Jenny COLLINS 

Carmen GÓMEZ 

Hardy FINK 

Patrina HUTCHINSON 

Mall KALVE 

Sarah LAMBERT 

Ricardo LUE SHUE 

Frederic PIVOTTI 

Barbara POLAKOVA 

Ximena RODRIGUEZ 

Keith RUSSELL 

Margaret SIKKENS 

Sipho MASEKO 

Monika ŠIŠKOVÁ 

Reudi STEURI 

Shirley TSATSINYANE 

Rogério VALÉRIO 

Miroslav ZITKO 

188 different Experts from 40 Federations 

Academy Working Group Members in RED

Holly ABRAHAM 

FIG ACADEMIES 

(Aerobic Gymnastics) 

2005 France L1 



2007 Mexico L1 

2008 Vietnam L1 

‣ Former Chief Executive Officer of Gymnastics 

Ontario 

‣ Member of Canadian Olympic Committee 

‣ Member of FIG Sports Aerobics Technical 

Commission 1995-2001 

‣ Course Conductor, Canadian National Coaching 

Certification Program since 1989 

‣ Sport Theory instructor at Humber College 

‣ Course organizer for two FIG Aerobic 

Gymnastics Intercontinental Coaching Courses 

‣ International Brevet Aerobics Judge since 1995 

‣ FIG Aerobic Gymnastics Age Group Program 

Leader, 2001-04 

‣ Author of several coaching and judging resource 

manuals for Aerobic Gymnastics in Canada 

‣ Member of PAGU Aerobic Gymnastics Technical 

Committee since 2000 

‣ Member of FIG Aerobics Academy Working 

Group



(Artistic Gymnastics) 


(Trampoline Gymnastics) 

2012 Venezuela L3 

‣ Currently: PhD. Student at the ―Universidad 

Nacional Autónoma de México‖ (UNAM) in 

Mexico City, Sports Psychology emphasis. 

‣ Gymnastics team assistant, UNAM. 

‣ International Judge in Women Artistic 

Gymnastics during three Olympic cycles, with 

participation in PanAmerican Cups, Central 

American & Caribbean Games, etc. 

‣ Previously: Teacher and researcher of the 

University Teaching Department and the 

Psychology School of the University of Costa 

Rica, 2010-2011. 

‣ Therapist and supervisor of research projects 

and clinical practices, 2010-2011. 

‣ National Judges course instructor in Costa 

Rica, 2010-2011. 

‣ Judges Director of Women Artistic Gymnastics 

in Costa Rica, 2010-2011. 

‣ Club coach of Artistic Gymnastics, 2002-2006.

Sergey ALEKPEROV – Ph.D. 



‣ Professor in the Department of 

gymnastics at Saint-Petersburg‘s 

University of Physical Education and 

sport 

‣ P.F. Lesgaft, distinguished professor 

of physical education in Russia 

‣ Author of more than 100 publications 

about different aspects of gymnastics 

2008 Russia L3

Nadya ALEKSANDROVA 


(Rhythmic Gymnastics) 

2008 Italy L1 

2009 Malaysia L2 

2010 Namibia L2 

2010 Portugal L2 

2010 Egypt L1 

2010 Brazil L1 

2011 Italy L3 

2011 Trinidad L1 


2011 Japan L3 



2012 Egypt L2 


2013 Azerbaijan L1 

2013 Greece L1 

2013 Colombia L1 

2013 Costa Rica L1 

‣ Bulgarian National Team member in the 1970‘s 

and awarded Master of Sport Degree in 1977. 

‣ Graduated from High Institute for Physical 

Culture and Sport in Sofia in 1984. 

‣ Head coach of ―Trakia‖club Plovdiv 1984-97 

‣ Coach of European, World and Olympic 

medalists: Jana Sotirova and Boriana Angelova, 

Diana Popova, Ina Delcheva, Rayna Tosheva, 

Valentina Kevlian, Nedka Marinova, Reni 

Karachanova, Teodora Pancharska, Galia 

Marinova, Galia Staleva and Lilia Kibarska . 

‣ Senior National Rhythmic Gymnastics coach of 

Great Britain since 1998 which improved 22 

positions under her guidance within the first four 

years. 

‣ Member of the FIG Academy Working Group for 

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Pedro ALMEIDA 



2009 Qatar L3 


2010 Switzerland L1/Camp 

2012 Egypt L1 

‣ Technical Director of Artistic Gymnastics at 

Portugal Gymnastic Federation since 2007 

‣ Head coach of the Portugal Junior men‘s 

Gymnastics team since 2003 

‣ Men‘s Artistic Gymnastics coach since 1986; 

member of the Portugal National Coaching staff 

since 1991; and head coach of the Portuguese 

Gymnasium Club since 1992 

‣ Coaching course instructor for all levels of Artistic 

Gymnastics at Portugal Gymnastics Federation 

since 1999 

‣ Coaching course coordinator of Artistic Gymnastics 

at Portugal Gymnastic Federation, since 2005 

‣ International Expert for Olympic Solidarity Course in 

Singapore - 2006 

‣ FIG Judging Brevet since 2001 

‣ FIG Coaching Brevet since 2005

Ulf ANDERSSON 



2007 Qatar L1 

2008 Lithuania L1 


2010 Switzerland L3 

‣ 2008-2011 working for FIG in the Sports Events 

Department 

‣ Technical Director Trampoline, Swedish Gymnastics 

Federation until 2008 

‣ Vice President Swedish Gymnastics Federation (SvGF) 

2004-2006, member of the SvGF Executive Committee 

2002-2006; chairman of the SvGF Trampoline Technical 

Committee 2000–02 and 2006 

‣ Member of FIG Trampoline Technical Committee,1999- 

2008 

‣ Member of FIG Academy Working Group for Trampoline 

Gymnastics 

‣ Swedish National Trampoline Team 1983-93; participated 

in 4 World and 5 European Championships; European 

Champion Double Mini-Trampoline 1993 

‣ 1994-2005: head coach in Uppsala Gymnastics Club; 

placed both men and women on Sweden‘s National Team. 

‣ Instructor at national coaching courses 

‣ International judge since 1993; judge at all World and 

European Championships 1994-2006; judge at the 

Olympic Games 2000 and 2004

Alison ARNOLD - Ph.D. 



2006 USA L3 (WAG) 

‣Peak Performance Consultant to USA 

Gymnastics, USA Figure Skating, Olympic 

Winter Institute of Australia 

‣Presenter at 2006 FIG Symposium, Geneva 

‣Presenter at 2000 International Olympic 

Committee‘s Summit on Sport Science, Sydney 

‣Author, Keynote Speaker, and Trainer to 

Athletes and Corporations World Wide 

‣Master tamer of the Monkey-mind. Spent 12 

weeks studying the mind with the Masters in 

Nepal, 4 weeks in a Thai forest monastery, 3 

weeks in the Amazon jungle in Peru, 2 weeks in 

silence integrating it all, and still made it back to 

tell about it. 

‣ Author of numerous mental training workbooks, 

CDs and DVDs.

John ATKINSON – D.Tech. - MBE 



2003 Great Britain L3* 

2006 Japan L3* 




2006 Korea L1 


2007 Korea L2 

2008 Korea L3 

2008 South Africa L1 


2010 Finland L1 

2010 China L3 





2012 Algeria L1 


2012 Congo L1 



‣ Former Performance Director of BAGA responsible for all 

disciplines of FIG 

‣ President FIG Aerobics Technical Committee 1997-2008 

‣ 44 years as coach at all levels, 30 years with BAGA 

‣ Coach at 3 Olympic Games, 12 World Championships 

‣ Coach at many dozens of other international competitions 

‣ Honorary Doctorate – Loughborough University 

‣ Founding member of the Int. Fed. of Sport Acrobatics 

‣ Chairman British Institute of Sports Coaches 1989-93 

‣ Chairman of Coaches Advisory & Steering Committees of 

British Olympic Association 1993-2000 

‣ FIG and IOC Expert for courses all over the world 

‣ Organizer of dozens of major national & international events 

including FIG Continental & Intercontinental Judges‘ & 

Coaches‘ Courses for several disciplines, Universiade, 

European Championships, Glasgow Grand Prix, etc. 

‣ Awarded MBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to sport 

and coaching in Great Britain,1989. 

‣ Coach of the Year for Great Britain and many other awards 

‣ Named to GB Coaching Foundation Hall of Fame

Louise BAMBER 



‣ Coach at Pinetown Gymnastics Club, 

South Africa 2004 - 2013 

‣ Coach at Woking Gymnastics Club, 

England 2003 

‣ South African National Team member 

Artistic World Championships, Dortmund 

1994 

‣ South African National Team Member 

African Championships, Johannesburg 

1994 

2008 South Arica L1 





2013 South Africa L1

Anna BARANOVA 



2009 Guatemala L1 

‣ Coach of Spain National Team (2004-2008), multiple 

medalist of the World Cup series, the 2008 Olympic 

Games Participant in Group 

‣ Head of the RG School in Minsk, first coaches Team 

Leader of Yulia Raskina, silver medalist of the 2000 

Olympic Games and Valerya Vatkina, medalist of 

European and World Championships (1990-1995) 

‣ Coach of Egypt National Team (1992-1994), the 1994 

Africa Games winner in team competition 

‣ Coach of Belarus National Team (19821992), the 1988 

Soviet Union Championship winner in Group 

‣ Coach of RG clubs in Finland, Slovenia, Norway, Austria, 

and Spain (1995-2003) 

‣ Coach of: 

‣ Jennifer Colino (2004-2007), 6 th in ball 2004 World Cup, 

‣ Evgenia Pavlina, World and European medalist (1988-97) 

‣ Haide Saliama, 1994 Africa Games winner (1992-1994) 

‣ Irina Strunnikova (1982-1989), medalist of the 1988-89 

World and European Championship in Group Exercise 

‣ Tatyana Agarok-Nenasheva, Belarus National Group Coach 

‣ Ella Klezovich-Samohvalova, Israel National Group Coach 

‣ Natalya Klimouk, USA National Team Coach

Paulo Vasco Anacleto BARATA 


(Foundations of Gymnastics) 

2009 Senegal 

‣ Education Teacher specialist in Sports 

Management 

‣ Coaching and Education National Technical 

Director of Portuguese Gymnastics Federation 

(PGF) since 1997+ 

‣ Portuguese Gymnastics Federation - Executive 

Director of National School of Gymnastics 

since 2000+ 

‣ Play GYM development programs Director 

since 2002+ 

‣ Gymnastics for All teacher in Lusófona 

University in Lisbon since 2000+ 

‣ National Gymnastics for All and ―Play GYM‖ 

Development Gymnastics programs Presenter 

‣ Co-Author of Gymnastics for All resources 

‣ Gymnaestrada 1999, 2003, 2007 (member of 

the expert‘s evaluation group for FIG) 

‣ Gym for All Challenge 2009 (member of the 

expert‘s evaluation group for FIG)

Jon BECK 



2009 Thailand L1 


‣ 1989 and 1993 World Games Tumbling 

Champion 

‣ 1992 World Tumbling Champion 

‣ U.S. National Coaching Staff since 1994 

‣ Personal Coach of Amanda Lentz (Back to back 

World Cup Final Champion) 

‣ 2 Time US Olympic Committee Athlete of the 

Year (Tumbling) 

‣ 2 Time US Olympic Committee Athlete of the 

Year (Sports Acrobatics - Tumbling) 

‣ Numerous Time US National Tumbling 

Champion 

‣ USAG National Congress lecturer numerous 

times 

‣ Coach of numerous National Champions, World 

Team Members and World Championship 

Finalists and medalists 

‣ 2009 Inductee to World Acrobatic Society Hall of 

Fame

John BEER 






2012 Morocco L1 


‣ Graduated from the University of Wales in 

Physical Education. 

‣ Former Physical Education teacher and 

Lecturer. 

‣ GB National Trampoline Coach since 1991. 

‣ British Gymnastics Technical Director and 

Olympic Coach (retired June 2009). 

‣ Head Coach at: two Olympic Games, four 

World Games, 26 World Championships and 

25 European Championships. 

‣ Personal coach of Two World and European 

Champions (Stewart Matthews and Carl Furrer) 

‣ Former International Trampolinist, competed at 

European and World Championships 

‣ Former film stunt performer. 

‣ Director of trampoline consultancy company.

Octavian BELU 




2005 Hungary L3 


‣ Currently, Minister of Sport for the 

Government of Romania 

‣ Formerly, President of the National Sport 

Agency of the Government of Romania. 

‣ Coach with the Romanian national 

women‘s team from 1981. 

‣ Head Coach of the Romanian National 

Women‘s Team since 1990 

‣ His gymnasts have won 40 Olympic 

medals, 17 of them gold. 

‣ His gymnasts have won 80 World 

Championship medals; 31 of them gold.

Flavio BESSI – Ph.D. 





2005 Brazil L1&L2 

2006 Norway L2 

2006 Argentina L1 


2007 Peru L2 

2008 El Salvador L2 


2009 Cuba L1 

2010 Peru L2 

‣ Ph.D. in Sport Science and lecturer for 

Artistic Gymnastics at the University of 

Freiburg. 

‣ Coach for Age Group gymnasts for the state 

of Baden-Wϋrttemberg. 

‣ Member of the Men‘s Technical Committee 

and Chairman of the Coach Education and 

Development Committee of the German 

Gymnastics Federation. 

‣ Scientific advisor for the Coaches‘ 

Committee of Baden-Wϋrttemberg. 

‣ Author of several technical publications and 

material for gymnastics coaches‘ education. 

‣ Translator for European scientific meetings 

and symposia.

Tammy BIGGS 

‣Member of the National Coaching 

Staff for USA Gymnastics since 1989 

– National Team beam specialist 

‣Coach at 1988 Olympic Games and of 

1988 Olympian, Missy Marlowe 

‣Author of many teaching manuals and 

video tapes 



2006 USA L3 (WAG)

Rietje (Rita) BIJLHOLT 





2010 Senegal L2 

2012 Egypt L1 

‣ Member of Dutch national team until a career 

ending injury. 

‣ Modern Dancer for several companies and 

for TV 1970-1995. 

‣ Dutch National Team coach/choreographer 

from 1975-1987. 

‣ British National Team coach with Colin Still 

from 1988-1991 

‣ Holland ―coach of the year‖ 1993 

‣ Head Coach of Talent Centre Frieland- 

College-Turnschool in Holland (1993-2005) 

which contributed greatly to the success of 

Dutch gymnasts. 

‣ Currently freelance coach/choreographer for 

the German National Team (2007-08) and in 

Austria, Great Britain and Holland.

Marta BOBO – Ph.D. 






‣ Full Professor in A Coruña University Spain- 

Faculty of Sports and Physical Education 

‣ PhD Degree in Physical Education- High 

Level Gymnastics Training, in A Coruña 

University, Spain 2002 

‣ Bachelor of Physical and Health Education 

Degree, University of Toronto, Canada 1991 

‣ International level coach of Rhythmic 

Gymnastics 

‣ Judge International Rhythmic Gymnastics 

since 1993 

‣ Judge Brevet II of Rhythmic Gymnastics 

2004-2008 

‣ Member of the Spanish Rhythmic 

Gymnastics National Team 1981-1985 

‣ RG Participant at 1984 Olympic Games, LA, 

USA

Eric BOUCHARIN 




2006 Argentina L1/Camp 


2007 Peru L2 


2009 Senegal L1/Camp 

2011 Belgium L2 

‣ Coach of women's gymnastics since 1985 

‣ Coach at the Training Centre of Creteil, 

1985-88 

‣ Head Coach of senior women at the Training 

Centre of Barcelona (Spain) from 1988 to 

1998 

‣ Head Coach at The Dijon Training Centre 

(France) from 1998 to 2002 

‣ Currently, Head Coach of the center of 

Creteil in Paris. 

‣ Taught Olympic Solidarity Course in Costa 

Rica in 2001 and Peru in 2006

Debra Lynne BROWN 


(Acrobatic Gymnastics) 


‣ Choreographer of 9½ Cirque du Soleil 

Shows 

‣ Won an Emmy for her work at 2002 

Academy Awards 

‣ Has worked with Madonna, Aerosmith, 

Shakira and Wyclef, Celine Dion, Bjork 

‣ Films include Catwoman, Van Helsing, 

Barney‘s Great Adventures and more 

‣ Has choreographed many Opening 

Ceremonies and operas 

‣ Choreographed for national and 

international gymnastics competitors 

‣ Winner of several awards in circus and 

choreography in sport and dance

Gert-Peter BRÜGGEMANN – Ph.D. 







2007 Germany L3 

2008 Russia L3 

2008 Russia (TC Seminar) L3 



‣ Professor at the Institute for Biomechanics 

and Orthopedics at the German Sport 

University in Cologne. 

‣ President of the FIG Scientific Commission 

1996 - 2009. 

‣ Coach of women’s gymnastics since 1982. 

‣ Head Women’s Coach of Germany, 2002- 

2003. 

‣ Author of numerous scientific articles on the 

biomechanics of gymnastics and the study of 

conditions leading to gymnastics injuries. 

‣ World wide and world renowned guest 

lecturer at symposia and conferences.

Matt BURGIN 



2009 Australia L3 

‣ Master of Sport and Exercise Psychology 

(University of Southern Queensland, 

Australia). 

‣ Sport psychologist at the Western Australian 

Institute of Sport (2001-present). 

‣ Member of the Gymnastics Australia Sport 

Science and Sport Medicine committee 

(2009). 

‣ Consultant psychologist to National Sporting 

Teams including Swimming Australia (2005) 

and Rowing Australia (2008). 

‣ Employment with professional sporting teams 

including Emirates Western Force (2006- 

2008) and Fremantle Football Club (2009).

Mónica CALABRÓ 





2013 Dominican Republic L2 


2013 Bolivia L1 

‣ National Team Gymnast 1981 - 1983 

‣ Teaching at the University of Physical 

Education Institute Dr. Enrique Romero 

Brest from 1990 

‣ School Coach of the National gymnastics 

sports performance 1996 – 2005 

‣ School Director of the National gymnastics 

sports performance from 2006 

‣ WAG Technical Committee Argentine 

Gymnastic Federation from 1995 

‣ International judge 1992 – 1996 

‣ Intercontinental judge from 1996 

‣ Judge at Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and 

London 2012 

‣ Lecturer of National and International 

Judges Course Brazil 2006, Chile 2006, Iran 

2007 

‣ Choreographer of Junior and Senior 

National team gymnasts

Anne CAMERON-SMITH 





‣ Manager of South African Gymnastics 

Association (2009-2010) and former Manager of 

Coaching Education and Training 

‣ Organizer of FIG Council Meeting in 2008, as 

well as other large SAGF events 

‣ Qualified Physiotherapist from the University of 

Cape Town. 

‣ Coach of both Junior and Senior RSA Aerobic 

Gymnastics Team Members since 2005. 

‣ Competed at the World Games in 2005 in 

Aerobic Gymnastics 

‣ Coach of the 2009 Aerobic Gymnastics World 

Games qualifying gymnast from RSA 

‣ Holder of both the FIG judging and coaching 

brevet.

José Miguel CANTOS CEBRIAN 




‣ Head Coach of the Spanish Trampoline 

National Squad from 2006 

‣ Master in Sports Physiotherapy 

‣ FIG International Judge in TRA and DMT. 

‣ FIG Coaching Level III - Brevet in Trampoline 

‣ Royal Spanish Gymnastics Federation 

Coaching Level III in G.A.M. 

‣ Responsible for the technical organization of 

the Ciudad de Albacete Trampoline and DMT 

World Cup´s (2008,2010,1012) 

‣ Best Coach Results : 

‣ 1 Bonze at World Championships 

‣ 4 Gold´s, 2 Silver´s and 3 Bronze´s medals at World Age 

Championships, + 16 Finalist 

‣ 1 Silver, 2 Bronze´s medals & 14 Finalist at World Cup´s 

‣ 4 Gold´s, 4 Silver´s, 3 Bronze´s medals at European 

Championships

Enrico CASELLA 






‣ Nuclear Engineer ( Milan1982 ) 

‣ Rugby player in Italian first division 

‣ Foundator of BRIXIA Club 

‣ Responsible for Italian Woman‘s Team 2005- 

2008 

‣ In 2008 also Technical Director of Italy 

‣ National team coach in 3 Olympic Games (2000, 

2004, 2008) 

‣ National coach in 7 World Championships and 9 

European Championships 

‣ Personal coach of Vanessa Ferrari, Monica 

Bergamelli and other 10 gymnasts of Italian 

National Teams from 1994 

‣ Italian Federation Judging brevet

Jan CHRUDIMSKY 



2010 Czech Republic 

‣ Graduated 2000 at Charles University In Praque 

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport 

‣ Member of Execution Committee of Czech 

Gymnastics Federation since 2010 

‣ Chairman of gymnastics section at the Czech 

University Sports since 2007 

‣ Member of department of Gymnastic at Charles 

University in Prague Faculty of Physical 

Education and Sport 

‣ Coach of MAG 

‣ FIG Academy – Foundation of Gymnastics 

‣ Co-author of gymnastics books: Tumbling 

(2006), Gymnastics (2009) 

‣ Co-author of gymnastics DVD: Tumbling (2007) 

‣ World Gymnaestradas: 1995

Jenny COLLINS 



2007 Namibia 

2008 Sweden 

2008 Denmark 

‣ Development Manager for Australian Gymnastics 

1990 – 1995 (and Gymnastics Queensland 1987 – 

1990) 

‣ Executive Director, Active Bods – Gymnastics for 

All resource & education company Australia 1995+ 

‣ FIG Gymnastics for All Committee member since 

2001 

‣ Chairperson, Australian Sports Commission 

Development Group 1992 – 1994 

‣ National and FIG Gymnastics for All Presenter 

‣ Co-Author of numerous National General 

Gymnastic resources, including Kindergym Crew, 

Aussie Gym Fun, Gymnastics: The right start and 

Gymnastics Australia‘s Club 10 program 

‣ Presenter at 2007 Australian Sports Commission‘s 

International Sport Conference, Brisbane 

‣ World Gymnaestrada – 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 

2007

Maretha CLAASEN 







‣ B.A., B.A. Hons. Psych, and M.A. Psychology obtained at the 

University of Pretoria. 

‣ Certificate in Basic Sport Science, University of Pretoria (2004). 

‣ Advanced training in Clinical Hypnosis. 

‣ Runs an active private practice since 1983. 

‣ Counseling Psychologist specialising in Sport Psychology since 

1994. 

‣ Work with Olympic and high-performance athletes, Professionals 

(Golfers), Amateurs and Juniors. 

‣ Lecturer on Sport Psychology at the University of Pretoria(2006 - 

2010) and Tswane University of Technology (2001-2005). 

‣ Appointed Sport Psychologist to TUKS Gymnastics and 

Trampoline Academy 2004-2010. 

‣ Appointed Sport Psychologist to SA Wrestling team 2009-2010 

‣ Appointed Sport Psychologist to North Gauteng junior Chess 

team. 

‣ Appointed Sport Psychologist to SA Clay shooting team 2004- 

2010 and 2012. 

‣ Invited in 2002, 2004, 2005 by the NOC of Namibia as speaker 

at their Coaches Training Workshops. Worked with the Namibian 

National Equestrian Team in 2005. 

‣ Presented numerous Conference Papers, national as well as 

international, as well as radio talks, on the ―Use of psychology 

and hypnosis to enhance sport performance‖.

Manuel Pastor COSTA 




‣ Graduated from the University of Porto, Portugal, 

in Sports Science and Physical Education, 

specialized on ―High Level Competition‖ (1992). 

‣ Men‘s Gymnastics Coach since 1985. 

‣ National Coach of the Portuguese Male Team 

since 2000. 

‣ Nominated ―Coach of the Year 2002‖ by the 

Confederation of Sports of Portugal. 

‣ Personal coach of Manuel Campos (6 th All-around 

at Europeans 2007, 6th on Floor at Europeans 

2008, finalist in World Cups) and Filipe Bezugo 

(Olympic Games Athens 2004). 

‣ International Judge of MAG since 2001(categoryII). 

‣ Regional Coordinator of Gymnastics activities at 

School Level Sports (1993-1995). 

‣ Lecturer in numerous Workshops of Artistic 

Gymnastics for all levels.

Ivan ČUK – Ph. D. 




‣ Assistant professor at the Faculty of Sport, 

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 

‣ Coach with Slovenian team 1983-2000 

‣ Brevet International Judge since 1989 

‣ President of the MTC of Slovenian 

Gymnastics Federation, 1993 – 2000 

‣ Television reporter for Slovenian RTV since 

1988 

‣ Author of Gymnastics Data Base software 

used by more than 2000 judges in 60 

countries in Men and Women Artistic 

Gymnastics and Sports Acrobatics. 

‣ Member of the FIG President appointed FIG 

Code of Points working group, 1996-2000. 

‣ Author of several gymnastics books, videos 

and numerous scientific publications.

Josée CYR 



2004 Egypt L1 

2005 Egypt L2 

2006 Qatar L1 






2012 Barbados L1 



‣ Currently is Technical Director of Gymnix 

Club in Montreal which is one of Canada‘s 

―Clubs of Excellence‖. 

‣ Coached all levels of girls up to National 

team since 1972. 

‣ Served as team coach to the Pan-American 

Games and personal coach to the Olympic 

Games in 1992. 

‣ Contributed to the development of five 

Olympians. 

‣ Bachelor of Physical Education 

‣ Served on many Provincial and National 

Technical committees.

Elena DAVYDOVA – Ph.D. 



2008 Slovakia L2 


‣ 1980 Olympic all-around champion and 1981 

World Champion. 

‣ First gymnast to perform a backward giant and 

Tkatchev on UB; round-off ½ turn forward salto 

and side salto on BB. 

‣ Attended Leningrad University of Physical 

Education and received Doctorate of Pedagogical 

Science form the P.F. Lesgaft Institute of Athletic 

Education. 

‣ After graduation served as coach of Soviet 

National Team at the St. Petersburg Olympic 

Reserve School 

‣ Emigrated to Canada in 1991 to coach at Gemini 

Gymnastics – Head coach since 1999 

‣ FIG International Judges‘ Brevet 

‣ FIG International Coaches‘ Brevet 

‣ Gymnastics Canada coach of the Year 1997, 2005, 

2007 

‣ Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of 

Fame 2007

Isabelle DE COSSIO – Ph. D. 






2012 Chile L1 

‣ Currently responsible for the logistics of 

the French Rhythmic Gymnastics Team 

‣ Rhythmic Gymnastics Coaching Diploma 

form University of Madrid in1985 

‣ RG coach in Madrid 1982-1984 

‣ RG coach in Paris 1984-1992 

‣ Professor at University of Orsay in 

D‘Evry 1994-1999. Since 1992 also RG 

coach in Evry and the Techncial Director 

of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Evry. 

‣ Judging Brevet in Rhythmic Gymnastics 

since 1989 and member of FIG Judging 

pool 

‣ Author of numerous technical articles 

about Rhythmic Gymnastics.



2008 Italy L1 


2011 Italy L3 

Daniela DELLE CHIAIE 

‣ Degree in physical education from Istituto Superiore 

di Educazione Fisica of Rome 

‣ Gymnast of Italian National Team Gymnastics, at RG 

World Championships, Rotterdam 1973 

‣ Federal coach for National Team Junior and Senior 

gymnasts from 1974 to 1977 

‣ Head of training for Senior National Team of Italian 

Gymnastics Federation from 1977 to 1982 

‣ National technical Director of RG Section of Italian 

Gymnastic Federation from 1982 to 1997 

‣ International Judge since 1974 

‣ Member of FIG ― Score System Revision of RG‖ 

Commission in 2004 

‣ Member of ―Olympic Preparation ‖ Federal 

Committee 

‣ Member of FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy 

Working Group 

‣ Member, FIG RG-Technical Committee 

‣ Lecturer at training courses for national coaches of 

Italian Gymnastics Federation and for international 

RG courses 

‣ Lecturer at the UEG coaches courses 

‣ Author of technical publications and articles for RG

Christophe DEVILLAINE 





2012 Congo L1 

‣ Currently: France National Coach – Ministry of 

sport since October 2011 

‣ Director of the Aerobic National Centre AIX-LES- 

BAINS 

‣ Responsible for the organization of the World Cup 

―Aquae World Cup‖ 

‣ Previously: Coach for the French National Team 

Aerobic Gymnastics for World Championships 

2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and World Games 2005, 

2009 

‣ Several world medals since 2005 including 2 Gold 

‣ FIG International Brevet Coaches in 2010 

‣ Board member of the French Gymnastics 

Federation (Men Artistic) 1996-2004. 

‣ International Judge in Artistic Gymnastics 1996- 

2004 

‣ Creator of the National centre in 2005 

‣ Club Coach involved in aerobic gymnastics and 

artistic gymnastics since 30 years.

Helena DIAS 





‣ Rhythmic Gymnastics Master Degree 

Diploma from University of Kiev in 1993 and 

University of Oporto (1997). 

‣ RG coach FIG Brevet 2012 

‣ Coach of National team (individual and 

groups) with the best ever Portugal results 

with junior group 2003 EC, and best ever 

results with individual junior and senior in EC 

and WC - 2003/2009. 

‣ Author of the Manual for development of RG 

in Portugal (2003/2012) in Portuguese 

Gymnastic Federation. 

‣ Technical Director of Rhythmic Gymnastics in 

Portugal from 2006/2009. 

‣ Judging Brevet in Rhythmic Gymnastics since 

2000. 

‣ Author of 3 Manuals for Portuguese Institute 

of Sports for the Portuguese Coach Academy 

of Rhythmic Gymnastics (2012).

Ferenc DONATH 




‣ National team member for Hungary 1972-1984, 

Olympics Bronze Medalist 1980. 

‣ Assistant Professor in the gymnastics department of 

the Hungarian University for Physical Education 1985- 

1998. 

‣ Hungarian Gymnastics registered International 

Performance Coach. 

‣ National Men‘s Coach for Hungary from 1989 -1992. 

‣ Coach to Szilveszter Csollàny: World Silver Medalist 

Rings 1990, European Bronze Medalist Rings 1991, 

‣ SUI Coach at Seoul Olympics 1988, HUN Coach at 

Barcelona Olympics 1992. 

‣ FIG Level 3 Brevet Coach since 2005. 

‣ National Women‘s Coach for Switzerland from 1999- 

2002. 

‣ Chip for formation Women for all levels of Artistic 

Gymnastics at Swiss Gymnastics Federation since 

1999. 

‣ Taught Olympic Solidarity Course in Senegal in 2006, 

in Nepal in 2007 and Sri Lanka in 2008.

Chris EVANS 



2004 Egypt L1 

2005 Egypt L2 


2007 Qatar L2 








2012 Egypt L1 

2012 Sri Lanka L1 



2010 Egypt L1 


‣ Profession of Osteopath. 

‣ Women‘s coach for Great Britain to 

European Championships, Maccabiah 

Games and World Student Games as well 

as many other international competitions. 

‣ GBR Medical Team staff for many 

competitions. 

‣ Owner of multidisciplinary medical clinic in 

London. 

‣ Coaching educator for over 20 years. 

‣ FIG Expert for Level 1 and 2 FIG Academies

Damian FARROW - Ph.D. 




‣ PhD: Acquiring Sports Expertise (The 

University of Queensland, Aust). 

‣ Inaugural Skill Acquisition Specialist 

appointed at the AIS (2002) and current Head 

of Psychology & Skill Acquisition (Sports 

Science & Sports Medicine, AIS) 

‣ Responsible for shaping the direction and 

provision of evidence-based psychological 

and skill learning support to Australian 

coaches and athletes. 

‣ A former tennis coach and PE teacher 

‣ Co-author of three general interest sports 

science books ―Run Like You Stole 

Something‖, ―Why Dick Fosbury Flopped‖ and 

―It‘s True: Sport Stinks‖.

