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Fact №1.

Born Vincent D. Dmitriev in the Leningrad region, and before the war the family moved to Leningrad. As Victor Plysov writes in "Sportpanorame" darkest memories "super coach" of the years of the blockade:

Terrible it was the time of devastation, the constant bombing, famine carried off hundreds of thousands of lives. Food was never enough. Bread issued on cards - 150 grams per person. My mother with two small children had to be very hard. Everyone was exhausted to the limit. Bread us to his mouth lowered on a string.

Fact №2.

Vincent D. - Leningrad champion in gymnastics, but a knee injury put an end to his sports career of the talented and dedicated guy. Therefore, since 1956, Vincent D. worked as a coach.

The number of awards is impressive Vincent Dmitrievich! Photos from the archives of honorary citizen of Vitebsk

Awards Vincent Dmitrievich is now of great rarity. Collage Vladimir Borkova

Diploma of the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR. Apartment Vincent Dmitrievich like a museum. Photos from the archives of the Museum of honorary citizen of Vitebsk

№3 fact.

Vincent D. came to Vitebsk to study at the College of Physical Education, at the same time engaged in coaching studies, laying the first bricks in Vitebsk gymnastics school, which became eventually known worldwide. The first pupil of trainer Alla Itson won the Republican contest in gymnastics.

Vincent Dmitriev with his pupils. Photos from the archives of the Museum of honorary citizen of Vitebsk

№4 fact.

Another student - Larisa Petrik - 15 years has created a sensation. In 1964 he won the All-Union competition great Larisa Latynina - nine-time Olympic champion. And in 1968 in Mexico City, Larissa became the Olympic champion in the team competition and floor exercise, and also received a bronze medal in the exercises on the balance beam.

Number of diplomas super coach is also impressive. And at the top is the very tape honorary citizen of our city. Photos from the archives of the Museum of honorary citizen of Vitebsk

№5 fact.

At the Olympics in Mexico could serve another pupil Vincent Dmitrievich - Tamara Lazakovich, but in those years to get to Union team was not easy: it was necessary to win, not only on the platform, but also a power struggle. Tamara Lazakovich together with the coach have made every effort to prepare for the next Olympics in Munich, where the athlete rose to the highest step of the podium in the team competition, she has won the "silver" on the Balance Beam and two "bronze" - in the absolute superiority in the floor exercise.

№6 fact.

At the World Championships in Ljubljana (Yugoslavia, now the capital of Slovenia) in 1970 there was an unprecedented case in the history of gymnastics, two pupil of trainer received gold medals in the team. This Larisa Petrik, Tamara Lazakovich coach - Vincent D. Dmitriev!

Vincent Dmitriev Tatyana Arzhannikova. Photos from the archives of the Museum of honorary citizen of Vitebsk

№7 fact.

Particularly memorable event in the coaching career of Vincent Dmitrievich - a two-month demonstration tour across the USA together with Tamara Lazakovich in the national team of the Soviet Union. Speech was a huge success, the delegation was received by US President Richard Nixon. Statement by the Soviet team is so impressed by the head of state, that he gave our hero of the day gold cufflinks. A city administration awarded Chicago coach sports delegation of Honorary Citizen.

№8 fact.

Tatiana Arzhannikova - world champion in the team competition in 1978 and, according to the coach, she was able to win a medal at the Olympics, but injury prevented speech.

We can not count all the victories and titles achieved by pupils Vincent Dmitrievich. And Arzhannikova gymnast Tatyana and Svetlana Kudinov made a considerable contribution to the number of conquest coach.

He is a great coach, - said in an interview Svetlana Kudinov. And not only because great that produced many top-class athletes, but because it has a gift from God mentor.

Fact №9.

Thanks Dmitriyevich Vikenty, Vitebsk school gymnastics since raised its credibility, that with the help of Peter Mironavich Masherova in our city a new specialized gym was built. It is located in the Vitebsk specialized youth school of Olympic reserve №1 on Gogol Street, 20.

Sports School №1. Photo by Vladimir Borkova

Gymnasium in the school of Olympic reserve, which helps students to engage in coaching glance. Photo by Vladimir Borkova

Future stars train. Photo by Vladimir Borkova

fact №10

We add that the information about the honorary citizens of the city carefully, bit by bit the teacher collects school №12 Elena Petrovna Movsesian. This academic institution has a unique museum founded on the enthusiasm of Helena Petrovna. The teacher herself has designed the room in which there are exhibits telling about the history of our city and its outstanding people. As Helena Petrovna said the modern guys are well aware about Stallone and Schwarzenegger, and the fact that live near them (or, unfortunately, already lived) world-famous personalities do not even realize.

Helena Petrovna tells the story of Vincent Dmitrievich Dmitriev. Photo by Vladimir Borkova

Our newspaper joins in congratulating Vincent Dmitrievich, wished him good health and long life.

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