Vladislav Rastorotsky Biography

Vladislav Stepanovich Rastorotsky (Russian: Владислав Степанович Растороцкий; 14 June 1933 – 2 July 2017) was a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, Honoured Trainer of the USSR, who trained in Dynamo sports society. Sportswomen trained by him earned more than 50 titles at the National (USSR) championships, European championships, World championships and Olympic Games. Rastorotsky trained Soviet gymnasts for five Olympic cycles since the mid-1960s. His most famous pupils were Ludmilla Tourischeva, Natalia Shaposhnikova, and Natalia Yurchenko.