Keren FAULKNER 




‣ APA Sports Physiotherapist 

‣ Masters of Physiotherapy (Sports 

Physiotherapy) 

‣ Gymnastics Australia SSSM Committee 

Member (2007 to 2009) 

‣ GA WAG National team Physiotherapist 

(2003 to 2009) 

‣ GA Physiotherapy Consultant (2007 to 

2009)

Claude FERRAND - Ph.D. 



2008 Italy L1 



‣Ph.D. in psychology and sport sciences, and 

senior lecturer at the University Claude 

Bernard Lyon 1, France 

‣Key note speaker at 2006 FIG Symposium, 

Geneva 

‣In charge of Master 2 physical-mental 

training and reathletisation for French 

coaches, University Claude Bernard, Lyon 1 

‣Member of the Executive Committee of the 

French Gymnastics Federation 

‣Member of FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics 

Academy Working Group 

‣International brevet of Rhythmic 

Gymnastics until 2004. 

‣Author of numerous scientific articles on 

self-handicapping and eating disorders.

Ronaldo (Rhony) FERREIRA 







2012 Chile L2 

‣ Licenciado en Educación Física, Universidad 

Federal del Paraná- Brasil1990 

‣ Especialista en Gimnasia Artística 

‣ Entrenador de la Selección Brasileña Femenina 

en los Juegos Olímpicos de Sydney 2000- 

Austrália 

‣ Coreógrafo de la Selección Brasileña de 

Gimnasia Artística desde 1990 

‣ Coreógrafo de la gimnasta Daiane dos Santos - 

campeona mundial (2003) y también 4 veces 

campeona de la Copa del Mundo en el piso 

(2003-2004) 

‣ Entrenador Campeon del Campeonato 

Panamericano de Gimnasia Artística Femenina 

en Medellin - Colombia 1997 

‣ Solista del Ballet Folclórico Ucraniano 

“Barvínok”(1988-1996) ,con tourné en Canada y 

Estados Unidos (1989),

Jörg FETZER - Ph.D. 




‣Doctor of Sport Science and researcher at 

the Institute for Applied Sport Science 

‣FIG Judge – Category 1 since 1996. 

‣Author of the German Age Group 

Development System for men. 

‣Numerous publications and presentations on 

the analysis of the contemporary world status 

of men‘s gymnastics following World 

Championships and Olympic Games. 

‣Co-author of the 2006 Men‘s Code of Points 

‣Consultant to the German men‘s junior and 

senior national teams

Jorge FILLON 






‣ Teacher of Physical Education, 1989. 

‣ Brevet Coaching FIG in Aerobic Gymnastics, 2007. 

‣ Member of Technical Commission of AG of the PAGU 2007. 

‣ Technical National Secretary of the Confederation Argentina of 

Gymnastics 2006-7. 

‣ International Judge of Aerobic Gymnastics from 2006. 

‣ Teacher in the courses of National coach of Argentina from 

2000. 

‣ Director of Aerobics Gymnastics school of the Municipality of 

3th of February, Bs. As. Argentina. 

‣ Director and Coach of the School of Aerobic Gymnastics: 

"Sports Aerobics", Bs. As. ARG. 

‣ Coach of the National Selection Argentina FIG. 

‣ World ranking 8 º and 9 º place 2006-7, Mixed Pair & Trio. 

‣ 9 th GR and TEAM, World Championship Nanjing, China 2006. 

‣ " Gymnast of World Class FIG " in 1999. 

‣ World Championships finalist FIG, 1999 MP, 2000 TR. 

‣ Gold, Silver and Bronze in Pan-American 2001, 2005 and 2006. 

‣ Medal Silver MP and Bronze TR, World Series Mexico 2005. 

‣ Participation as gymnast in the World Championship FIG: 1998, 

1999, 2000, 2002, 2006. 

‣ World Champion ANAC 2003 TR, 2004 MP. 

‣ Coach of gymnasts of Artistic from the year 1991 

‣ Coach of gymnasts of Aerobics from the year 2000.

Hardy FINK 







2004 Ukraine L3* 




2005 Egypt L2 




2006 Qatar L1 



2006 USA L3 (WAG) 



2007 Qatar L2 



2007 USA L3 (MAG) 






2009 Qatar L3 

2009 Cuba L1 






2011 Japan L3 






2006 Korea L1 


2007 Korea L2 

2008 Korea L3 

2010 China L3 







2008 Italy L1 



2010 Switzerland (TC Seminar) L3 

2011 Italy L3 

2011 Japan L3 




2007 Namibia 

2008 Sweden 

2008 Denmark 


2007 Qatar L1 








2010 Canada L1 

2011 Canada (TC Seminar) L3 


2012 Ukraine L3 

‣ Director of FIG Education & Academy Programs. 

‣ 1976-1983 Private Gymnastics club owner & head 

coach; placed both men and women on Canada‘s 

National Team. Personal coach to Philippe 

Delesalle 1978-1980. 

‣ 1983-1988 Lecturer in Sport and Coaching 

Science at University of British Columbia and 

head coach of men‘s and women‘s teams. 

‣ 1988-1998 Men‘s National Coach and High 

Performance Director for Canada; Men‘s Program 

Director 1998-2000. 

‣ 1988-2004 Member of FIG Men‘s Technical 

Committee (President 1996-2000) 

‣ 1984-1996 Men‘s Technical Coordinator of Pacific 

Alliance and 1990-2006 Men‘s Technical 

Coordinator of Commonwealth Games. 

‣ Judged at 35 Major FIG Competitions (Olympic 

Games, World Championships, World Cup Finals) 

‣ Course conductor for all levels of Canada‘s 

Coaching Certification Program. 

‣ Member of FIG Academy Working Groups since 

the beginning in 1996. 

‣ Published over 200 gymnastics technical articles, 

papers, and books and 40 FIG Technical Manuals

Louis FOURIE 











‣ Head of all Education and Training South 

Africa Gymnastics Federation 2010 - 2012 

‣ South Africa National Team Coaching Staff 

2003-2012 

‣ Lecturer in Human Movement Science and 

Sport Science at University of Pretoria 1992 

- 2012 

‣ Head of Gymnastics Department at the 

University of Pretoria 1990 - 2012 

‣ Head of Gymnastics Program at 

highperformance® centre in Pretoria. 

‣ Multi Discipline Gymnastics Club owner 

1990 - 2012 



Bruno FRANCESCHETTI 



2003 Great Britain L3 





‣ Gymnastics teaching specialist 1972 from 

C.O.N.I school (Italian national Olympic 

Committee) 

‣ Italian junior and senior national team member 

and champion during the period 1959-1968 

‣ Member of Italian 1964 &1968 Olympic Teams 

‣ Responsible for Italian Men‘s Team 2001-2004; 

and national team coach in 4 Olympic Games 

(1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) 

‣ Personal coach of Yuri Chechi 

‣ FIG Judging brevet since 1976 

‣ Olympic judge 2004 


Lourenço FRANÇA 




2013 Panama L1 


‣ Currently: Portugal National Coach 

‣ Portugal National Coach for 1999, 2001, 2005, 

2007, 2009 and 2011 European 

Championships 

‣ Portugal National Coach for 2000, 2002, 2004, 

2006, 2008 and 2010 World Championships 

‣ Portugal National Coach for 2001 and 2009 

World Games 

‣ Coach of World Cup, World Group Games and 

European Championships Medal winners 

‣ Member of the Educational Board of the 

Portuguese Gymnastics Federation 

(Acrobatics Gymnastics board of experts). 

‣ National Judge in Acrobatics Gymnastics 

since 1995 

‣ Head Coach of Acro Clube da Maia 

‣ Physical Education teacher (Master in 

Biomechanics in Gymnastics) 

‣ PhD student at Oporto University

Maria FUMEA 





2006 Korea L1 


‣ Member of Romanian senior Rhythmic 

Gymnastics Team 

‣ 1983-94 Choreographer for Romanian Junior 

and Senior Artistic Gymnastics Teams 

‣ Served as Choreographer for Turkish Team in 

1990-91 and British Team, 1992 

‣ Head coach of Romanian Aerobic Gymnastics 

Team since 1994 

‣ Her gymnasts won 52 medals (19g,19s,14b) at 

World and European Championships (until 2005) 


‣ Member of UEG Aerobics Technical Committee 

1998-2000. 

‣ Member of FIG Aerobics Technical Committee 

since 2000. 


Group since 2001. 

‣ Served as Expert at 3 international Aerobics 

courses

Sergio GALVEZ 




‣ USA Junior/Senior National Team Coach Since 

2005 

‣ USA Head Coach of the 2009 World Silver Medal 

Team. St. Petersburg, Russia 

‣ USA Head Coach of the 2008 World Gold Medal 

Team. Quebec, Canada 

‣ Coached Yanina Silva, (Argentina) to World 

Championship individual finals in 2003 

‣ Has Placed over 10 Athletes on the National teams 

in the past 4 years 

‣ Elite Tumbling Coach of the Year 2009, 2008, 2007 

‣ Co-Owner/Manager Of Capital Gymnastics National 

Training Center. Capital has produced Athletes 

such as: Olympian Justin Spring, World Champion, 

Ashley Postell (Beam) World champion, Katie 

Hennan, (Bars) World Team Champions, Kaitlin 

Tortorich and Susannah Johnson (Tumbling) 

‣ Team Coach of 2 World Age group game 

competitions in Tumbling and has become the team 

leader of the past two.

Sergio GARCÍA ALCÁZAR 








‣ Technical Director of the Aerobic Gymnastics 

discipline in Spain. National Coach 

‣ Member of the FIG Aerobic Gymnastics TC since 

2005 

‣ Course Conductor, Spanish National Coaching 


‣ Course organizer and lecturer for the FIG Aerobic 

Gymnastics Intercontinental Coaching Courses, 

Barcelona 2001 

‣ Local Technical Director of the European 

Championship Aerobic Sport, Zaragoza 2001 and the 

FIG World Series Competition, Zaragoza 2007 


‣ International Brevet Acrobatics Judge since 2007 


manuals for Aerobic Gymnastics in Spain 

‣ FIG coaching Brevet in Aerobic Gymnastics since 

2007 

‣ Law degree, University of Zaragoza, Master in Sport 

Law

Carmen GÓMEZ ALCALÁ 


(Foundations of 

Gymnastics) 

2010 Guatemala 

2011 Colombia 

2012 Mexico 

‣ Currently: President of the PAGU ―Gymnastics for 

All‖ Committee 

‣ Head of the Mexican ―Gymnastics for All‖ delegation 

for World Gymnaestrada 2003, 2007 and for the one 

in 2011 

‣ CEO and cofounder of ―C+ club‖, a new concept in 

Fitness and Sports for All Club, in México City. 

‣ Previously: Board member of the Mexican 

Gymnastics Federation 2002-2010. 

‣ National Coordinator for Group Gymnastics in 

Mexico 2002-2010 

‣ International Judge in Artistic Gymnastics 2000-2004 

‣ Responsible of the subject ―Sports Management‖ in 

several courses organized by Olympic Solidarity and 

the Mexican Olympic Committee (2001-2009) 

‣ Sports marketing teacher in post graduate courses at 

ITESM University in Mexico City. 

‣ Masters in Business Administration. (Universidad 

Iberoamericana Mexico City) 

‣ Club Coach involved in gymnastics for all and artistic 

gymnastics program for nearly 30 years.

Natalia GORBULINA 



2008 Italy L1 








2010 Egypt L1 

2011 Italy L3 

2011 Japan L3 


‣ Coach of the Russia national Team 

(2001-2009) 

‣ Coach of Irina Zilber who won the gold 

medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in 

group. 

‣ Coach of Vera Sessina who won the 

gold medal at the 2006 European 

Championship, silver medal at 2007 

World Championship. 

‣ FIG Brevet judge for Rhythmic 

Gymnastics 

‣ Member of the FIG Academy Working 

Group for Rhythmic Gymnastics

Ignacio GRANDE - Ph.D. 




2009 Qatar L3 









‣ Doctor of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences 

(Leon University, Spain). 

‣ Professor at the Faculty of Physical Activity 

and Sport Sciences (INEF Madrid; Politecnica 

University): Women‘s and Men‘s Artistic 

Gymnastics. 

‣ Biomechanics scientific collaborator of 

Spanish Gymnastics Federation: Artistic and 

Rhythmic Gymnastics (2005-2008). 

‣ Women‘s and Men‘s Artistic Gymnastics 

Coach in Spain from 1996 – 2008 (León, 

Burgos and Madrid). 

‣ National judge of MAG.

Valérie GRANDJEAN 





2006 Korea L1 


2006 Korea L2 


2008 Korea L3 








‣ Professor of the French Ministry of Sport since 

1987 

‣ National Coach of French Aerobic Gymnastics 

Team since 1996; High Performance Director 

since 2010 

‣ Choreographer in National Centre of Artisitc 

Gymnastics 1984-1996 

‣ Regional Advisor (Normandy and Paris) in 

Artistic Gymnastics 1984-1996 

‣ Member of French National Artistic Gymnastics 

Team 1979-1981 – competed at 1979 World 

Championships 

‣ Classical ballet dancer for 15 years and 

professional dancer in various Jazz companies 

‣ FIG presenter in many countries and at two 

Aerobic Intercontinental Coaching Courses 


Group

Marcos (Kiko) GUARABYRA 



2011 Chile L1 


‣Choreographer, ballet dancer and Maître de Ballet 

with professional specialization in classical, 

modern jazz and contemporary 

‣Soloist of the Ballet Company Shirley Kirkes Mar - 

Los Angeles Academy West- USA 

‣Dancer aproved to join the principal cast of 

Broadway Musical ―Cat's‖- Los Ángeles - USA 

‣Dancer of Ballet Company Shirley Kirks for 2 

years, in the muscial FAME " - Los Angeles 

‣Choreographer of many gymnasts of Fluminense 

and Flamengo Club that represented Brazil 

‣Choreographer of the gymnast Tatiana Figueiredo 

thar represented Brazil in Olympic Games – Los 

Angeles. 

‣Choreographer of Soraya Carvalho´r floor 

exercise, that represented Brazil in Atlanta 

Olympic Games. 

‣Choreographer of many ballet companies, TV, 

theater, musical, artists, singers, actors & shows.

Fernando Véliz GUERRA 



2009 Cuba L1 

‣ 96-97: Junior Coach at the National Gymnastics 

School. 

‣ 97- 03: National Pre-selection Coach 

‣ 03-09: National Pre-selection Head of Coaches 

‣ Instructor Professor at the International Physical 

Education and Sports School. 

‣ Student of a Master's Degree in Sports Training for 

Advanced Performance. 

‣ Several participations as professor in Olympic 

Solidarity courses in Cuba. 

‣ 2 Central American and Caribbean Games: 2 silver 

and 3 bronze medals. 

‣ 3 Pan American Games: 1 gold medal and several 

finalists in different apparatus and All-around. 

‣ 1 World University Games. 

‣ 2 World Championships: finalist on Vault and Allaround 

‣ 1 World Cup: 2 bronze medals 

‣ 1 Olympic Games

Paul HALL 



2005 Egypt L2 




‣ British Gymnastics registered International 

Performance Coach. 

‣ FIG Level 3 Brevet Coach. 

‣ FIG 10 th Cycle International Judges‘ brevet. 

‣ 2001-2004 Junior National coach for Great 

Britain 

‣ Coach to Louis Smith: Junior European 

Champion, Pommel Horse 2004 &2006, 

World Bronze Medalist 2007, Olympic 

Bronze Medalist 2008 

‣ Coach to Daniel Keatings, Junior European 

all around Champion 2008 

‣ GBR Coach at Beijing Olympics 2008

Madeleine HALLÉ – Ph.D. 



2011 Italy L3 


2011 Portugal 3 

‣ Performance psychologist at Cirque du Soleil 

‣ Lecturer, Sport Psychology, Université du 

Québec à Montréal 

‣ Member of the Canadian Sport Psychology 

Association 

‣ Member of the Ordre des Psychologues du 

Québec 

‣ Course conductor, Institut National de 

Formation des Entraîneurs, Montreal, Level 4, 

Sport Psychology for coaches, Sport 

Psychology for athletes 

‣ Course conductor for Ecole Nationale de Cirque, 

Montreal 

‣ Performance Psychologist for the Canadian 

Dance Transition Ressource Center 

‣ Performance psychologist for Centre National 

Multisport de Montréal,

Claus HALLER 



2004 Egypt L1 

‣ Former Gymnast Swiss national Team Juniors 

‣ Former Gymnast Swiss national Team Seniors 

‣ Studies Physical Education 

‣ Swiss Olympic Coaches courses I. and II. 

