Honoured Coach of Ukraine

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The Honoured Coach of Ukraine (also translated as the Merited Coach of Ukraine, Ukrainian: Заслужений тренер України) is an exclusive sports title awarded to coaches for high special merits to prepare highly qualified sportspeople in individual and team sports. This tradition is an adaptation of the similar honors that existed in the Soviet Union since 1961 as the Merited Coach of the Ukrainian SSR.

Criteria for qualification

Olympic sports

Sports competitionsPositions placedParticipants at positions
Olympic games and World championships1-6 (1-8)1
Europe championships1-3 (1-6)1
World Cup (overall standings)1-3 (1-6)1
Gran-Prix (overall standings; artistic gymnastics, figure skating)1-31
Euro Cup (overall standings)1-3 (1-6)2
Cup of Euro champions, Cup of Winners' of Cups, Cup of International Federations1-21
World championships for youths and juniors1
2-3
1
2
European championships for youths and juniors1
2-3
2
3

Note: in parentheses are requirements for team sports.

Non-Olympic sports

Sports competitionsPositions placedParticipants at positions
World games1-3 (1-8)1 (1)
World championships1-2 (1-6)1 (1)
Europe championships1 (1-3)2 (1)
World Chess Olympics1-31
World Cup (overall standings)1-32
World championships for youths and juniors1
2-3
2
3
European championships for youths and juniors13

Notes:

Paralympic games

Sports competitionsPositions placedParticipants at positions
Paralympic or Deaflympic games1-3 (2-3)1 (2)
World Chess Olympics1-3
World championships1-2 (1-3)1 (1-2)
Europe championships1 (1-2)
2-3
1 (2)
2

Notes:

Additional requirements

Also, coaches who do not possess special education must have a sports title "Master of Sports of Ukraine", "Master of Sports of Ukraine, World Class", or "Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine".