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June 5, 2014 4:32
Star team of legends

As you know, the athletes of the Soviet Union made its debut at the Olympics in 1952. And after eight years Voronezh gained his first triumph of the Games. They became the 21-year-old pupil of the famous coach Yuri Shtukman, a student at the Faculty of Chemistry VSU Lyuhina Tamara, who won the "gold" in the team competition in gymnastics.

Her partner on a brilliant team of the USSR were the legendary Larisa Latynina, Lydia Ivanova, Pauline Astakhov, Margarita Nikolaeva, Sophia Muratov. In Rome in 1960, our compatriot has twice raised on a pedestal. She managed to win the bronze medal in the floor exercise and uneven bars. In both types of programs ahead of Voronezh athlete managed only compatriot - already mentioned Latynina and Astakhov.

Gone for another four years, and she went to his second Olympics - in Tokyo. Composition of female national team updated half, but Soviet girls again proved that they equal the planet simply does not. Representatives ahead of Czechoslovakia and Japanese women, and here they have excelled in the team standings.

Advances Lyuhina-Zamotaylovoy, in fact, become a wonderful wide effort for pupils Voronezh gymnastics school. Behind her shone on the world stage and Lyubov Burda Yelena Davydova, Alexander Tkachev and Dmitry Trush, Nikolai Kryukov and Victoria Komova. And she Tamara, recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, is still in the home gym, heading regional federation.

Tamara Lyuhina-ZAMOTALOVA.

Born May 11, 1939 in Voronezh. Honored Master of Sports in gymnastics. Two-time champion and Olympic bronze medalist (1960, 1964), the absolute champion of the USSR (1961). International Judge, honored coach of Russia. Chairman of the Presidium of Artistic Gymnastics Federation Voronezh region.

Master ring

Started boxing only at the end of high school, Valery Abajian just a few years has reached a unique progress. Note that these two years of "several years" he spent out of a lot of sports: serving in the Air Defense Forces. Desire to re-enter the ring, as recognized by the Valeria Arshaluysovicha was huge. Because, even without changing the shape of an army on the "citizen" he is seriously preparing for his return to boxing: crosses, bar, horizontal bar.

And at 23, Voronezh talent rocked the entire planet. In November 1981, a landslide victory in the final bout of the American Johnny Keyes, he won the World Cup is played in Montreal, Canada. First heavyweight boxer from the Soviet Union has made such a serious success, and it is not surprising that the Voronezh Regional Party in those days received congratulations from even the most CPSU.

- First of all, it was a victory over the system of an important event in terms of international politics - said Valery Arshaluysovich author of these lines. - All I have realized its importance until much later. But then he felt pride in his native country, which was a patriot and still am.

Despite strong competition in the domestic arena, in 1983-1985 Abajian thrice won union championship, won the Games of Soviet Peoples. Unfortunately, he never had the chance to perform at the Olympic Games: 1984 Games in Los Angeles, our country is known to be boycotted, and shortly before the 1988 Seoul wonderful boxer took the irrevocable decision to retire. Gloves hanging on a nail, he proved himself an excellent organizer and social activist. In the autumn of the year before last for many merits Valery Abajian was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Voronezh.

Valery Arshaluysovich ABAJYAN.

Born January 23, 1958 in the city of Kulob, Tajikistan. Master of sports of international class in boxing. World Cup winner (1981), repeated USSR champion, winner of the Games of the peoples of the RSFSR and the USSR, many prestigious international competitions. Honorary Citizen of the city of Voronezh.

King tower and springboard

A month ago, being the guest of honor was held in Moscow stage of the World Series in diving, Dmitry Sautin officially announced the end of his distinguished career. It lasted for three decades. Behind - five Olympics, each of which celebrated athlete always returned home with medals, a huge number of wins at various tournaments, records nationwide, continental and global scales.

In elite diving most titled athlete in our region struggled very hard times. First declared itself in full voice in 1991, when brought from Athens to his hometown silver medal in the European Championship. A year later, students yesterday went to Barcelona - on his first Olympics - and hopes rested upon it fully justified and became the bronze medalist in ski jumping.

Step by step and Dmitry its permanent mentor Tatiana Starodubtseva (eternal memory of her) went to new and new heights. In 1993 Sautin first won the European Championship, after - the world championship, and in Atlanta in 1996, and got to the Olympic "gold". On the next Games, held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, he created a furor at all, having achieved outstanding success and took medals in all four rooms of the male program jumps into the water.

I will not give an extensive list of all his achievements, titles, titles. Just remind you that Dmitri Ivanovich in his time to shine and on the trampoline, and in the tower, and today remains a "generalist." He is the first vice-p resident of the All-Russian Federation in diving, led by sports and sports committee of the Voronezh Regional Duma, and plus the fact (though not so long ago strongly protested from coaching) transfers the experience pupils SDYUSSHOR that bears his name.

Dmitri Ivanovich Sautina.

Born March 15, 1974 in Voronezh. Honored Master of Sports of Russia diving. Only in the history of the sport winner of eight Olympic medals: two gold and silver, four - bronze (1992-2008). Multiple winner and winner of the national championships, European, world, prestigious national and international tournaments. Best sportVsmen Russia in 1998 and 2000. Honorary Citizen of the city of Voronezh. Dmitri Ivanovich Sautina.

Unsurpassed goalscorer

In the 1960-1970-ies goalkeeper who competed with players Voronezh "Labor", do not have to miss. To spearhead the team acted chernozemnogo Vladimir Proskurin, and already one of his name made any goalkeeper to be in constant tension. But neither increased vigilance custody gate nor tough marker did not prevent him to replenish the collection of goals scored.

Old-timers recall his powerful shot, great - otherwise "grenadiers" the envy of - head game, great skill to implement punitive. And about how he scored a spectacular "scissors" through itself, forcing cheering stands, fans and all veterans talk with indescribable enthusiasm. Only in the USSR championship matches held in T-shirt "Labor" Proskurin chop 182 goals. Yesterday's understudy opened the scoring the goals in November 1964, hitting the gate of Riga "Daugava" and closed it almost a half decades - already protecting color "Torch".

From Voronezh wonderful striker was away only a couple of seasons. In 1969, shone brightly in the composition of SKA Rostov, sharing with Spartak Moscow Nikolai Osyanina and Kutaisi Jemal Herhadze laurels top scorer in the championship of the USSR. Healthy Start and next season, Proskurin received an invitation from the current holder of the Union "gold", the capital of "Spartacus." And here he immediately went to the leading role, but ridiculous consumer injury and subsequent baseless accusations from the club management forced him to return home.

Despite the good deals and enticing prospects homeland Proskurin longer left. In Voronezh, and finished his playing career, and started coaching, having worked in the "Torch" and "arrow", and with the young pupils society "Labor Reserves". Vladimir G. and today is closely associated with football: heads regional federation, is vice-president of the MOA "Black Earth", as a delegate to the Premier League matches on the works of Russian Premier League.

Vladimir G. Proskurin.

Born January 24, 1945 in Voronezh. Master of Sports of the USSR Cup. Best scorer of the Soviet Union in 1969. He played for the team, "Energy", "Work", "Torch" (all - Voronezh), SKA (Rostov-on-Don), "Spartak" (Moscow). Top scorer in the history of football Voronezh (215 goals). President of the Football Federation of the Voronezh region.

Beauty, Komsomol, champion

At home, the Moscow Olympics in 1980, Soviet athletes won nearly two hundred awards, 80 of which were the highest standard. Among the victors of the Games was the women's volleyball team and the country. And one of the leading players, and besides - komsorgom brilliant team was our compatriot, a native of the village Losevo Pavlovsky District Irina Makogonov.

He proved himself in competition at the regional level, a talented girl from the provinces received an invitation to the team area. In order to train in its composition, every weekend from his native Losevo went to Voronezh and back. Then was the women's team "Dynamo", and soon attracted the beautiful tall Voronezh Karpol Nicholas himself and moved to Sverdlovsk "Uralochka".

Break into the one of the best teams in Major League was, of course, is not easy. However, she fully proVyavivshey his talent, it worked. Without the involvement of Makogonov in 1978 "Uralochka" first became a champion of the USSR and kept that title for five years. Sverdlovchanki twice won the European Cup. Well, with the national team Irina won medals of all major competitions.

Returning home a decade later, Makogonov became player-coach of the club "Energy". Then the team headed "Record" and "SVS-Voronezh". Today it - Director SDYUSSHOR and first vice-president of the regional federation of volleyball. In last February in Losevo inaugurated volleyball center, received a glorious name Irina Makogonov.

Irina Makogonov.

Born November 12, 1959 in the village of Pavlovsk Losevo Voronezh region. Honored Master of Sports in volleyball. Olympic champion (1980), Europe, the World Universiade medalist and World Cup. As part of the Sverdlovsk team "Uralochka" repeatedly became the USSR champion, winner of the European Cup.

Hero of Zemlyanskaya

Recently visited our shores triple Olympic champion Alexander Karelin stressed: "For me, Voronezh - it is not only the birthplace of the Russian Navy, or the capital of the region, but also the city in which he lives Vasily Prokopevich Merkulov - a man who proved that Sports of the USSR, held once a four years, you can win more than once. "

Prokopych himself as his friends call him wrestlers on their high-profile successes tell does not like to talk on the proposals "for life" by the recorder and do a lot of interviews always refused. Although to tell this man with a very dramatic fate may certainly very much.

Shortly after his birth his native Zemlyanskaya captured by the Germans. The house has a large family settled Merkulov German soldiers who sent the mother with five kids in the cellar. Father while he fought against the invaders, and before the victory, alas, did not survive, dying at Kursk dugevЂ |

Despite all the hardships, future champion rose this Russian hero. Boys went to work on Kamchatka, then worked at the Voronezh plant Dzerzhinsky. Sports his talent was revealed only during service in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. Having learned the basics of the "classical", Greco-Roman wrestling, he soon became one of the best heavyweights in the world.

From 1965 to 1975, Merkulov nine-times winner of the union championship, winning five gold, three silver and one bronze medal. As already mentioned, three times he was able to excel at sports of the USSR. Zemlyanskii full force heroes to experience for yourself and recognized foreign masters, he was putting on the blades, winning awards from international competitions.

Vasily Prokopevich Merkulov.

Born March 2, 1942 in the village Zemlyanskaya Voronezh region. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR in the Greco-Roman wrestling. Three-time winner of the Games of Soviet Peoples (1967-1975), five-time champion of the USSR, the silver medalist of the European championship. Substitute member of the Olympic Games (1968), winner of many prestigious tournaments.

The first ever

Starting his way to the famous sports school Yuri Shtukman and achieving some success in the gym first, and then - and acrobatics, Valentina Popova in full voice declared itself in weightlifting. To get acquainted with the bar "pushed" her beloved husband Sergei, who became a mentor and permanent future star of the national sport.

In 2001, Valentine has written his name in history: it is the first of the Russians won the "gold" of the world championship. Before and were winning the European Championships, and the recognition of the best lifter of the continent, and "silver" the Sydney Olympics; after - its collection of awards replenished more than one valuable item.

Way to success here simply can not be called. Endless meetings and competitions are constantly separated from her daughter Katya. Lacking adequate financial support from the federation, sometimes we had to go into debt to perform abroad. Yes and no injuries avoided Valentine party, forced to work through the "can not" and go to the platform on the injections. However, worthy to overcome the difficulties it only adds price high achievements.

And another feat she made already at the end of a career, when solved for the second time to become a mother, despite doctors' recommendations not to do so. "Birth of son Vadik - my best Olympics!" - Valentine stressed in a recent interview, "Beach".

Valentina Popova Vadymivna.

Born September 25, 1972 in Bratsk Irkutsk Oblast. Honored Master of Sports of Russia in weightlifting. Silver (2000) and bronze (2004) medalist. Repeated winner and medalist Russia, Europe and the world. Best Russian athlete 2001.

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