06.04.2022

A memorial plaque to the honored coach of the Soviet Union in artistic gymnastics Renald Knysh appeared in Grodno. In house number 4 on Kirova Street, he lived from 1944 to 1971. The unique coach became the first Belarusian who trained two Olympic champions at once – Elena Volchetskaya and Olga Korbut. Renald Knysh forever inscribed his name in the sport of high achievements thanks to the creation of about 30 new elements in the world of artistic gymnastics. Until the end of his days, he continued to work in Grodno, worked with young athletes, tried to contribute to the development of the Belarusian school of gymnastics.

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