Mihai Brestyan

Mihai Brestyan (born Mihai Breștian;[1] July 10, 1953 in Timișoara)[2] is a Romanian artistic gymnastics coach and the former head coach of the Australian Gymnastics national team[3] and former USA Gymnastics national team coach.[3] He has coached multiple athletes to elite successes, including Olympic Champion and six-time Olympic Medalist, Aly Raisman, and World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist, Alicia Sacramone.[4] He has coached at multiple world championships as well as the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games.[4] In 2017, he was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[4] Independently, Brestyan owns and runs Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club in Burlington, MA.

References
  1. Dan Lazar (4 March 2017). "Un fost antrenor de gimnastică al CSM Arad, numit la "cârma" Australiei!" (in Romanian). aradon.ro. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. "Mihai Brestyan". Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. Greg, Stutchbury. "Australia lure Raisman coach Brestyan to guide national team". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. "Coaches - Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club". Retrieved 27 January 2017.


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