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Ivan Ivankov is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Illinois men's gymnastics team.
In 2010, he was honored with his second straight Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year accolade for his role in helping guide the Orange and Blue to an 11-1 overall mark in the regular season and a second consecutive Big Ten title.
Following the 2009 season when he was a visiting assistant, he was promoted to assistant coach after helping Illinois to the Big Ten Championship, a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and three individual NCAA titles this season en route to earning Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors along with Justin Spring.
The 1994 and 1997 World All-Around Champion and two-time Olympian, Ivankov has spent the last five years as a men's team coach at the Bart Connor Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Okla. During his time there he was coach to Rohan Sebastian, a Level 10 gymnast representing Ireland at the 2007 Junior European championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.
One of the most accomplished gymnasts in the world over the last decade and a half, Ivankov won 10 World Championship medals, including three Gold. The Misk, Belarus, native competed at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics. He retired from international competition in 2006 after competing at the World Championships. Ivankov achieved the highest athletic level "Master of Sport" in his native land.
The Ivankov File
Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, University of Illinois, 2009-present
Visiting Assistant Coach, University of Illinois, 2009
Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy, 2003-2008
Coaching Honors
2010 Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year
2009 Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year
Competition Highlights
2004, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - Parallel Bars, 4th
2004, European Championships - Team, 3rd
2003, European Championships - Team, 2nd
2002, World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - High bar, 2nd
2001, World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Team, 1st; All-Around, 2nd; Parallel Bars, 3rd
2000, Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia - All-Around, 4th; Parallel Bars, 5th; Rings, 5th
1998, Goodwill Games - All-Around, 1st
1997, World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - All-Around, 1st; Team, 2nd; Still Rings, 3rd
1996, European Championships - All-Around, 1st
1994, World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - All-Around, 1st; High Bar, 3rd
1994, European Championships - Team 1st; All-Around, 1st
1993, World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Still Rings, 3rd
