Mihai Brestyan (born Mihai Breștian; 10 July 1953 in

Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...

) is a Romanian artistic gymnastics coach and the former head coach of the Australian Gymnastics national team and former

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national team coach. He has coached multiple athletes to elite successes, including Olympic Champion and six-time Olympic Medalist,

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, and World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist,

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. He has coached at multiple world championships as well as the

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, and 2016

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. In 2017, he was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Independently, Brestyan owns and run
Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club
in Burlington, MA.

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Global Ambassador Mihai Brestyan
South African Gymnastics Federation 1953 births Living people Romanian gymnastics coaches Sportspeople from Timișoara Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Australia {{Romania-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub