According to the official website of the Russian Water Polo Federation, he was a master of sports of the USSR and an honored trainer of Russia.
Ukhov headed the men's national team from 1994 to 2009. During his work, the team won the silver and bronze medals of the Olympic Games, twice - bronze medals of the world championships, once - the European Championship. From 2009 to 2013, he coached the Russian women's team, which twice became the bronze medalist of the World Cup and twice won the European Championship.
Earlier it became known that the former striker of Milan and the Italian national football team Pierino Prati died at the age of 73 years.