‣ Coach Junior national Team 

‣ Coach Swiss national Team 

‣ International Brevet Judge since 1984 

‣ Instructor for Physical educators in Gymnastics 

‣ Program director of Swiss gymnastics 

federation 

‣ Member of UEG-MTC since 2000 

‣ Organization of UEG Training camps since 

1994 

† 03.05.2009

Nariyuki HYASHI – M.D., Ph.D. 



2011 Japan L3 


2011 Japan L3 

‣ Professor and neurosurgeon, Department of 

Emergency and Clinical Care Medicine, Nihon 

University 

‣ Clinical Professor, Department of 

Neurosurgery, University of Miami 

‣ Professor at the Advanced Research Institute 

for the Sciences and Humanities, Nihon 

Univeristy 

‣ Specialty in brain injury, ICU management, 

brain hypothermia, stroke 

‣ Lectures on bioethics toward a global society 

and integrated intelligence life sciences. 

‣ Multiple publications related to neuroscience 

and brain hypothermia 

‣ Frequent invited corporate and sport speaker 

on ―Brain for Victory‖ integrating knowledge of 

brain mechanisms for goal achievement and 

success

Thomas HEINEN - Ph.D. 




2009 Qatar L3 





‣Research Associate at the Institute of 

Psychology of the German Sport University, 

Cologne 

‣Registered Sport Psychologist and Sport 

Physiotherapist 

‣Sport psychology consultant for participants from 

junior to elite level in different sports (e.g. 

gymnastics, volleyball, trampolining) 

‣Former national league gymnast 

‣Scientific leader of the national coaching 

academies in Germany

Dieter HOFMANN 




‣ 1962-1966 Teacher at the German University for 


‣ 1974-1976 Earned a Mater‘s Degree in Sports Science. 

‣ 1962-1972 Head men‘s coach at the SC Halle which 

won 187 junior and senior medals at National 

Championships. 

‣ 1973-1982 Head women‘s coach at SC Halle which 

won 132 National medals and 8 European-World- 

Olympic medals. 

‣ 1982-1990 Head men‘s coach of the German 

Democratic Republic with 52 European-World-Olympic 

medals of which 9 were gold. The men‘s team placed 

2 nd in 1988. 

‣ Since 1991, head coach in Liestal SUI which has now 

won 104 national junior and elite medals. 

‣ Since 1978 he has been a world wide lecturer, guest 

coach and consultant a total of 385 times in 43 

countries as well as for the FIG and the UEG. 

‣ Since 1994 – adviser with Janssen-Fritsen for the 

development of methodological and competition 

apparatus.

Petrina HUTCHINSON 



2010 South Africa 

‣ Bachelor of Education in Physical Education 

and Dance 

‣ Technical Director of Gymnastics for All, 

Victoria 1992 - 2003 

‣ National Gymnastics for All Program 

Manager, Gymnastics Australia 2005 + 

‣ National Course Presenter 2003 + 

‣ FIG Academy – Foundations of Gymnastics 

‣ World Gymnaestrada: participant 2003, 

Australian Team Manager 2007 

‣ Co-Author of Gymnastics for All resources 

‣ Director and producer of gymnastic galas 

‣ Event director - 1 st Australian Gym for Life 

Challenge 2010

Edouard IAROV 







2006 Switzerland L1/camp 




2007 USA L3 (MAG) 





2011 Japan L3 


‣ Former Men’s National Coach and High 

Performance Director for Canada from 2000-2010. 

‣ Studied at Soviet Institute for Sport (1969-1973). 

‣ Kazakhstan Junior National Coach 1973-1978; 

then Junior coach for Dynamo Club in Moscow. 

‣ Was named Master Coach of the Soviet Union in 

1985. 

‣ Personal coach of the innovative USSR gymnast 

Valerie Lijukin (5 Olympic medals - 2 gold, 3 silver 

in 1988) who also performed the first triple salto on 

floor exercise and a Tkatchev with 360° turn on 

horizontal bar. 

‣ Coach in France from 1990 – 2000 

‣ Holder of both the FIG judging and coaching 

brevet. 

‣ FIG Expert at almost all previous Level 3 

Academies. 

‣ Elected to FIG Men’s Technical Committee in 

2008

Andrea JOÃO 




2006 Qatar L1 



2007 Qatar L2 

2007 Peru L2 


2009 Cuba L1 

2010 Peru L2 

2011 Chile L1 


2012 Chile L2 





2012 Chile L1 







‣ Maestría en Ciencia de la Motricidad Humana; 

‣ Alumna de Doctorado en Ciencia del Deporte – 

UTAD – Portugal; 

‣ Presidente de la Federación de Gimnasia del 

Estado de Rio de Janeiro de 1999 hasta la 

presente fecha; 

‣ Entrenadora de la Seleción Brasileña de Gimnasia 

en 1988 y 1994; 

‣ Coordenadora de Gimnasia Artística del Club de 

Regatas do Flamengo en 1994; 

‣ Breve de Juez de la FIG desde 1985 hasta la 

presente fecha; 

‣ Proprietaria de la Escuela de Gimnasia “Andrea 

João” de 1992 hasta la presente fecha. 

‣ Comentarista de eventos de gymnasia para TV 

desde 1992; 

‣ Profesora de Gimnasia Artística de la Universidad 

Federal de Rio de Janeiro.

Tamaryn JOHNSON 



2007 Korea L2 

2008 Korea L3 


2010 China L3 


2012 Congo L1 


‣ Member of SA National Artistic Gymnastics Team for 5 

years 

‣ 12 times SA National Aerobic Gymnastics Champion 

‣ Member of SA National Aerobic Gymnastics Team for 

7 Years 

‣ Professional dancer for 3 years in various companies 

‣ Awarded FIG “World Class Gymnast” pin 

‣ National coach of SA Aerobic Gymnastics Team 

‣ Coach of various Artistic National champions 

‣ Choreographer for National Artistic and Aerobic 

Gymnasts 

‣ International Brevet Aerobic Gymnastics Coach 

‣ International Brevet Aerobic Gymnastics Judge since 

2003 

‣ Coaching Facilitator for South Africa 

‣ Former Technical Committee Member of SA Aerobic 

Gymnastics Technical Committee,& High Performance 

Committee 

‣ Qualified in Sports Massage Therapy, Reflexology & 

Emergency Medical Training

Tian JU PING 




‣ 2004 Current Junior National Development 

coach 

‣ 1985- 2004 AIS Head Coach Women‘s 

Gymnastics 

‣ 1985-1996 National Coach () 

‣ 1965-1983 Chinese National team. ( 

women) 

‣ Bachelor of Physical Education 

‣ Head Coach for at Olympic Games (1988, 

1992, 1996) and World Championships 

(1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995) 

‣ 1959 Received Prestigious, People‘s 

Republic of China ―Award of Master 

Sportsman‖; 1979 Awarded Master 

National Coach, China. 

‣ Six times Australian Gymnastics Coach of 

the Year and 1991 Sport Council as well as 

Sport Australia Coach of the Year; many 

other awards

Zsuzsanna KALMÁR – Ph.D. 






‣ Associate Professor in the gymnastics 

department of the Hungarian University for 

Physical Education since 2001. 

‣ National team member for Hungary – 

placed 10 th all around at the 1978 World 

Championships and 3 rd on uneven bars at 

the 1979 World Cup Final. 

‣ Studied and taught Modern Dance 1989- 

1991. 

‣ Professional coach from 1987-1996. 

‣ National Women‘s Coach for Hungary from 

1997 -2000. 

‣ Currently coaches at the Hungarian 

University of Physical Education. 

‣ Invited lecturer for the UEG training camps 

since 1998.

Mall KALVE 


(Foundations of 

Gymnastics) 


‣ Currently: Vice president and member of the 

Board of the International Federation of Aesthetic 

Group Gymnastics since 2003. 

‣ Member of the Board of Estonian Gymnastics 

Federation since 1995 and head of GfA TC 

‣ International Judge and instructor in AGG and 

teacher of coaches courses for GfA 

‣ Founder and head coach of GC Piruett since 

1990 

‣ Choreographer and coach of internationally 

known Elite group of GC Piruett 

‣ Participant in FIG World Gymnaestrada 2011 

gala 

‣ Winner of the first FIG Gym for Life contest in 

Dornbirn, Austria 2009 

‣ Producer-director of many gymnastics events, 

choreographer and director of large groups indoor 

and outdoor performances in Estonia 

‣ Previously: Head coach of Estonian National 

team in Rhythmic Gymnastics 1985 - 1995 

.

Minoru KANO 




‣ Professor at Juntendo University, Chiba. 

‣ Head coach of the Olympic Gold medal Japanese 

team at the 2004 Olympic Games; also at the 2003 

World Championships. 

‣ Coach with Japanese team at the 1996 and 1997 

World Championships and 2002 Asian Games. 

‣ Became National Head Coach for the Japan Men‘s 

Program in 2003. 

‣ Coach at Juntendo University since 1977; head 

coach 1985-2003. 

‣ National and International level competitor in 1975- 

1977. 

‣ Iran head coach for 7 th Asian Games, 1973-1974 

‣ Vice-president of the men‘s reinforcement 

committee in preparation for the 2008 Olympic 

Games

István KARÁCSONY – Ph.D. 




‣ Associate professor of Hungarian University of 


‣ Member of the FIG Men‘s Technical Committee 

since 1996; presently 1 st vice-President of MTC. 

‣ Gymnastics Chairman for FISU since 1995. 

‣ 1966 – 1973 member of Hungarian National Team 

‣ Coach since 1972; 1979–1982 Head Coach of 

Hungarian Junior National Team. National Coach of 

the Hungarian Senior Team, 1983-1988 

‣ Honorary Judge of the FIG – judged at 24 major FIG 

competitions – Olympic Games, World 

Championships and World Cup Finals. 

‣ Member, Hungarian Olympic Committee 1996-2000. 

‣ Vice-president of the Hungarian Gymnastics Fed. 

‣ Author of several gymnastics books, videos and 

numerous technical gymnastics publications – many 

of them dealing with pommel horse. 

‣ World wide invited guest lecturer at gymnastics 

courses and conferences.

Alexey KARULINE 





‣ Former athlete in Acrobatic Gymnastics 

‣ Medalist of the Russian Championship in mixedpairs 

‣ Coaching since 1971 

‣ Trained many World Champions, European 

Champions and Champions of the USSR and 

Russia 

‣ Worked with the National Team from 1978 to 

1989 

‣ Also worked as a journalist, in politics and also 

directed big sport events 

‣ Directed city sport schools from 1993 to 2002 

‣ Has written about the problems related to sports 

and the history of sports 

‣ Works in Cirque du Soleil as an acrobatic coach 

since 2003 

‣ Participated in the creation of many Cirque du 

Soleil shows

Vicki KIRKHAM 



‣ British Gymnastics Master Gymnast and 

International Performer 

‣ Primary school teacher and specialist in 

educational gymnastics 

‣ High Performance Coach in Acrobatic 

Gymnastics 

‣ Diploma in Sports Psychology 

‣ UKCC Tutor Acrobatic Gymnastics 

‣ Acrobatic Gymnastics National Judge 

2010 Canada L1

Katja KLEINVELDT – Ph. D. 





2012 Egypt L2 


‣ Degree as Medical Doctor from Berlin and 

has done sports-medical research since 

1989 

‣ FIG Judging Brevet in Rhythmic Gymnastics 

since 1997 

‣ Rhythmic Gymnastics since 1983 

‣ Has coached club teams for national and 

international level in Germany (until 1995 and 

since 2009), Japan (1991-1993), Malaysia 

(2005-2008); and National Teams in South 

Africa (1996-2002), Taipei (2003-2005) 

‣ Author of multiple development programs 

and technical articles about Rhythmic 

Gymnastics. 

‣ Visiting expert on four continents

Panagiota (Nota) KLENTROU - Ph.D. 



2008 Italy L1 




2010 Egypt L1 

2011 Italy L3 

2011 Japan L3 




‣ Professor of Kinesiology and Associate Dean of 

Research & Graduate Studies, Faculty of Applied 

Health Sciences, Brock University, Ontario, Canada 

‣ Exercise Physiologist with expertise in pediatric 

physiology, bone development, and healthy youth 

sports 

‣ Results Supervisor for Gymnastics, Athens 2004 

Olympic Games 

‣ Member of the Working Group of the Rhythmic 

Gymnastics Academy 

‣ Scientific Advisor, Osteoporosis Canada 

‣ Treasurer, Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology 

‣ Recipient of numerous research awards with over one 

million Canadian dollars in funding to study the effects 

of exercise training on health and performance in 

children 

‣ Over 200 Journal articles, book chapters 

and papers presented in International conferences

Mikhail KLIMENKO 






† 15.11.2007 

- Soviet national men‘s coach from 1969 to 1976 

- Soviet national women‘s coach from 1976 to 

1989 

- Italian national woman‘s coach from 1989 to2001 

- Famous gymnasts of Mikhail Klimenko won 6 

gold medals in Olympic Games, 5 gold medals in 

the World championships and 20 gold medals in 

European championships. 

- Many elements fulfilled for the first time in the 

world: 

floor exercise: 

double back with fulltwisting-Moukhina 1977 Praga,1978 Strasbourg; 

double back-double fulltwisting-Priakhina 1986 junior european championship 

Karlsrhue. 

Uneven bar: 

from standing on high bar flick-flack with fulltwisting with grip on high bar 

again.Moukhina world championship 1978 Strasbourg; 

rondat flick-flack with fulltwisting above low bar-Priakhina junior european 

championship 1986 Karlsrhue. 

Vault: 

rondat flick-flack with fulltwisting in the first part-salto back with fulltwisting in 

the second part Priakhina european championship 1987 Moscow. 

Balance beam: 

rondat flick-flack with fulltwisting and turn around beam –Priakhina european 

championship 1987 Moscow.

Takashi KOBAYASHI 








2013 Philippines L1 

‣ Coaching Director of the Japanese Olympic 

Committee National Training Center 

‣ Japanese National Team Coaching Staff 

2003-2009 

‣ Coach of Naoya Tsukahara 2003-2007, 

Athens Olympics Team Gold Medalist 2004 

‣ Coach of Kohei Uchimura 2004-2007, 

Beijing Olympics AA Silver Medalist 2008 

‣ Canadian National Team Coaching Staff 

2001-2002 

‣ Coach in Canada 1992 -1995 and 2000- 

2003 

‣ Coach in USA 1995-2000

Andriy KOLOSOV – Ph.D. 




‣ Former athlete in Acrobatic Gymnastics 

‣ Medalist of the Ukrainian Youth Championship in 

Tumbling 

‣ Sport psychology researcher since 2000, Senior 

researcher since 2010 

‣ Working with the National Teams (Sport 

Gymnastics, Acrobatic Gymnastics, Track and 

Field, Fencing, Boxing) as sport psychologist 

since 2003 

‣ Did PhD work about cognitive resource of 

personal stress-resistance (with Acrobatic 

Gymnastic athletes) (2008) 

‣ Head of Laboratory of current and operative 

control of National teams' performance State 

Scientific Research Sport Institute since 2009 

‣ Author and coauthor more than 60 papers about 

different aspects of sport psychology 

‣ Individual FEPSAC member since 2008

Michael KUHN 



2007 Qatar L1 




2012 Egypt L2 

‣Former world class athlete (vice world 

champion in individual 1986 and 1992 

‣National head coach trampoline since 

1998 (olympic gold and bronze medal 

2004; World champion in trampoline 

individual and team 2003 

‣Assistant for sports education in south 

Germany from 1992 to 2000 

‣Regional coach trampoline in south 

germany from 1992 to 1998 

‣Instructor at national and regional 

coaching courses 

‣Expert coach at international trampoline 

training clinics in USA (1997), Canada 

(2006), China (2006) 

‣Member of FIG Academy Working Group 

for Trampoline Gymnastics

Olga KYSELOVIČOVÁ – Ph.D. 







