Vadim Zelichenok, a Russian track and field coach and athletics administrator, died on March 1, 2026.
Born Vadim Borisovich Zelichenok on January 14, 1956, he graduated from SCOLIPE in 1977. From 1977 to 1983, he was a coach and senior coach of the Athletics Department of the Committee for Physical Culture and Sports under the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union.
He later served as senior coach of the USSR junior national athletics team from 1983 to 1990, held dual roles as head coach of the USSR national athletics teams and vice president of the USSR Athletics Federation in 1990 and 1991, was head coach of the Combined Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and then served as head coach of the Russian national team from 1992 to 1998.
Vadim Borisovich Zelichenok (also Zelichyonok; Russian: Вадим Борисович Зеличёнок; 14 January 1956 – 1 March 2026) was a Russian track and field coach and athletics administrator.