Ihor Turchyn
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| birthday | November 16, 1936 |
| place of birth | Sofiivka , Soviet Union |
| citizenship |
 Soviet Union Ukraine
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| date of death | November 7, 1993 |
| Place of death | Bucharest , Romania |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1962-1993 |
Spartak Kiev
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| -1991 |
Soviet women's national handball team
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| 1992-1993 |
Ukrainian women's national handball team
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As of March 29, 2018 |
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Ihor Jewdokymowytsch Turtschyn ( Ukrainian Ігор Євдокимович Турчин , Russian Игорь Евдокимович Турчин Igor Yevdokimovich Turtschin * 16th November 1936 in Sofijiwka , Odessa Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , † 7. November 1993 in Bucharest , Romania ) was a Ukrainian - Soviet handball coach .
Life
Ihor Turchyn graduated from the Pedagogical Institute in Kamianets-Podilskyi . In 1959 he began to train handball with a group of beginners in Kiev , from which the team of Spartak Kiev was founded in 1962 .
He coached and directed this club from 1962 to 1993 and won the USSR national championship 20 times and the women's EHF Champions League 13 times between 1969 and 1988 , making the club the most successful club in history in the Champions League. He also coached the Soviet women's national handball team , with which he was twice handball world champion and twice Olympic champion. In 1976 he was named the best coach in the world. He and his team are listed in the Guinness Book of Records for outstanding performance in sport .
Turchyn died on November 7, 1993 in Bucharest during a break from playing against Rapid Bucharest of a heart attack and was buried in the Berkowezkyj cemetery in Kiev. He had been married to handball player Sinajida Turtschyna since 1965 , who succeeded him at Spartak Kiev after his death. The marriage resulted in a son (* 1983) and a daughter (* 1971).
Sporting successes (selection)
With club
European Champion Clubs' Cup
1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1979 , 1981 , 1983 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1988
With national team
Women's handball world championship
1973 Yugoslavia ,
1975 Soviet Union ,
1978 Czechoslovakia ,
1982 Hungary ,
1986 Netherlands
Olympic games
1976 Montreal ,
1980 Moscow ,
1988 Seoul
Honors
Turchyn received numerous honors. Including:
- 1976, 1980 Order of the Red Labor Banner
- 1971 Badge of Honor of the Soviet Union
- Order of Friendship between Nations
- 1971 Honored Coach of the USSR
- Honored Trainer of the Ukrainian SSR
- His life's work is portrayed in the film "To Win It All".
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c short biography of Ihor Turchyn on peoples.ru ; accessed on March 28, 2018 (Russian)
- ↑ a b c d Ihor Turtschyn to Kiev-necropol (Russian)
- ↑ A Film about legendary Igor Turchin Trailer for the film To Win It All on handball-planet.com from November 24, 2016; accessed on March 28, 2018 (English)
- ↑ “To win it all” - Ukraine celebrates Igor Turchin on the website of the International Handball Federation on November 16, 2016; accessed on March 28, 2018 (English)
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| SURNAME | Turchyn, Ihor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turchyn, Ihor Evdokymowytsch (full name); Турчин, Ігор Євдокимович (Ukrainian); Турчин, Игорь Евдокимович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian-Soviet handball coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sofiyivka , Odessa Oblast , Ukrainian SSR |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1993 |
| Place of death | Bucharest , Romania |