Irina Alexandrovna Viner (; born July 30, 1948), formerly Irina Alexandrovna Viner-Usmanova (), is an Uzbek-born Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach who is head coach of the Russian national team, president of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, and former vice president of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation. In 2015, Viner was awarded the Olympic Order in recognition of her outstanding achievements in global sports, making Viner the first gymnastics coach in history to receive the award. Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee, personally handed her the necklace and presented the award. Viner is one of the most successful gymnastics coaches of all time, her pupils include five of the last six Olympic all-around champions: Margarita Mamun (2016), Evgeniya Kanaeva (2008, 2012), Alina Kabaeva (2004), and Yulia Barsukova (2000). She is married to business magnate Alisher Usmanov, formerly Russia's richest man, who has a net worth of more than $20 billion. Early and personal life Viner was born in Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union. Her father, Alexander, was a People's Painter of Uzbekistan. Her mother, Zoya, was a doctor. Viner is Jewish, and in an interview she gave to Russian magazine Hello! at her home, she has said that she reads about Kabbalah, though she doesn't speak Hebrew. Among her many state awards, she was given the "Living Legend" prize by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia in 2007. Viner is currently married to Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov, who was also born in Soviet Uzbekistan, and is a Muslim. She and Usmanov originally met in their youth at a sports hall in Tashkent, where he was involved in fencing; they reconnected many years later in Moscow. She has a son from her first marriage, Anton, who was born in 1973 and later adopted by Usmanov. Anton is a real estate investor. Career As a young girl Viner wanted to take ballet but was discouraged, so she took up gymnastics at the age of 11. Viner was a three-time champion of the Uzbek SSR and graduated from the Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture. She worked as coach of the national team in rhythmic gymnastics in Tashkent, and under her tutelage, Venera Zaripova became her first successful gymnast. In 1990, Viner briefly moved to Great Britain to coach the British national team. After Barcelona Irina moved to Moscow and began working for the Moscow