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Victor Kovalenko (handballer)
Victor Kovalenko (; born 5 August 1950) is a Ukrainian sailor and coach, now the head coach of the Australian Olympic Sailing Team. Referred to as "the Medal Maker", Kovalenko has coached men and women sailors to 11 medals, seven of those gold, in Olympic Games, beginning in 1988. Biography Kovalenko was born in Dnipro (then Dnipropetrovsk), Ukrainian SSR, on 5 August 1950. He learned to sail at the local "Meteor Club" at the age of 12. He became a member of USSR national sailing team in 1973, sailing in the Flying Dutchman (dinghy), Flying Dutchman and Dragon (keelboat), Dragon classes. In 1974, he won the national Flying Dutchman championship with Valery Maydan. That year he put racing aside to complete his education at the Nikolaev State Pedagogical Institute where he graduated with majors in Sport and Sport Science. He began sailing the 470 (dinghy), 470 while at Mykolaiv, Nikolaev. He considers it the most difficult and most satisfying boat to sail. Kovalenko was USSR 470 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Australia
The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of Australia, Queen of Australia, on the Advice (constitutional law), advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam. Before the establishment of the order, Australians could receive Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British honours, which continued to be issued in parallel until 1992. Appointments to the order are made by the Governor-General of Australia, governor-general, "with the approval of The Sovereign", according to recommendations made by the Council for the Order of Australia. Members of the government are not involved in the recommendation of appointments, other than for military and honorary awards. The King of Australia is the sovereign head of the order, and the governor-general is the principal companio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
