2 . ▁Val entin ▁then ▁took ▁his ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁m un itions ▁factory ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁mother . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁school , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁g ymn ast ics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Mur at ov ▁married ▁Sof ia ▁Mur at ova , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Olympic ▁g ymn ast . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Serge i ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁and ▁And rei ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 6 1 ); ▁Serge i ▁later ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁g ymn ast ▁and ▁g ymn astic ▁coach . ▁The ▁care ers ▁of ▁both ▁parents ▁were ▁mar red ▁with ▁inj uries , ▁which ▁eventually ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁respectively . ▁They ▁both ▁went ▁into ▁co aching , ▁with ▁Val entin ▁being ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : S ov iet ▁male ▁art istic ▁g ymn asts ▁Category : Russ ian ▁male ▁art istic ▁g ymn asts ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁g ymn asts ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : G ymn asts ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : G ymn asts ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9