Yuri Korolev (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Yuri Korolev (ice hockey)

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1934

Place of Birth: Soviet Union

Profession: coach

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Yuri Korolev (ice hockey)

  • Yuri Vasilyevich Korolev (Russian: ???? ?????????? ???????; born 6 June 1934) is a Russian ice hockey administrator, and retired coach and civil servant. His career of educating athletes and coaches included the State Committee for Sports and Physical Education and the All-Union Council on Physical Culture and Sports.
  • He was head of the research group for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team for 28 years, when the Soviets won seventeen Ice Hockey World Championships and seven Winter Olympic Games gold medals.
  • He later served an executive with the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and the International Ice Hockey Federation.
  • Korolev has been recognized with the Order of Friendship, induction into the Russian Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Paul Loicq Award.

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