Mihai Brestyan

Mihai Brestyan (born Mihai Breștian;^[1] 10 July 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.