Victor Kovalenko

Victor Kovalenko
Personal information
Born (1950-08-05) 5 August 1950
Dnipro, Ukrainian SSR
Sailing career
Class(es)Flying Dutchman, Dragon, 470

Victor Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Володимирович Коваленко, romanized: Viktor Volodymyrovych Kovalenko; born 5 August 1950) is a Ukrainian sailor and coach, now the head coach of the Australian Olympic Sailing Team. Referred to as "the Medal Maker", Kovalenko has coached men and women sailors to 11 medals, seven of those gold, in Olympic Games, beginning in 1988.