‣ Associate professor at Faculty of Physical Education and 

Sports, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia 

‣ FIG Coaches Academy Expert Brevet Aerobic 

Gymnastics since 2008 

‣ FIG Judge‘s Brevet Aerobic Gymnastics since 1996 

‣ President Technical Committee Aerobic Gymnastics 

Slovak Gymnastics Federation since 1997 

‣ Member (since 1999) and Vice-president (2010) 

European Gymnastics Union Aerobics Technical 

Committee 

‣ Coach in charge of National Junior and Senior Aerobic 

Gymnastics team in Slovakia 

‣ Presenter and guarantor of Aerobic Gymnastics judges‘ 

and coaches‘ courses in Slovakia 

‣ Presenter of UEG Aerobic Gymnastics coaches courses 

‣ Aerobics and fitness instructor 

‣ Author of textbooks, science papers, expert articles and 

manuals for aerobic gymnastics, aerobics and fitness

Christophe LAMBERT 



2007 Qatar L1 




2010 Egypt L1 





‣National junior team in men‘s artistic 

gymnastic 

‣Two times team world champion in tumbling 

‣Coach of the national team for women 

tumbling from 1990 to 2001 

‣Coach of 4 time individual and 4 time team 

world champions gymnasts in tumbling 

‣Sport professor since 1990, top student of 

the year 

‣National Director for Trampoline, Tumbling 

and Acrobatic Gymnastic since 2002 

‣ Member of the European union Trampoline 

TC from 1999 to 2004 

‣Member of the FIG trampoline TC since 

2004; currently Vice-president 

‣Member of FIG Academy Working Group for 

Trampoline Gymnastics

Sarah LAMBERT 



2009 Trinidad 

2012 Trinidad 

2013 Barbados 

‣ Chairman TRI Federation GFA Committee since 

1997 

‣ MSc. Dance Science, University of Wolverhampton, 

UK, 2012. 

‣ Tutor University of Trinidad & Tobago, Academy of 

Sports & Leisure Studies. Gymnastics practicum, 

Cultural Dance & Games, 2008 to present. 

‣ Tutor TRI Ministry of Education PE Teachers 

Gymnastics courses, Secondary level 2007 

‣ Head of Delegation & Responsible for TRI World 

Gymnaestrada Teams incl. choreography & training 

1999, 2003, 2007 & 2011. 

‣ Co-ordinator FIG GG Coaching Certificate Course 

TRI 1999 

‣ Judge USA Gymnastics Women's Junior Olympic 

program since 2002 

‣ Gymnastics Club owner.

Helena LARIO 





‣ Bachelor Degrees in Physical Education and 

in Science; Master‘s Degree in Sport 

Management. 

‣ Gymnastics coach for 20 years. Currently 

coach at the Spanish National Circus School. 

‣ FIG International Judge – Category 1 (Expert) 

‣ President of Women‘s Technical Committee of 

Pan American Gymnastics Union. 

‣ Developed WAG optional and compulsory 

program for PAGU 

‣ Judge and Expert at 4 Olympic Games, 7 

World Championships and 1 World Cup Final. 

‣ Lecturer at international judges‘ and coaches‘ 

courses. 

‣ Spanish translation of WAG Code of Points, 

FIG Age Group and Academy Programs. 

‣ Event organizer of Pan American Games 1995 

and World Championships 1996. 

‣ Past member of Argentina National Team.

Vladmir LASCHIN 




‣ 1977-1986 - Moscow clubs "Kril'ya Sovetov", SCA, 

"Locomotiv―. Coached Irina Shevchenko, Elena 

Shevchenko and Dina Kochetkova. 

‣ 1986-1991 - Kishinev State sport centre [ Moldova ] - 

National coach. Coached Snejana Gonchruk and 

Olga Rudneva -members of USSR junior nat. team. 

‣ 1991-2000 - [Australia] – Senior coach of Victorian 

State training centre. Coached Joanna Hughes, Lisa 

Moro, Zeena Mclauglin, Monette Russo, Jessica 

Zarnay, Ashley Brennan who among them competed 

at three Olympic Games and many World 

Championships and Commonwealth Games. 

‣ 2000-present - [Canada] - Head coach of Omega 

Gymnastics Academy. Coached Gael Mackie, 

Charlotte Mackie, Brittany Rogers, Sky Corbett- 

Methot, Laura-Ann Chong who among them 

competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, 2003-2006 

World Championships and 2006 Commonwealth 

Games.

Eunice LEBRE – Ph.D. 









2010 Egypt L1 







2012 Congo L1 



‣ Currently employed by FIG in the Sports 

Events Department 

‣ Full Professor in Oporto University - Sports 

Faculty 

‣ Head of the Gymnastics Department, Oporto 

University, Portugal 

‣ PhD Degree in Sports Sciences - High Level 

Gymnastics Training, in Oporto University, 

Portugal 

‣ Master Degree Sports Sciences—High Level 

Gymnastics Training, in Oporto University 

Portugal 


Gymnastics 

‣ Judge International Rhythmic Gymnastics 

since 1987 


since 2000

Ji-Hang LEE - Ph.D. 



2008 Korea L3 

‣Assistant professor of Sport Science at 

the Sungkyunkwan University (Current) 

‣Research Fellowship (2002-2006) 

Dept. of Physiology at the University of 

Oxford 

Dept. of Psychology at the University of 

Birmingham 

‣Editorial Board of Korean Journal of 

Sports Psychology and reviewer for 

many different scientific journals. 

‣Published research articles in 

renowned journals including Journal of 

Neurophysiology, Journal of 

Neuroscience, Gait & Posture, 

Experimental Brain research, Progress 

in Brain Research, and Clinical 

Biomechanics.

Tim LEES 




2006 Qatar L1 

2007 Qatar L2 





‣ Australian National team member 1987-1992 

‣ Bachelor of Applied Science (Sports 

Coaching) University of Canberra (Australia). 

‣ International medalist – Commonwealth 

Games 1990, Pacific Alliance 1988 & 1990, 

China Cup 1991. 

‣ World Championship team member 1987, 

1991 & 1992. 

‣ Elite junior Coach with Queensland Academy 

of Sport (Brisbane, Australia) 1999-2005 

‣ Coach of junior National Championship 

winning teams from 2003, 2004 & 2005. 

‣ National Coaching Director (Australia) 2000 

‣ Completed FIG Academy L3 course 

Germany 2007

Katiá Lucia LEMOS - Ph.D. 




‣Doctor degree in Sports Science at University of Porto 2006 

‣Professor in the Sports Department at University Federal of 

Minas Gerais since 1993 

‣Member of Brazilian Aerobics Technical Commission 1996- 

2009 

‣Coordinator of the program implementation of Aerobic 

Gymnastics organized by the Ministry of Sports (Brazilian 

Federal Government) 

‣Lecturer at symposia and conferences National and 

International. 

‣Author of several books, scientific articles, technical books 

about sports training and aerobics gymnastics 

‣Head Coach at Training Center of UFMG since 1996 

‣FIG Judging Brevet since 1996 

‣Academy FIG L, L2 and L3( the second and first place) 

‣Coach of Brazilian National Team with multiple Medals of 

the World Cup Series and Pan American Championships. 

‣Participation in the World Championships ( 7 place in 2004, 

3 place in 2008 and 8 place AG1 2012) 

‣Participation in the World Games 2009 ( 7 place)

Valeri LIUKIN 



‣ 1988 Olympic Medalist 

‣ Two-time World Champion (1987-1991) 

‣ European Champion 1987 - (5 medals) 

‣ Owner and Coach at World Olympic 

Gymnastics Academy in Plano, Texas 

(5 time medalist) 

‣ Coach of 4 time World Medalist, Nastia 

Liukin 

2006 USA L3 (WAG) 


2011 Japan L3

Diego LIZARDI 




2007 Peru L2 

‣ Bachelor‘s Degree in Physical Education. 

‣ Owner of a Sport‘s Production Company. 

‣ Owner of Lizardi‘s Gym for Kids. 

‣ Participated as gymnast at 2 Olympic Games 

(1996, 2000), 7 World Championships and 4 

Pan American Games. 

‣ Involved with the selection and preparation 

of the Puerto Rico National Team. 

‣ Technical Director of the Bayamon 

Gymnastics Club. 

‣ Member of the Executive Committee of 

Puerto Rico Gymnastics Federation – duties 

involve national development. 

† 21.02.2008

Ricardo LUE SHUE 



2009 Trinidad 

2012 Trinidad 

2013 Barbados 

‣ Former NCAA Division I Competitor for Southern 

Connecticut State University (Co-Captain in 

1991). 

‣ Former USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Coach 

and Judge. 

‣ Level 3 Technical Certification from Canadian 

National Coaches Certification Program (NCCP) 

‣ Former club owner. 

‣ Gymnastics instructor for the University of the 

West Indies (UWI) open campus certificate in 

physical education program. 

‣ Tutor TRI Ministry of Education PE Teachers 

Gymnastics courses, Secondary level 2007 

‣ Physical Education Teacher for the International 

School of Port of Spain 

‣ M Ed. International Teaching 2001 

‣ TRI Federation President and Men‘s Artistic 

Chairperson

Andrés LLANOS GERARDINO 

ACADEMIAS FIG 


2010 Peru L2 

2011 Chile L1 


2012 Chile L2 


‣ Entrenador de hombres y mujeres con 

experiencia de 17 años en todos los niveles con 

campeones en diferentes categorias. 

‣ Entrenador nacional WAG en Juegos Olimpicos 

Beijing 2008, Copas del mundo 2008 en 

Alemania y Eslovenia, Campeonato mundial 

Londres 2009, Juegos Bolivarianos 2009, 

Campeonato panamericano 2010, Copa Mundo 

de Porto 2010, Mundial Holanda 2010. 

‣ Entrenador de gimnastas para Mundiales, Juegos 

Bolivarianos, Juegos centroamericanos, Juegos 

Suramericanos, Juegos Panamericanos, 

Panamericanos Juveniles, Suramericanos 

Juveniles e infantiles y otros. 

‣ Entrenador de la ganadora de medallas de Oro, 

Plata y Bronce en Copas del Mundo y primera 

Gimnasta Olimpica de Colombia Nathalia 

Sanchez. 

‣ Entrenador con brevet FIG WAG 2008

Caitlan MAGGS 




‣ Dance expert for over thirty years 

‣ Head of Artistic Training at Cirque du Soleil since 2005 

‣ Acrobatic choreographer for Believe, 

2007 

Cirque du Soleil 

‣ Acrobatic choreographer for Special Events , Cirque du 

Soleil since 2008 

‣ Acrobatic choreographer for Cirque 2012 

‣ Master dance teacher at Cirque du Soleil since 1998 

‣ Develops, implements and supervises the artistic 

training for all the new CDS creations 

‣ Overviews the artistic training for the CDS General and 

Specific Training Programs 

‣ Teacher and choreographer at l‘École Supérieure de 

Ballet du Québec 1990-1998 

‣ Desrosiers DanceTheatre, soloist dancer 1982-88 

‣ National Ballet of Canada, soloist dancer, performed 

with Nureyev and Baryshnikov, 1976-1981 

‣ Royal Ballet School, London, diplomé

Nikolai MAKAROV – Ph. D. 



2007 Qatar L1 



2010 Egypt L1 





‣President of the Trampoline Federation of 

Russia 

‣Head Coach of Russia (trampoline 

sports) 

‣Vice-President of the FIG Trampoline 

Gymnastics Technical Committee 

‣Former trampolinist and artistic gymnast 

‣Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences 

‣Member of FIG Academy Working Group 

for Trampoline Gymnastics

Kelly MANJAK 

‣ Women‘s Head Coach of Oakville 

Gymnastics Club since 2005 

‣ Men‘s head coach of Altadore Gymnastics 

Club 

‣ Personal coach of Kyle Shewfelt multiple 

World Champion medalist and 2004 

Olympic gold medallist on floor. 







‣ Gymnastics Canada Coach of the Year in 

2000,2001 and 2003 

‣ Canadian Coaching Association "Coach of 

the Year" for all sports, 2004 

‣ FIG Coaching Brevet, 2006

Antonia MARKOVA 



2006 USA L3 (WAG) 

‣ USA Gymnastics National Staff-Choreographer for 

the USA National Team. She creates Ballet 

Complexes for the USA National Team which are 

useful at all national training camps. 

‣ Master of Sport/Member of Bulgarian National 

Rhythmic Gymnastic Team 

‣ Attended the University of Sport in Bulgaria 

‣ Graduated in jazz, classical, modern ballet like a 

leader for stage 

‣ theater, and movie performances 

‣ Dance instructor and consultant for the Bulgarian 

National Theater 

‣ Choreographer for -Bulgarian National Team 

1986-1991; Canada 1991-1998; USA 1998- 

Present 

‣ Choreographed routines for Shannon Miller "God 

Bless the USA" - Reese's Cup and others: Yvonne 

Tousek, Svetlana Boginskaya, Tabitha Yim, 

Courtney Kupets, Ashley Postell, Samantha 

Sheehan, Kristal Uzelac, Tia Orlando, Nicole 

Harris, Marcia Newby and more.

Ignacio MARRÓN 






‣ Professor at the University of Zaragoza in Sport 

Science and Health since 1993 

‣ Chief of the National School of Gymnastics of the 

Royal Spanish Gymnastics Federation 



‣ FIG coaching Brevet in Aerobic Gymnastics since 

2007 


manuals for Aerobic Gymnastics in Spain 

‣ Course Conductor, Spanish National Coaching 


‣ Coach of several Spanish Gymnasts in Aerobic 

Gymnastics, wining medals at FIG International 

Competitions 

‣ President of the Aragonese Gymnastics Federation 

and Vicepresident of the Royal Spanish Gymnastics 

Federation 

‣ Member of UEG Aerobic Gymnastics Technical 

Committee

Sipho MASEKO 




‣ KZN Gymnastics Board Member since 2007 

‣ KZN Gymnastics Provincial Development 

Officer since 2005 & Facilitator for KZN 

Gymnastics for Gymnastics Leaders Course. 

‣ Highest results at the FIG General Gymnastics 

Course, Durban, South Africa, 2005. 

‣ Attended Foundation of Gymnastics (2007- 

Namibia) and Facilitators training for 

Foundation of Gymnastics (2008-Denmark) 

‣ Qualified as South African Rope Skipping 

national facilitator in 2007 

‣ Member of South African Rope Skipping 

national committee since 2008 

‣ National Team Manager for South African Rope 

Skipping Team to World Champs, London, 2010 

‣ Assistant team manager for KZN team that 

participated in World Gymnaestrada, Austria, 

2007

Dianne McMILLAN 




‣ Member of the Gymsports NZ High Performance 

Committee. 

‣ Member of the Gymsports NZ Technical 

Committee. 

‣ FIG Coaching Brevet 2007. 

‣ Co-coach 2006 Aerobic Gymnastics Female 

World Champion. 

‣ Diploma Sports Science and Management – 

2002. 

‣ Diploma Body Therapies (Sports Massage) – 

2002. 

‣ Coach of NZ High Performance Aerobic 

Gymnastic Athletes 2002-current. 

‣ NZ Aerobic Gymnastics Tour Coach/Manager – 

2002-current. 

‣ National Pairs Champion 1998

Brian McVEY 













‣ 35 years as coach and represented Canada as a 

coach already at the 1972 Olympic Games 

‣ Has placed gymnasts on Canada‘s Women‘s Team 

every year since then 

‣ Five skills in the Code of Points are from athletes 

trained by him. 

‣ 20 years Director of the Gymnastics Coaching 

Program at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada – 

the only such special gymnastics coaching school in 

North America. 

‣ Course conductor for all levels of Canada‘s 

Coaching Certification Program 

‣ Member of the FIG academy Working Group since 

2002.

Eduardo MENDES 




2012 Egypt L2 

2013 Chile L1 

‣ Graduated from the Faculty of Human Kinetics 

– Lisbon 

‣ POR National Tumbling Coach between 2002 

and 2010. 

