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Dmitri Vasilenko
Russian gymnast (1975–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dmitri Andreyevich Vasilenko (Russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Василенко; 12 November 1975 – 4 November 2019) was an Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 1996 Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in the team competition. He was an alternate to the 2000 Olympic team.
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After his career ended, he moved to France to coach, but was diagnosed with ALS in 2008.[1] According to former teammate Alexei Nemov’s Instagram page, Vasilenko’s relatives informed Nemov that Vasilenko was in a coma on life support. Two days later, Nemov confirmed on Instagram Vasilenko had died on 4 November 2019, eight days before he was to turn 44 years old.[2]
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