Valeriy Goncharov - Assistant Coach - Men's Gymnastics Coaches

Valeriy Goncharov

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Assistant Coach

University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics head coach Mark Williams announced in August 2019 the addition of Olympic medalist Valeriy Goncharov to the coaching staff.

"We're really happy to have Valeriy as part of our program," said Williams. "As an Olympic gold medalist and three-time Olympian for Ukraine, he brings knowledge of the process well beyond the NCAA level, where many of our guys seek to reach their highest potential.

"We look forward to having him bring that experience and knowledge into the program and help us continue to be right at the top of the NCAA and putting guys on Team USA."

Goncharov (pronounced Vuh-leer-EE Gon-CHUR-ov) won an Olympic team silver medal with Ukraine at the 2000 Sydney Games and was a gold medalist on parallel bars at the 2004 Games in Athens.

The Ukraine native has spent the last five years as a coach at Texas Academy of Acrobatics and Gymnastics in Baytown, Texas.

"I'm very excited to be a part of one of the greatest and strongest college teams in the United States," said Goncharov of joining Williams' staff in Norman.

"I've been competing or coaching gymnastics for 27 years. My hope is to help the team achieve more championships. There is always something to work on and always more to improve on and I hope to bring that to Oklahoma."

Goncharov brings a wealth of gymnastics experience to Norman. As a competitor, Goncharov compiled seven medals across Olympic, World Championships and World Cup competitions. With his move up to the college ranks, Goncharov joins former Oklahoma assistant and current Ohio State head coach Rustam Sharipov and Nebraska assistant Jim Hartung as the only three coaches in NCAA men's gymnastics with Olympic gold medals.