‣ Portuguese Trampoline Gymnastics Technical 

Director 

‣ Head Coach at: One World Championships, 

Three European Championships, Two World 

Games and Seven World Cups. 

‣ Personal coach of One European 

Championships Finalist (Ana Conde) 

‣ Personal coach of One World Games Finalist 

(Ana Oliveira) 

‣ Personal coach of One World Age Group 

Competition Finalist (Paulo Cruz) 

‣ International Tumbler, competed at European, 

World Championships and World Games

Marie MOLTUBAKK 




‣ PhD student at the Norwegian School of 

Sport Sciences, Department of physical 

performance 

‣ Field of research: Muscle tendon mechanics 

in relation to stretching 

‣ Teaching physics, biomechanics and training 

theory at the Norwegian School of Sport 

Sciences 

‣ 10 years experience with educating coaches 

and judges for the Norwegian gymnastics 

federation 


Gymnastics 

‣ Judge in Rhythmic Gymnastics since 1997 


since 2008

Corina MOROSAN HALJONI 







‣ Coach and Choreographer with the British 

National Gymnastics Team since 1998. 

‣ Part of the Romania Senior women‘s team 

technical collective at Deva from 1993- 

1998. 

‣ International Performance Coach 

designation in GBR. 

‣ FIG Brevet Coach – earned in 2003 

‣ FIG Brevet Judge 

‣ Graduated from the Academy for Sport and 

‣ Physical Education in Bucharest with 

specialization in gymnastic-artistic-rhythmic 

coaching.

Lasse Harald NETTUM 

‣ Currently: 

‣ Working at The Norwegian school of sport 

sciences. 

‣ Member of the board in Asker Turnforening 

‣ Teacher in music for several courses in 

countries all over the world. 



2011 Japan L3 




‣ Previously: 

‣ Working with gymnasts in AG and RG for the 

last 30 years. 

‣ Attended two Olympic games, 3WC AG, 8 WC 

RG, 4EC AG and 18 EC RG as a musician 

playing and making music. 

‣ Head and member of Technical committee RG 

in the Norwegian federation of gymnastics. 

‣ Studies in psychology, medicine and music. 


2012 Germany L3

Irina NIKITINA 







‣ The Master of sport USSR of the 

International class 

‣ Teacher of physical culture and the coach on 

acrobatics 

‣ Instructor of physiotherapy 

‣ Choreographer of the National team 

‣ General secretary of Russian Federation of 

sports acrobatics 

‣ Vise-President of Technical Committee of the 

International Federation of Gymnastics 

‣ Member of the FIG Academy Working Group 

for Acrobatic Gymnastics

Marina NIKOLAEVA 





2012 Egypt L2 

‣ 1983-89 – Member of USSR RG National 

Team – Master of Sport 

‣ 1983-89 – winner of National USSR 

Championships and International competitions 

‣ 1989 - World Champion for Group, Sarjevo 

‣ 1999 –Awarded Degree of Candidate of 

Pedagogical Science, Russian State Academy 

of Physical culture, Moscow 

‣ 1992 to present – RG coach & judge in 

Moscow 

‣ 2010 to present – RG coach in National 

Olympic Centre, Moscow; working with 

Russian Junior National Team 

‣ FIG Brevet judge for Rhythmic Gymnastics 

‣ 2010-2011 – RG Expert at courses for AGU in 

Kazakhstan & Singapore; UEG in Switzerland 

& Austria; and in Croatia

Luís NUNES 




‣ Portugal Head Coach Trampoline and 

DMT. 

‣ Coached all levels in trampoline up to 

National team since 1990. 

‣ Portugal coach for trampoline to the 

Olympic Games in Athens 2004 and Beijing 

2008. 

‣ Trainer of Nuno Merino, 7 th in World 

Championship 2003 and 6 th at Olympic 

Games Athens 2004. 

‣ Trainer of Ana Rente, participant at the 

Olympic Games Beijing 2008 

‣ Trainer of Nuno Lico and André Lico, World 

Champions of DMT 2001 and 2009 

‣ Member of the Olympic Coaches 

Commission from the Portuguese Olympic 

Commitee

Trudi NURSE 







‣ Represented Australia both as a Junior and Senior 

Artistic Gymnast. 

‣ Western Australia’s first Artistic Gymnastics 

International medalist. 

‣ Coached Artistic Gymnastics at the Western 

Australian Institute of Sport 1991 - 1998. 

‣ Commenced coaching Aerobic Gymnastics full 

time from 1998 till present. 

‣ 6 times Australian Coach of the Year 

‣ Personally coached athlete’s resulting in more 

than 40 international medals. 

‣ Attended L1 + L3 FIG Academies.. 

‣ Holder of FIG Coaching Brevet. 

‣ Registered Aerobic Gymnastics Judge 

‣ Choreographer. 

‣ Specialist in element development and element 

techniques.

Carol-Angela ORCHARD 




2009 Qatar L3 



‣ Professor: Seneca College Competitive 

Coaching Techniques Diploma Program 

‣ National Technical Advisor-Gymnastics 

Canada 

‣ Major Coaching Assignments include 9 

World Championships & 3 Olympic Games 

‣ Coach of many National Team members 

including Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (1st 

Canadian female gymnast to ever win a 

medal at a World Championships - Silver 

Medal on Beam in Aarhus, Denmark 2006) 

‣ Developed 4 world original elements in the 

F.I.G. Code of Points (Beam & Floor) 

‣ Earned the FIG Honorary Coach's 

Diploma and the FIG Coaching Brevet

Lilia ORTIZ LÓPEZ 










‣Graduate of the Centro de Educación 

Continua de Estudios Superiores del Deporte 

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México as 

WAG trainer 

‣Graduate in Physical Medicine and 

Rehabilitation, ABC Hospital 

‣Trainer of Representative Teams of the 

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 

‣WAG International judge GAF Level III, 2º 

cycle 

‣Master Instructor of Training and Certification 

WAG Trainers Courses National level in 

Mexico 

‣ Presenter of WAG Judge Courses 

‣Author of WAG trainers Manual ―Sistema de 

Capacitación y Certificación de Entrenadores‖ 

National level in Mexico

Toshko PAVLOV – Ph.D 






‣ Former athlete in Artistic Gymnastics and 

‣ Acrobatic Gymnastics and member of 

Bulgarian National team of Acrobatic 

Gymnastics both as a gymnast and coach. 

‣ Medals from two World Championships. 

‣ Coaching European and World Champions 

in Men's Four and Mixed Pairs. 

‣ National Coach for Great Britain 1998 – 

2002. 

‣ PhD Sport Science – Gymnastics, 

Professor at National Sports Academy , 

Sofia, Bulgaria. 

‣ Working for British Gymnastics - 

Coaching, Education and Consultancy.

Tatiana PERSKAIA 




‣ USA Women‘s National Team Coaching Staff 

from 2005 to present. 

‣ Women‘s Head Coach of Capital Gymnastics 

National Training Center. 

‣ FIG Brevet Judge. 

‣ Honored Coach of the Ukraine and the USSR. 

‣ Coach of 2002 Balance Beam World 

Champion Ashley Postell and 2001 World 

Championship Uneven Bar Bronze medalist 

Katie Heenan. 

‣ Coach of the 1985 All Around World 

Champion Oksana Omelianchik. 

‣ Master‘s degree in Physical Education from 

Kirovograd Institute. 

‣ Coached Gymnastics from 1972 to 1989 in 

former Soviet Union. Coaching from 1989 to 

present in USA.

Ngọc Viễn PHẠM – Ph.D. 




‣ Past position: Vice-President of Vietnam Sport Science 

Institute from 2005 to 2006; Director of Vietnam National 

Training Center from 2007 to 2010 

‣ Current position: Vice-President of Vietnam Football 

Federation (VFF) and Director General of Vietnam 

Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF); 

Lecturer of Bac Ninh University of Physical education 

and sports and Da Nang University of Physical education 

and sports and Ho Chi Minh University of Physical 

education and sports 

‣ Highest Degree: Doctor of Sport Psychology at The 

Moskow National University of Sport in 1983; The rank of 

a professor in 1992. 

‣ Undertaking many scientific research on sport in sector 

and state level. 

‣ Published books in the field of sports. 

‣ Writing scientific articles on sport magazines, the 

summary record of international scientific conference… 

‣ Guiding research students.

Frederic PIVOTTI 



2009 Senegal 



‣ Currently: Coaching System Coordinator at Welsh 

Gymnastics (UK) and National Tutor Trainer for 

Gymnastics for All and Artistic Gymnastics for BGA 

‣ Previously: Coach Education Manager at British 

Gymnastics (2007-2009), Technical Coordinator for 

Gymnastics for All and Artistic gymnastics at the 

Belgian Gymnastics Federation (1999-2006), tutor for 

gymnastics courses at the Flemish Institute for Coach 

Education in Belgium (1996-2006) 

‣ Involved in organisation Belgian World Gymnaestrada 

Team 2003 (Lisbon) and Eurogym 2006 in Ghent 

‣ Masters Degree in Physical Education, Teachers 

Certificate (University of Leuven – Belgium) and 

Trainer A Coach Qualification in MAG (Flemish 

Institute for Coach Education – Belgium) 

‣ Club Coach involved in gymnastics for all and artistic 

programmes for nearly 20 years 

‣ Author of a diversity of articles, technical programmes 

and workshops for Gymnastics for All and Artistic 

Gymnastics

Barbara POLAKOVA 




‣ 1993 – 96 member of National team SVK in 

RG 

‣ 1996 – 98 participation at Show Dance 

European Championship ( 2. and 3. place ) 

‣ 2007 – Education degree for coaches RG – 2. 

level ( second higest ) 

‣ 2008 graduated at Faculty of Music and 

Performing Arts at University in Bratislava 

‣ 2008 FIG Academy – foundation course for 

experts 

‣ Since 2009 teacher at Dance school for 

children in Bratislava and Dance school for 

young people in Nitra 

‣ Coach in Club RG Rapid, Bratislava

Efsaia (Eleni) POLYCHRONIDOU 




† 03.08.2010 

‣ Degree in Faculty of Physical Education and 

Sport Science at the University of Athens, 

Greece. 

‣ Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Director of 

the Hellenic Gymnastics Federation 

‣ International level & National coach of 

Rhythmic Gymnastics since 1982. 

‣ Judge Brevet IV of Rhythmic Gymnastics 

since 1996. 

‣ Gymnastics Competition Manager at the 

―Athens 2004‖ Olympic Games. 

‣ Competition Manager at the 2007 Rhythmic 

Gymnastics World Championships. 

‣ Teaching of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport 

Science at the University of Athens, Greece 

for six years.

Justus POTGIETER - Ph.D. 





‣Emeritus professor of Sport Psychology at 

Stellenbosch University. 

‣Registered psychologist and 

hypnotherapist. 

‣Author of five sport psychology books. 

‣First official sport psychologist of the South 

African team at the Olympic Games 

(Sydney, 2000). 

‣Editorial board member of the International 

Journal for Sport Psychology. 

‣Sport psychology consultant for participants 

from junior to elite level.

Héctor J. RAMÍREZ 




‣ Mens‘ High Performance Coach: Especialista 

en Gimnasia Artística 

• in Cuba 1978-1992 

• in USA 1992-1998 

• in Spain 1998-2010 

‣ Named as Master coach in Cuba 1985 

‣ Coach of High Performanec Juniors in USA 

1994-1997 

‣ Personal coach of innovative Cuban and 

Spanish champions: Casimiro Suárez and 

Jesús Carballo Jr. Both were medalists at 

World Championships 

‣ Developer of new elemetns on horizontal bar 

and parallel bars. 

‣ International judge since1964 

‣ Coached at high level for 34 years

Rodolfo RANGEL 



‣ DMT World Champion 1998. 

‣ DMT World Bronze medal 2001 

‣ DMT World Bronze medal1999 with D.D Total 

Record. 

‣ Trampoline Age Group Silver medal Cat.15/17. 

‣ Participated in the world championships since 

1992. 

‣ Trampoline Brazilian champion 14 times. 

‣ National Trampoline and DMT coach. 

‣ Trampoline Head coach From PIRAI Team. 

‣ F.I.G Judge since 1997. 

‣ F.I.G Academy I, II and III 

‣ Participated in many technical courses around 

the world. 

2013 Colombia L1

Roby RAYMOND 




‣ Swiss Head Coach Trampoline. 

‣ Coached all levels in trampoline up to 


‣ Consultant for acrobatic skills in gymnastic 

and acrobatic ski. 

‣ Swiss coach for trampoline to the Olympic 

Games in Athens 2004. 

‣ Trainer of Ludovic Martin and Michel 

Boillet, 2 nd in synchronize in World 

Championship 2005 et 3 rd in World 

Championship 2007 

‣ In charge of the Swiss trampoline trainers 

formation 

‣ Certificate of Swiss Olympic Coach in Sport 

of Performance

Joanne (Jo) RICHARDS 




‣ Ph.D. in Sport Biomechanics and has 

published many research articles on 

biomechanics related to female performance 

‣ Since 2008 - Australian Women‘s National 

Junior Development Coordinator 

‣ Coach for Australia at numerous international 

competitions including Olympic Games, 

World Championships, Commonwealth 

Games 

‣ Personal coach of Alana Slater – two time 

Olympian, 9 th in the world in 1999 

‣ Held a large variety of technical, executive, 

administrative and research positions within 

Australian gymnastics 

‣ Western Australia coach of the Year Award for 

5 years in a row (1999-2004) 

‣ International Brevet Judge 

‣ FIG Level 3 Brevet coach 2009

Neshka ROBEVA 




‣ Currently, President of ―Levski‖ Rhythmic 

Gymnastics Club 

‣ Graduated from State Choreographic School in Sofia 

in 1966, specialising in Bulgarian Folk Dances. 

‣ Competed at 4 World Championships (‗67-‘73) and 

won multiple medals. 

‣ Head Coach of the Bulgarian National RG Team 

from 1974 until 1999. Her gymnasts won 247 

Olympic, World and European medals in those 25 

years. 

‣ Created the choreography for Georgi Diulgerov‘s film 

―Acatamus‖ in 1988. 

‣ After 1999, she continued coaching at the ―Levski‖ 

Gym Club but also began a very successful career 

as a Choreographer and Producer of her Show 

Dance Troupe beginning with the international hit 

―Twin Kingdoms‖. 

‣ Member of the RG/TC of the UEG (European 

Gymnastics Union) 1993-1997. 

‣ She was a member of the Bulgarian Parliament with 

two consecutive mandates.

Ximena RODRIGUEZ 



2011 Colombia 

2012 Mexico 

‣ Currently: Head Coach and Director of 

Gymnastics Club ―Stadio Italiano‖ 

‣ Member of the Women Artistic Gymnastics 

Committee of the Chilean Gymnastics 

Federation 

‣ Head of the Chilean ―Gymnastics for All‖ 

delegation for World Gymnaestradas 2003, 

2007 and 2011 

‣ Coach and Choreographer of the FIG Gala 

Group representing Chile ―Stadio Italiano‖ 

2007, 2011 

‣ Previously: Coach of the first Chilean 

Delegation to participate in World 

Gymnaestradas 

‣ Coach for Woman Artistic Gymnastics for 

more than 20 years 

‣ Coach for Men Artistic Gymnastics for 6 years 

‣ Involved in Gymnastics for all since 2002 

‣ Musician from 1990 - 2000



2009 Cuba L1 

Ernesto Izaguirre RODRIQUEZ 

‣ Personal coach of Eric López, multiple Pan- 

American Games Champion and silver medal on 

parallel bar in the World Championships in 2001. 

‣ Coach for Cuba at 8 World Championships – 1987, 

1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and the 

2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. 

‣ Assistant Professor and sports advisor at the 

Higher Institute Nuclear Science and Technology. 

‣ Artistic Gymnastics Professor at the Physical 

Education Higher Institute; National Gymnastics 

School Professor over 35 years with good results. 

‣ International Artistic Gymnastics Judge since 1973 

to date. 

