Yevgeny Shabayev
Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Shabayev (Russian: Евгений Евгеньевич Шабаев; 24 April 1973 – 5 August 1998; alternate transliterations Yevgeni, Evgeny, Evgeni, Chabaev) was a Russian artistic gymnast. He won a silver with his team at the 1994 Team World Championships, and he was the bronze medalist in the all-around at the 1995 World Championships. He was only the alternate to Russia's 1996 Olympic team due to a shoulder injury that required surgery. Injuries also kept him off the team for the 1997 World Championships.[1]
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| Alternative name(s) | Yevgeni, Evgeny, Evgeni, Chabaev | |||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia | |||||||||||||
| Born | April 24, 1973 Moscow, Russian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Died | August 5, 1998 (aged 25) Moscow, Russia [1] | |||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||
| Club | Moscow Dynamo | |||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Nikolay Maslennikov | |||||||||||||
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Shabayev died of a heart attack on 5 August 1998. His funeral was held six days later, and gymnasts Alexei Nemov, Nikolai Kryukov, Elena Grosheva and Roza Galieva were in attendance.[2]
References
- "Yevgeny Shabyev". International Gymnast Online. Paul Ziert & Associates, Inc. 6 December 1998. Archived from the original on December 6, 1998. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- Kovalyova, Anna. "Yevgeny Shabayev 1973-1998". Russians Abroad Webring. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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