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Vladimir Markelov, 1980 Olympian - a short biography

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Vladimir competes at the 1980 Olympics


1976 Olympics (silver medal in the team) and 1980 Olympics champion (gold in the team) Vladimir Markelov, comes from Ozersk in the South Urals. For a long time, Director of the children's club at CSKA Moscow (Elena Shevchenko, Dina Kochetkova, Dmitri Bilozerchev). His coach was Ivan Morozov, who Vladimir remembers fondly : 'he told us there were no frightening skills, just difficult ones.' They went on to learn the new elements step by step. Vladimir created his own originality on high bar which is still performed today by men and women - you can see it in the video.

And read an interview (in Russian) including a memory of the security arrangements at the Montreal Games - armed guards accompanied all the athletes' coaches. (Don't forget that in Munich, Israeli athletes were murdered in a terrorist attack on the Games. :-((. )

http://ozvest.ru/srochno-v-nomer/17705-vladimir-markelov-zhizn-sostoit-iz-sluchajnostej-olimpijskij-chempion-rodom-iz-ozerska.html

http://youtu.be/TuM_AdkXIls

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