‣ Student of the ―Sports Training for Top Level 

Competitions‖ Master's Degree 

‣ National team Coach in Chief since 2003 

‣ Bronze Medal in the World Cup 2004; Medals in 

Pan-American Games; Several medals Central 

American Games; Multiple medals in National 

Games, National Olympiads and ALBA Games

Pedro ROQUE 



2012 Egypt L1 


‣ WAG Technical Coordinator at Portugal 

Gymnastics Federation since 2007 

‣ WAG coach of all levels in Ginásio Clube 

Português since 1992 

‣ Personal coach of several gymnasts participating 

in World and European Championships, Youth 

Olympics and World Cup finals since 2004 

‣ Professor of Theory and Methodology of Training 

and Artistic Gymnastics in Health Sciencies 

University, Lisbon, from 1997 to 2004 

‣ Teacher of Gymnastics in Faculty of Human 

Movement, Lisbon Technical University, from 1993 

to 1997 

‣ Master Degree in Sports Education Management in 

1999 


Maria Rosa ROSATO 



2011 Italy L3 

‣ Diploma in physical education from Istituto 

Superiore di Educazione Fisica of Rome 

‣ University Teacher in RG at Istituto Superiore di 

Educazione Fisica of Turin (1959 – 2002) 

‣ Degree in STAPS University of Lyon 

‣ Coach for National Team RG (group) from 1965 - 

1983 

‣ Bronze medal (group) at 1971 World 

Championships in Cuba 

‣ World Champion (group) in Madrid 1975 

‣ International Judge breveté since 1972 to 2000 

‣ Lecturer at training 1° and 2° International 

Workshop RG in Italy (Monopoli 2005/2006) 

‣ Lecturer at training courses for national coaches 

and judges of Italian Gymnastics Federation and 

for international RG courses 

‣ Responsible research centre physical education 

in Turin 

‣ Organization of 1° International Congress of RG 

in Turin 6-7 April, 2006 

‣ Publications and study on the RG

Olga RUMBA – Ph.D. 




‣ Lecturer in the Department of 

gymnastics at Saint-Petersburg‘s 

University of Physical Education and 

sport 

‣ P.F. Lesgaft, and teaching 

choreography in the specialty of ―art 

of choreography‖ in the same 

university 

‣ Studied in the Russian Academy of 

Ballet of Agripina Vaganova 

‣ Author of 25 publications about 

different aspects of gymnastics

Keith RUSSELL - Ph.D. 







2004 Egypt L1 



2005 Egypt L2 




2006 USA L3 (WAG) 



2007 USA L3 (MAG) 








2011 Japan L3 






2007 Qatar L1 




2012 Egypt L2 


2007 Namibia 

2008 Sweden 

2008 Denmark 

2009 Senegal 

2009 Trinidad 

2012 Trinidad 








2011 Canada (TC Seminar) L3 




2010 Switzerland (TC Seminar) L3 

‣ Professor, College of Kinesiology, University of 

Saskatchewan, Canada 

‣ 1977-1981 Men‘s National Coach for Canada 

‣ Personal coach of two Canadian Olympians 

(Warren Long 1984; James Rozon 1988) 

‣ 3-time ALCOA Coach-in-Residence, Western 

Australia 

‣ Former Head Coach, University of 

Saskatchewan men‘s gymnastics team (10 

years) and Coordinator, National High 

Performance Centre for Men‘s Gymnastics, 

Saskatoon 

‣ Master Course Conductor for all levels of 

Canada‘s Coaching Certification Program 

‣ International Expert for 4 Olympic Solidarity 

Courses (Australia 2, NZ, Sri Lanka) 

‣ President of FIG Scientific Commission – 2009 

‣ Member of FIG Academy Working Group since 

2002 

‣ Keynote speaker at numerous Coaching 

Conferences around the world. 

‣ Author of Canada‘s Coaching Certification 

Program and of ―Up Down All Around 

Gymnastics Lesson Plans‖ as well as numerous 

articles.

Stephen RYBACKI 



2006 USA L3 (WAG) 

‣USA Olympic, World Championship & Pan 

American floor coach 

‣Personal coach of Jamie Dantzscher – 

Olympian, Vanessa Atler & Tabitha Yim – World 

team 

‣Lecturer at multiple USAG High performance 

and educational congresses 

‣Keynote speaker at the 2005 International 

Gymnastics Conference in Melbourne, Australia 

‣USA National team coach staff member 

‣USA Gymnastics National Team Coach 1987 to 

2004 

‣V.P. of U.S. Elite Coaches association 

‣U.S.A. Gymnastics International Elite Program 

Committee Chairman

John SALMELA – Ph.D. 












‣ Currently, visiting professor of Psychology at the Federal 

University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. 

‣ Formerly Professor of Sport Psychology at the 

Universities of Laval, Montreal and Ottawa. 

‣ Sport Psychologist with the Canadian Men‘s Gymnastics 

Teams, 1985-1996 and participated in that capacity at five 

World Championships and one Olympic Games. 

‣ Coached several university gymnastic teams. 

‣ Research Chairman for the Gymnastics Canada 1975-85. 

‣ His research on developing gymnasts was adopted by the 

FIG as the basis for Phase 1 of the FIG Age Group 

Program and Academies. 

‣ Has published over 200 articles, including 18 books, six of 

them in gymnastics, over three decades. Among them 

were The Advanced Study of Gymnastics (1976). 

‣ Documented the development of sport psychology 

worldwide in The World Sport Psychology Sourcebook 

(1992). Recipient of the ISSP Honor Award in 1993 

‣ Member of the FIG Age Group & Academy Working 

Group, 1996-2004. 

‣ Principal author of all FIG Academy psychology lectures.

William A. SANDS - Ph.D. 



2006 USA L3 (WAG) 

2007 USA L3 (MAG) 

‣ Recovery Center Director – U.S. Olympic 

Committee, U.S. Olympic Training Center 

‣ Head – Sport Biomechanics and 

Engineering – U.S. Olympic Committee, 

U.S. Olympic Training Center 

‣ Senior Sport Physiologist – Lake Placid 

Olympic Training Center 

‣ Chair – U.S. Elite Coaches Association 

for Women‘s Gymnastics 

‣ Former Coach – Amy Koopman & Kathy 

Johnson, U.S. Olympians, 1980. Marie 

Roethlisberger, U.S. Olympian 1984. 

‣ Assistant World Championship Coach, 

1979 

‣ Author of more than a dozen books on 

gymnastics, author of more than 250 

articles

Irma SANTIBÁÑEZ 






‣ Teacher of Physical Activity and Health. 

‣ FIG Judge‘s Brevet for Aerobic Gymnastics from 1997. 

‣ Teacher in the coaches‘ courses of aerobic gymnastics 

in Chile from 1997. 

‣ Trainer of numerous gymnasts in aerobic gymnastics 

and medalists in International Championships. 

‣ Master of sports training. 

‣ President technical committee aerobic gymnastics 

Chilean Gymnastics Federation(1997-2001) (2006-2008) 

‣ Presenter of all Aerobic Gymnastics judges‘ courses in 

Chile since 1997. 

‣ Author of manuals of consultation for judges, aerobic 

students, strategies of assembly in G.A routines. 

‣ Author of publications of didactic use for Aerobics in 

fitness and health, Agreement Chiledeportes / Chilean 

Gymnastics Federation. (Levels I - II and III). 

‣ Academic director Graduate Fitness Group University 

Bolivariana, from 2006 to now.

Derick SCHOLTZ 










‣ Head coach of Visions gymnastics club in 

South Africa – MAG and WAG 

‣ FIG brevet coach 

‣ Head coach for MAG senior team RSA 

‣ Team/personal coach for WAG senior team 

RSA 

‣ Coach to multiple international medalists in 

MAG and WAG, senior and junior 

‣ Technical director for MAG in SAGF 

‣ Advanced sports massage therapist 





Jason SELK 



2007 USA L3 (MAG) 

‣Director & owner of Enhanced Performance Inc. 

which has provided services to these clients: The 

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), athletes 

from Major League Baseball (MLB), athletes from the 

National Football League (NFL), The University of Missouri, 

The University of Iowa, St Louis University, USA Gymnastics, 

USA Wrestling, AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield, AG Edwards, 

Charles Schwab, SSM Health Care, The Harbour Group, 

Bunge-North America. 

‣Sport Psychology Consultant for the St. Louis 

Cardinals and St. Louis Rams. 

‣Author of “10-Minute Toughness: how to win 

before the game begins” to be published in 

2008. 

‣Extensive training and experience in sport 

psychology, team-building, leadership 

development, conflict resolution, executive 

coaching and corporate consulting

Marvin SHARP 




‣ Graduate of University of Oregon, Psychology 

and Coaching. 

‣ 21 years Coaching Women at the National and 

International Level. 

‣ USA National Team Coach at 2007 World 

Championships, 2008 Olympic Games, 2009 & 

2010 World Championships 

‣ Coach of Olympic Medalist & World All Around 

Champion Bridget Sloan. 

‣ Representing the USA as a coach in 

International Competition in England, Ireland, 

France, Italy, Germany, China, Japan, Mexico, 

Australia, Canada, Netherlands… 

‣ Owner of Sharp‘s Gymnastics Academy, 

Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Evgeni SHENDEREY 





‣ Coach on floor at many international 

tournaments including World 

Championships and European 

Championships 

‣ Founder of Shenderey Gymnastics Club 

in Canada 

‣ Keynote speaker at 1985 International 

Gymnastics Conference in Montreal 

‣ Personal coach of Rocco Ambonis – 

European silver and bronze medalist. 

‣ Lecturer at ISEF (University) in Rome 

1981-1983 

‣ Italian National Team coach for the 

women‘s program 1979-1999 

‣ Invited lecturer in Qatar 2004, Mongolia 

2004 & 2005; USA 2005 

‣

Margaret SIKKENS AHLQUIST 



2007 Namibia 

2008 Sweden 

2008 Denmark 

2009 Senegal 

2009 Uzbekistan 

‣ Gymnastic coach since 1974 specializing in 

Gymnastics for All 

‣ Specialist in demonstration & display 

Gymnastics 

‣ Graduated 1979 from the Swedish school of 

Sport and Health Sciences 

‣ Administrator and Manager at the Swedish 

Gymnastics Federation 1979-1986 

‣ Course administrator and Course Instructor at 

the Swedish Gymnastics Federation and 

Lillsved Folk high school 1986-1992 

‣ International Course Instructor since 1990 

‣ Member of the FIG Gymnastics for All 

committee since 1992 and President since 

1996 

‣ Coach/FIG responsible at the World 

Gymnaestrada 1982,1987,1991,1995,1999, 

2003 and 2007

Monika ŠIŠKOVÁ 







‣ President of GFA committee of Slovak Gymnastics 

Federation since 1997 

‣ General secretary of SGF 2003 – 2006 

‣ Member of FIG Gymnastics for All Committee 

since 2004 

‣ Graduated 1990 at Faculty of Physical Education 

of Comenius University in Bratislava 

‣ FIG WAG judge since 2001 

‣ FIG Academy level 2 for WAG in 

‣ International judge for Teamgym 1996 - 2006 

‣ Chairman of gymnastics section at the Slovak 

Sport School Association since 2000 

‣ Author of Slovak National campaigne „Be F!T with 

Gymnastics and project GYM F!T 

‣ World Gymnaestradas: 1999, 2003, 2007

Gustavo SITO 







2010 Peru L2 

2011 Chile L1 




‣ Bachelor‘s Degree in Physical Education and 

1989. 

‣ Coached men and women for 22 years (13 years 

with seniors) at the Club Regatas Rosario 

Escuela de gimnasia Alberdi. Also owner of the 

private gym EGA. 

‣ National Team Coach at 1993 and 1994 World 

Championships and 1995 Pan American Games. 

‣ Prepared gymnasts for many international 

competitions including World Championships in 

1995, 1996, 1997,1999, 2001 and 2003 and Pan 

American Games in 1999 and 2003. 

‣ Member of the technical commission that 

produced the Argentine gymnastics development 

books. 

‣ FIG International judge 1993-2000

Vladislav SKAKUN 



‣ Tumbling coach. 

‣ Coached all levels in tumbling up to 


‣ Tumbling national coach in Great Britain 

1998-2005. 

‣ Floor and vault national coach in Russia 

2005-2009. 

‣ Coach of Kathryn Peberdy- European 

Champion 2004, Robert Small- European 

Champion 1998 

‣ Coach of UK men and women tumbling 

teams- World Champions 2003 

‣ Honoured coach of Russia. 

2010 Switzerland L3

Xiong SONGLIANG 




‣Currently -Head Coach of the New South 

Wales Institute of Sport, Australia 

‣MAG and WAG elite coach at Beijing‘s 

University of Physical Education Sports 

School 

‣Assistant coach at Australian Institute of 

Sport 

‣Australian Coach of the Year in 1996 and 

1997 

‣Coach of Australian Champions and World 

Team members in 1999 and 2001 

‣Member of Chinese National Team - 1979 

World Championships and 1980 Olympic 

Games 

‣Awarded designation of Chinese Master 

Gymnast in 1979

Yuriy STEPCHENKOV 



2007 Korea L2 

‣ 4 times European Champion ,3 

times World Champion in Sport 

Acrobatics. 

‣ Former president of Sport 

Acrobatics Technical 

committee FIG. 

‣ National Australian Coach 

2002-2004. 

‣ International Brevet Acrobatics 

Gymnastics Judge since 1996

Ruedi STEURI 




‣ Master of Science in Sports Science, Basel 

University (1980) 

‣ Sport management degree from Swiss Olympic 

Association (2001), (1987/1988) 

‣ Master of advanced studies in Secondary and 

Higher Education, Zurich University (2006) 

‣ FIG MAG judge (1985-1996) 

‣ Speaker and FIG course director in all the 

continents (1992-2004) 

‣ Member of the leading department of «World 

Gymnaestradas»: in Göteborg, in Lisbon and 

Dornbirn 

‣ Member of the editing team of the «FIG Book – 

Apparatus in Gymnastics for All», 2007/2008 

‣ Co-author of the sports educational book: types of 

games and exercises, Apparatus Gymnastics 

‣ Lecturer at the University of Basel (Sports 

Department) (1977/1980-1995)

Ben STEYN – Ph.D. & E.D. 




‣ Professor of Sport Psychology at the University of 

Pretoria with four degrees in the Human 

Movement Sciences and three degrees in 

Psychology. 

‣ Registered as a counseling psychologist at the 

HPCSA. 

‣ Rated as a C3 National Research Foundation 

(NRF) researcher. 

‣ 61 Publications were produced, 72 workshops 

were conducted, as well as 145 training seminars 

with sport and corporate groups. 

‣ Sport psychology consultant for Sport Federations, 

individuals and corporate environment. 

‣ Co-author in two sport psychological books and 

one book in collaboration with Prof Justus 

Potgieter. 

‣ Editorial work for research journals and evaluator 

of articles for numerous journals.

José SÚCART CESSÉ 





2012 Chile L2 



‣ Entrenador Asistente del Equipo Masculino 

Nacional de Puerto Rico para los XXI Juegos 

Centroamericanos y del Caribe en Julio de 2010 y 

para la Copa Puerto Rico Internacional de 

Gimnasia en Julio de 2011 

‣ Entrenador del Equipo Nacional Juvenil de Puerto 

Rico desde el 2008 

‣ Entrenador de Gimnasia Artística Masculina 

desde el 1997 y miembro del Cuerpo Técnico de 

Entrenadores del Equipo Nacional desde el 2008 

‣ Entrenador de Puerto Rico en la 1era Olimpiada 

Juvenil en Singapur en Agosto de 2010 

‣ Instructor de adiestramientos para entrenadores 

de todos los niveles en la Federación 

Puertorriqueña de Gimnasia desde el 2008 

‣ Brevet de Juez Internacional FIG desde el 2005 

‣ Brevet de Entrenador Experto FIG dese 2011

Éva SZLOBODA 




‣ Currently:Coach and choreographer of many 

hungarian AGE GROUP international champions 

‣ Member of the Hungarian Aerobic Judge’s 

Committee and lecturer of hungarian judge’s & 

coaches courses 

‣ Lecturer of the International Wellness Institute 

Children teacher and aerobic coach section 

‣ FIG International Judge since 2006. 

