Igor Korobchinski (, ''Ihor Korobchynskyi''; born 16 August 1969) is a former

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that represented the

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, the

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and

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. In 2016, he was inducted in the

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. Korobchinski competed at the

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and

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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* * * * 1969 births Living people People from Antratsyt Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Soviet male artistic gymnasts World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gymnasts for the Unified Team Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Ukraine Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics European champions in gymnastics Sportspeople from Luhansk Oblast Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics FISU World University Games gold medalists for Ukraine FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Ukraine 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-Olympic-medalist-stub