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Men's Gymnastics
Ivan Ivankov is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Illinois men's gymnastics team in 2009-10. 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. "Working with Ivan has been great," Spring said. "He brings such a passion with his coaching that I have never seen before. We complement each other well, and his decade of experience in international competition has helped this team get ready for the most elite level gymnastics." 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 Competition Highlights
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