‣ FIG International Coach since 2007. 

‣ Previously: Head Coach of the Budapesti Honvéd 

SE sportaerobic discipline since 2000. 

‣ Member of the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation 

Aerobic Discipline Coaches Committee 2004-2006. 

‣ Member of the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation 

Aerobic Discipline Committee 2003-2004. 

‣ Sportaerobic World Ranking 2nd place in 

individual woman category and World Cup 2nd 

place in trio category 

‣ Coach of the woman artistic gymnastics discipline

Raisa TEREKHINA - Ph.D. 




‣ Director of the Department of 

Gymnastics as Saint-Petersburg‘s 

University of Physical Education 

and Sport 

‣ P.F. Lesgaft, distinguished professor 

of Russia 

‣ Academic member of the 

International Baltic Academy of 

Psychology 

‣ FIG Brevet judge since 1987 

‣ Author of more than 70 publications 

about different aspects of 

gymnastics

Amalia TINTO 



2011 Italy L3 

‣ Diploma in Physical Education - Istituto 

Superiore di Educazione Fisica of Torino 

‣ Degree in Physical and Sport Education - 

University of Torino 

‣ Maitrise en STAPS – University of Lyon 

‣ Degree in Educational Sciences – University of 

Torino 

‣ Tecnico nazionale RG 

‣ International Judge since 1984 

‣ Federal coach for National Team from 1977 to 

1983 

‣ Head of training for National Team of Italian 

Gymnastics Federation from 1983 to 1996 

‣ IV level European trainer CONI FNS (Italian 

Olympic committee, national gymnastics 

federation) 

‣ Professor of Teoria Tecnica e didattica degli 

sport individuali - University of Torino 

‣ Professor of Tecnica dello sport - University of 

Torino




Rick TJIA 

‣ CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, Senior Artistic Talent Scout, Dance Sector, 

Casting 

‣ LA LA LA HUMAN STEPS, Principal Male Dancer 

‣ SACRAMENTO BALLET, guest dancer 

‣ FREELANCE DANCER AND ACTOR (film & TV), Los Angeles CA 

‣ BALLET AUSTIN 

‣ BALLET THEATER OF MIAMI (recurring contracts) 

‣ 2011 Choreography: Rissig, Utah Ballet, Salt Lake City, Utah 

‣ 2011 Winner: Dance Magazine Video of the Month (Editor’s Choice) 

Award, promotional video for Rissig 

‣ 2011 Audio recording: Swaxe & C4 (composition of C4 by Rick Tjia 

done in 2002) 

‣ 2007 Choreography: 7, Jeanne Benson Dance Academy, Ocala, FL 

‣ 2007 Choreography: Aeia Bridled, Dance Alive National Ballet, 

Gainesville, Florida 

‣ 2006 Choreography: Cyr Wheel Number, (performer: Jonas 

Woolverton) 

‣ 2006 Choreography, staging: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – CDS 

EXPERIENCE (CELEBRITY CRUISE LINES) 

‣ 2003 Choreography: Choreography for scene in performance, Mruta 

Mertsi, Montréal, Québec, Canada 

‣ Before 1993: various choreographic and music composition projects

Shirley TSATSINYANE 




‣ Have Women & Men Artistic Gymnastics & 

Rope Skipping club -SAGF Facilitator for Gym 

for All & Rope Skipping 

‣ National assistant coach for Rope Skipping - 

2010 World Championship - Education & 

Training for Rope Skipping 

‣ Gym for All coach for Mmabana Early Learning 

Centre (aged 4-6years) 

‣ Developing Judges training manual for Rope 

Skipping 

‣ Provincial Co-ordinator for Gym for All & Rope 

Skipping 

‣ Attended 11 th & 13 th FIG Gymnaestradas 

‣ Provincial Gym for All Development Officer 

(2006-2008) 

‣ Attended Foundation of Gymnastics (2007- 

Namibia) and Facilitators training for 

Foundation of Gymnastics (2008-Denmark)

Anastasia (Stacey) UMEH 



2011 Japan L3 


‣ Australian Women‘s National Team Choreographer 

and Dance Skills Expert, working with all elite 

gymnasts in Australia from the developmental 

stream to the Senior National team. 

‣ Choreographer of Australian National Team Beam 

and Floor routines including 2010 World Floor 

Champion, Lauren Mitchell. 

‣ CEO and founder of ―The Creative Movement 

Group‖, an integrated creative movement consulting 

business servicing clients in Australia, Japan, USA 

and Canada. 

‣ Head coach, Choreographer, coach and Program 

Manager of the Queensland Academy of Sport 

Gymnastics Program in Brisbane, Australia 1999- 

2005. 

‣ Women‘s Gymnastics Brevet Judge 2000-2004. 

‣ Club Coach and Choreographer in Canada 1984- 

1999.

Rogério VALÉRIO 



2007 Namibia 

2008 Sweden 

2008 Denmark 



2011 Colombia 

2012 Mexico 

‣ National Technical Director for 

Gymnastics Portugal since 1996+ 

‣ UEG General Gymnastics Committee 

member 2001- 2005 

‣ FIG Gymnastics For All Committee 

member since 2004+ 

‣ National Gymnastic For All presenter 

‣ Vice-President World Gymnaestrada 

2003 Organising Committee 

‣ World Gymnaestrada 1982, 1987, 

1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 

‣ Co-Author of numerous General 

Gymnastics resources

Dirk VAN MELDERT 

‣ Headcoach MAG BELGIUM 

‣ Coach level: finals World Cup – European 

Championships 



‣ Other professional experiences: 

- Former director of sports of 

GymnastiekFederaie Vlaanderen (BEL) 

- Former scientific worker at University of Leuven 

(BEL) 

2007 Belgium L2

Newton Santos VIANNA JÚNIOR 










2013 Chile L1 


‣ Master in Physical Education by UFMG, Brazil. 

‣ Specialist in Sports Training by PUC-MG, Brazil. 

‣ Bachelor‘s Degree in Physical Education by UFMG, Brazil. 

‣ Areas of Expertise in Sport Psychology: Stress; Coaching; 

Coaching Education; Development of Expertise in Sports; 

Development of Mental Skills in Sports. 

‣ Professor at different Universities, Brazil. 

‣ Responsible for the Development of the Coach Education 

Courses of the Brazilian Gymnastics Federation, Brazil. 

‣ Member of the Scientific Committee of the Brazilian 

Gymnastics Federation, Brazil. 

‣ Member of the Scientific and Technical Committee of Minas 

Gerais State Volleyball Federation, Brazil. 

‣ Member of the Scientific and Technical Committee of Minas 

Gerais State Gymnastics Federation, Brazil. 

‣ Instructor at national and regional gymnastics and volleyball 

coaching courses. 

‣ Author of many scientific articles and research on Sport 

Psychology in artistic gymnastics, trampoline and volleyball. 

‣ Author and co-author of several research and educational 

articles, technical publications and material for coaches‘ 

education. 

‣ Presenter of many scientific papers in International and 

National conferences.

Miguel VICENTE 





2013 Chile L1 

‣ Member of the Technical Team of the Spanish 

Trampoline National Squad. 

‣ FIG Category I Judge in TRA and DMT, 

judging at the 2008 Olympic Games and other 

top level competitions. 

‣ Member of the European Union of Gymnastics 

Trampoline Technical Committee since 2007. 

‣ Member of the Royal Spanish Gymnastics 

Federation‘ Trampoline Technical Committee 

and Executive Committee 

‣ Technical Director of the Ciudad de Albacete 

Trampoline and DMT World Cup 

‣ Former athlete at national level in diverse age 

groups

Vanda VIDEIRA 






‣ Currently: Portugal National Coach 

‣ Portugal National Coach for 2001, 2005, 

2009 and 2011 European Championships 

‣ Portugal National Coach for 2002, 2004, 

2006, 2008 and 2010 World 

Championships 

‣ Coach of World Cup and European 

Championships Medal winners 

‣ Member of the Educational Board of the 

Portuguese Gymnastics Federation 

(Acrobatics Gymnastics board of experts) 

‣ Club Coach involved in acrobatics 

gymnastics for nearly 15 years 

‣ Physical Education teacher (MA in training 

high-performance)

Nina VITRYCHENKO 



‣ Coach of Ukranian (1991 – 2000) and 

Spanish (2001) teams 

‣ Coach of bronze medal winner in 1996 

Olympic Games; 9-multiple world‘s and 12- 

multiple European Champion, Olena 

Vitrychenko 

‣ FIG Brevet judge for Rhythmic Gymnastics 

‣ Member of the FIG Academy Working Group 

for Rhythmic Gymnastics 

2008 Italy L1 


† 02.10.2010

WANG Anli – Ph.D. 



2010 China L3 

‣ Deputy Director of Chinese Association of 

Athletics Training (CATA) 

‣ Chief Medical Officer of Asian Volleyball Federation 

‣ Committeeman of Chinese Association of Sport 

Medicine 

‣ Member of a Council of China Sports Science 

Society 

‣ Director of Sport Rehabilitation College ,Beijing 

Sport University 

‣ Obtain Doctor Degree in Sports Physiology from 

Beijing Sports University in 2001 

‣ Visiting Scholar in Ithaca College, US in 2009 

‣ Visiting Scholar in Indiana University ,US since 

1992-1994 

‣ Obtain the first prize of 29th Olympic Games 

scientific research and technology services 

Contribution Award

WANG Hong – Ph.D. 



2010 China L3 



‣ 2nd Vice president of FIG Aerobic Gymnastic 

Technical Committee 

‣ Obtain Doctor Degree in Sports Training Theory 

from Beijing Sports University 2008 

‣ Head coach of Chinese Aerobic Gymnastic 

national team since 2002 

‣ As the head coach have achieved 9 golden medals 

and 24 medals participated FIG World 

Championships, World Games and World Series 

Final 2004~2010 

‣ FIG Judge‘s Brevet Aerobic Gymnastics since 

2005 

‣ President Technical Committee Aerobic 

Gymnastics of Chinese Gymnastics Association 

‣ 2007 participant in FIG Aerobics Academy Level 3 

coach courses in Eaubonne ,FRA

Ron WEESE 





2006 Korea L1 


2007 Korea L2 

2008 Korea L3 


‣ Professor of Sport Science at Seneca College 

since 1981. 

‣ Canadian Fitness Specialist, Instructor and 

Course Conductor since 1978. 

‣ Master Course Conductor, Canadian National 

Coaching Certification Program since 1984. 

‣ Consultant Sport Physiologist for Cirque du 

Soleil, Dralion 1999; for Seneca North York 

Sports Program, Seneca College 1984-97; and 

for Gymnastics Canada, 1994-97 

‣ Coaching Consultant for the Caribbean Coaching 

Certification Program, Canadian International 

Development Agency (CIDA) 1995. 

‣ Published author and speaker in Sport Sciences. 

‣ President of Aurora Soccer Club. 


Group since 2001.

Juanita WEISSENSTEINER - Ph.D. 



‣ Doctor of Human Movement (The University 

of Queensland, Australia). 

‣ Registered Physiotherapist 

‣ Bachelor Applied Science (Hons.) 

Physiotherapy (The University of Sydney, 

Australia). 

‣ Bachelor Applied Science - Sports Science 

(University of Canberra, Australia). 

‣ Australian Institute of Sport Indoor Volleyball 

Scholarship Holder 1986 

2009 Australia L3

Karl WHARTON 




2006 Korea L1 







‣ Director of Gymnastics at Deerness High Performance 

Centre for Acrobatic Gymnastics 

‣ Elected to the FIG Technical Committee for Acrobatic 

Gymnastics in 2008 

‣ Member of British Gymnastics Acrobatics Technical Com. 

‣ Course Tutor, British Gymnastics National Coaching 


‣ Sport Theory lecturer at Northumbria University - UK 


‣ FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics Age Group Expert since 2000 

‣ Author of several coaching resource manuals for Acrobatic 

Gymnastics and school gymnastics in Great Britain. 

‣ Member of FIG Aerobics Academy Working Group as expert 

‣ 1995 National Coaching Foundation - UK coach of the Year 

‣ 2000 - 2005 National Coach for Acrobatic Gymnastics - GB 

‣ 2003 United Kingdom Sports Teacher of the Year 

‣ Coach to more than 50 World and European medalists 

including two World and Two European Champions in 

Acrobatic Gymnastics 

‣ 2005 - Appointed to Sport England (North) Talent ID and 

Performance Working group member for 2012 Olympics

Valerie WICHT 





‣ Studied Sport Sciences in Lausanne 

(1998-2003). 

‣ J+S (Switzerland) instructor since 2005. 

‣ J+S expert since 2006. 

‣ WAG Coach and choreographer in 

Montreux, Switzerland. 

‣ FIG judge since 2005. 

‣ WAG judges responsible for Vaud, 

Switzerland. 

‣ FIG academy, Level 2 in Belgium, 2007.

Tim WOODMAN – Ph.D. 





‣ Director of Sport Psychology Scientific Support 

to the British Gymnastics Association 

‣ Lecturer, University of Wales Bangor, UK 

‣ Director of MSc Studies, University of Wales 

Bangor, UK 

‣ Editorial Board Member of The Sport 

Psychologist 

‣ Author and co-author of several research and 

educational articles 

‣ Member of the British Association of Sport & 

Exercise Sciences (BASES) 

‣ Invitee-Member of the British Olympic 

Association‘s (BOA) Psychology Advisory Group 

‣ Member of the Association for the Advancement 

of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) 

‣ Member of the British Psychological Society 

(BPS)

Maurice (Fred) YEADON – Ph.D. 




‣ Professor of Computer Simulation in Sport at 

Loughborough University (UK) 

‣ Awards for research in gymnastics from: 

International Society of Biomechanics, 

American Society of Biomechanics, 

International Society of Biomechanics in Sports 

‣ Technical advisor to national governing bodies 

‣ Trampoline coach of Sue Challis (1990) 

‣ Author of numerous scientific articles on the 

biomechanics of gymnastics 

‣ World renowned expert on twisting somersaults

ZHANG Li-wei – Ph.D. 



2010 China L3 

‣ Professor of sport psychology in Beijing Sports 

University 

‣ President of China Sport Psychology Association 

‣ Member of Managing Council of Association of 

Sport Psychology of Asian-South-Pacific Region 

‣ Consultation work in mental training programs for 

the national table tennis team, tennis team, shorttrack 

skating team, rhythmic gymnastics team and 

freestyle aerial team before Olympic Games 

‣ Ph.D. in Psychology, Chinese University of Hong 

Kong 

‣ Ed.D. in Physical Education, Beijing Sport 

University 

‣ 139 journal papers and 100 conference papers 

‣ Winner of the first prize of Contribution Award of 

Scientific Research and Technology Services for 

21th Olympic Winter Games

ZHONG Bingshu– Ph.D. 



2010 China L3 

‣ Vice President and Ph.D. Students‘ 

Supervisor of Beijing Sport University, 

‣ Vice President of the International Council for 

Coach Education 

‣ Director of the IAAF Regional Development 

Centre·Beijing; 

‣ Director of the Sports Coaching Commission 

of China Sports Science Society, 

‣ Vice-Chairman of the Federation of University 

Sports of China, 

‣ Chief Editor of China School Physical 

Education 

‣ research in Sports Pedagogy,Sports 

Coaching, Sports Social Science and Higher 

Physical Education Management

Miroslav ZITKO 




‣ Graduated 1978 at Charles University in 

Prague Faculty of Physical Education and 

Sport 

‣ Secretary General of CASPV 2001 – 2010 

‣ Member of Czech Gymnastics Federation- 

Gymnastics for All Committee since 1998 

‣ FIG Academy – Foundation of Gymnastics 

‣ Chairman of gymnastics section at Czech 

Association Sport for All since 2000 

‣ Author of gymnastics books: Tumbling (2002), 

Minitramp (1999), Basic Gymnastics (2010)… 

‣ Author of gymnastics DVD: Tumbling, 

Minitramp… 

‣ World Gymnaestradas: 1991 – 2007, coauthor 

of large group performances (Enthusy, 

GoGo TanGo, Czech Relax…)

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