Yuri Mikhailovich Borzakovsky: biography. Yuri Mikhailovich Borzakovsky: biography Borzakovsky biography

Yuri Borzakovsky was born on April 12, 1981 in the city of Kratovo, Moscow region. After school he graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. He started participating in athletics at an early age. During this period, he was able to achieve impressive results.

Borzakovsky is the title holder: Champion of Russia among youth in the 800 m run, winner of the World Youth Games, multiple champion of Russia in the 800 m run, Russian record holder in the 400 and 800 m run among juniors, European and Russian record holder in the 800 m run among youth, world, European and Russian record holder among youth in the 800 m indoor race, Russian record holder in the 600 m indoor race, 800 m, 800 m indoor and 1000 m indoor, European champion among juniors, two-time winner of the winter European Championship in the 800 m run, European Youth Champion in the 400 m run.

Borzakovsky's main distance, in which he has competed at the level of the world elite since 2000, is 800 m. The athlete's distinctive tactics is the ability to stay behind the group for the first 500 m, and then get ahead thanks to his extremely strong sprinting qualities.

At the age of nineteen, Yuri Mikhailovich competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where he entered the final race, but ended up seventh. In 2001, he became the world indoor champion, and at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, the athlete won silver medals, losing only 0.03 seconds to the Algerian Jabir Said-Guerni.

Yuri achieved his greatest success in his sports career at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, becoming the Olympic champion, beating South African Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and world record holder Wilson Kipketer from Denmark in the final.

At the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Borzakovsky again won the silver medal, losing to Rashid Ramzi from Bahrain. Two years later, at the World Championships in Osaka, Yuri took third place. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he finished third in the semi-finals and thus did not qualify for the final round.

In 2009, he won gold at the European Indoor Championships for the second time in his career, and in 2011, at the World Championships in Daegu, he became third in the 800-meter event, losing to world record holder Kenyan David Rudisha and Abubaker Kaki from Sudan. In 2012, for the first time in his career, he won the European Summer Championship, winning in Helsinki.

The athlete played for the Dynamo sports society. Borzakovsky announced his retirement on July 23, 2014, but assured that he would remain in athletics as a coach and leader. On February 6, 2015, Yuri Mikhailovich was appointed acting head coach of the Russian national athletics team, and two months later he was confirmed in this position. He is also vice-president of the All-Russian Athletics Federation.

On December 6, 2019, Yuri Borzakovsky submitted an application to the first vice-president acting as president of ARAF, Yulia Tarasenko, about his desire to resign from the presidium of the organization and resign as vice-president.

Presidium of the All-Russian Athletics Federation December 11, 2019 accepted the resignation of Yuri Borzakovsky from the post of vice-president of the organization. At the same time, Borzakovsky will retain the position of head coach of the Russian national athletics teams.

Athlete's height: 182 cm; weight: 72 kg.

Sports Achievements of Yuri Borzakovsky

Olympic champion (2004). Participant of the Olympic Games (2000, 2008, 2012).

Silver medalist (2003, 2005) and bronze medalist (2007, 2011) of the world championships.

World indoor champion (2001).

Bronze medalist at the World Indoor Championships (2006).

European champion (2010 - team, 2012 - 800 m).

Silver medalist of the European Championship (2002 - 4x400 m relay).

European indoor champion (2000, 2009).

Champion of Russia (2004, 2007-2011, 2013 - 800 m; 2005 - 1500 m).

Silver medalist of the Russian championships (2000, 2002 - 400 m).

Russian indoor champion (1999, 2001, 2004 - 800 m, 2006 - 1500 m, 2008 - 4x800 m relay).

Winner of the European Cup (1999, 2002).

Winner of the European Indoor Cup (2008 - 800x600x400x200 m relay).

Four-time Russian record holder.

Records:

Personal records: 200 m - 22.56 (1999), 400 m - 45.84 (2000), 800 m - 1:42.47 (2001) NR, 1000 m - 2:15.50 (2008) NR, 1500 m - 3:40.28 (2005).

Indoor personal bests: 400m - 47.06 (2008), 600m - 1:16.02 (2010) NR, 800m - 1:44.15 (2001) NR, 1000m - 2:17.10 ( 2009) NR, 1500 m - 3:41.53 (2006).

Yuri Borzakovsky: I always liked to run and win

About running: simple and yet incredibly difficult, amateur and professional, accidental and fateful.

800m finish, Athens Olympics, I'm 12 and watching it on TV. He became a legend then and remains so to this day. Having left many records and podiums behind him, he did not sink into oblivion and did not fade into the shadows, but continued to develop in the direction without which he can no longer imagine his life. Today he is not just an Olympic champion, but also the head coach of the Russian national athletics team -

Not long ago we had the opportunity to meet with him and talk about amateur and professional running, a podcast for running training in collaboration with Nike+ Run Club, the development of athletics in our country and a dream that must certainly transform into a goal in order to come true.

- Why do people choose running?
- In my opinion, running has become increasingly popular lately. It’s fashionable to be on trend, take part in races, and run in the morning. In recent years, we have been catching up with Europe by leaps and bounds in the development of running. This is probably happening because people have changed in terms of mentality and approach to sports. This is good news. A healthy lifestyle in almost everything: everyone strives to be slim and beautiful.

- Are there running habits of Europeans that we are far from matching?
- This probably concerns the audience more. The London Marathon was recently held, everyone watched it, there were a lot of spectators, even the Queen came out ( smiling). This is a huge support for those who fled. I think we will soon come to understand how important spectators are at a distance.

- How did your running story begin?
- My story started strangely. I got into running at the age of 10, when I joined the sambo section. It was a two-story children's and youth sports school. There is a sambo section on the second floor, and two halls on the first floor: tennis and athletics. I was studying on the second floor and saw how the guys on the first floor were playing football. I thought it was a football section. I love football, and all the guys there were friends from neighboring houses and yards. So I decided to sign up there. Our training went like this: we ran cross-country for about 5-10 km, then did gymnastics and stretching, and then played. This happened every day, and I think that this is right for a child to realize himself in the highest sport through team sports. A couple of weeks later there was a running competition. It was surprising for me: how can this be, after all, we are football players? I ran 600 meters and took second place. I liked running and I liked winning ( smiling). After that, I started running more purposefully. At about 16 years old, I won the Russian championship for the first time and then I decided for myself that I would run professionally.

They always called me Yurka the Ethiopian at sports school. I was offended, I liked the Kenyans better.

- Did you already think about the Olympics then?
- It was 1997, summer. Back then there were still competitions “Golden League” (now “Diamond League”). I watched Wilson Kipketer on TV with my mouth open, he broke the world record that year. This was my 800m idol. After that, I set myself the goal of becoming first at the Olympics. I kept a training diary and there I drew a three-person Olympic podium. When I drew the pedestal, I put myself in first place, Wilson in second and the German Nilsson in third, who eventually also became Olympic champion in 2000. In 2004, this drawing was practically realized. I became the first, Wilson became, however, the third and instead of Schumann there was the South African Mulaudzi. Then my dream, which I drew seven years ago, came true. They always called me Yurka the Ethiopian at sports school. I was offended, I liked the Kenyans better ( laughs). There's actually a lot to remember. So gradually I came to professional sports.

- So it all started with a dream?
- My dreams gradually became my goals. Throughout my sports career, I set a specific goal for myself and until I achieved it, I didn’t stop. As an athlete, I achieved all the goals I set for myself.

- Where to start running at a more conscious age?
- I think we need to start with walking. To begin with, walk a few kilometers, from 5 to 10. Then gradually switch to running so as not to injure your ligaments. If you suddenly start running while overweight, it will be fraught with problems. If you start with walking, it will be correct; your body will begin to get used to it. If someone’s weight or preparation allows them to start running right away, then again I won’t advise running a lot, about 2-3 km to start with. You can also combine running and walking, gradually increasing the pace and volume. But the most important thing is that all this brings pleasure and is not a burden, that’s why it’s amateur running, you have to love it first of all ( smiling).

Do you think a competitive moment can motivate a person to start exercising and how much?
- Of course, the competitive moment is very useful for everyone. For both amateurs and any athlete. There is, of course, a downside, but I think it won’t affect amateurs, it’s more about professionals. Some people run certain distances at a certain speed in training, but cannot do so in competitions due to psychological pressure. Amateurs do not have such speeds and such a burden of responsibility, so I personally have not yet seen a single negative result from an amateur athlete who ran faster in training than in competition. It's because of the adrenaline and the atmosphere.

- Can we say that amateur running is a challenge to yourself?
- Participation in such starts is a competition with yourself and, if I may say so, it is a kind of motivation to catch on with a stronger opponent when you run the distance. If this is a training process, then, as a rule, you train alone or with friends, and usually you are approximately equal in your level of training. And at a race, 10, 20 thousand people come together, the strongest of the strongest are running in front of you, and because of this, additional motivation appears.

Psychological attitude is very important for both professionals and amateurs. How to get ready for a serious distance?
- You must always purposefully pursue your plans. If a person is determined to run a marathon, then he must understand that he is ready for this. Under no circumstances should you be afraid of this, go to the start knowing that you will do your job as easily and simply as you could go to the store for bread. Of course, in addition to this, you need to correctly distribute your strength, and this can only be done through a well-structured training process. In this regard, it’s easier for amateurs, but for professionals it’s different: some have acclimatization, others end up in a pit. They are already working hard.

As for amateurs, the most important thing is to have fun. Yes, if you run a marathon, it’s a unique feeling, but I think that you will get maximum pleasure once you cross the finish line.

- How do you feel about people running with headphones?
- The first reason why people run with headphones is that it’s distracting, on the one hand, on the other - you can’t hear your breathing, you don’t know how hard you’re breathing, it’s inconvenient for you to control your pulse. So there are two things here. If you control your pulse and breathing and at the same time have time to listen to music, then one does not interfere with the other. But professional athletes never use headphones. During warm-ups only, maybe sometimes. At one time I didn’t even use them during warm-ups, maybe only during cross-country. But the music restored me, not turned me on.

How do you feel about trail running? How much does running in the mountains help prepare for road distances?
- Many athletes who switch from trail running to road running feel relief ( smiling). It’s simply easier to run on the highway: there are no hills and it’s much easier to change lanes. I have a friend whom I infected with running. At first there were 10 km, 20 km, then a marathon, then 70 km, 110 km somewhere in the forest. He also suffers from this; it’s easy for him to switch from one surface to another. For such people there are no obstacles, at any distance and with any obstacles. We must strive for this, the main thing is to do everything gradually.

- What can help you breathe correctly?
- I would advise running according to your pulse. Everyone has their own, my maximum was 180 beats per minute, some have 220. You need to run up to the threshold if you are doing some kind of work, but in no case exceed the threshold of anaerobic metabolism (TANO), then you will be comfortable. PANO is exceeded only if you do some kind of developmental training. As a rule, amateurs ask coaches or find training programs on the Internet, for example, the NRC application - Nike+ Running Club. They recently released a podcast with my workouts. You need to do everything strictly according to plan, but focus on your individual speed.

- What should not be neglected during running training?
- Both amateurs and professionals need to do a good warm-up before training. Stretch your joints so that you are warmed up, it is better to stand for 5-10 minutes, twist your knees, ligaments, feet, arms, legs. And accordingly, when you have already completed a cross-country run, you need to do a good cool-down at the end of the workout. Because stretching relaxes the muscles after running. You need to stretch it carefully. If the training was ordinary, then the muscles are very easy to stretch, but if it is intense, then you need to be careful, since the muscles are under tension. Before and after running, be sure to stretch, then there will be much fewer injuries.

- What else would you advise runners to include in their training?
- In fact, yoga is very good, it is also a kind of stretching. Anyone who loves yoga can include it in the training process. In addition, you can include some games: basketball, volleyball. But within reason, so that it is not traumatic. For example, I combine running with football. I love playing football, I participate in various amateur tournaments. Sometimes I run cross-country on Friday, and on Saturday I already have a tournament. Last Saturday I also had a tournament, but I felt that I didn’t do my best in training, so I came home, changed clothes and ran another 10 km. This is fine. If it’s already hard for a person to run, then you can switch to something else, physical activity. You can run and do general physical training. Here you need to get in shape by switching.

- What mistakes can people make when choosing equipment?
- I advise you to run in specialized shoes, which are needed for long-distance running. I've been wearing Nike Pegasus shoes my entire life, but I recently tested out the latest model, the Nike React. It seems to me that it is ideal for those who want to start running. Soft foam, good impact - what you need. But, of course, everyone has their own, focus on your individual characteristics.

- What about the equipment?
- You need to focus on the air temperature, based on this, choose the form in which you will run and understand at what intensity you are running. If it’s cross-country, then you can wear a regular windbreaker, leggings and a T-shirt. If there is an intense cross-country race, then you need to dress lightly, but at the same time understand that when running to the finish line, you must dress in dry and warm clothes.

- How not to eat before the start?
- In fact, you don’t need to eat a lot before running; you shouldn’t eat about 2-3 hours before, because it will take a long time to digest. You don't need to eat meat, but you need something light. If there are important competitions, then it is better to remove meat from the diet altogether for three days and switch to carbohydrates, because they will provide more energy. I advise you to eat as much as possible in the morning, and at lunch, as best you can, of course, eat less fried food. Have a light dinner and end the day with kefir.

- How to recover at the finish line?
- The best recovery is sleep. Also various drinks, multivitamins. Each body is individual. But the best thing is sleep and restorative procedures in the form of a bath or sauna. The bathhouse restores very well.

– this is my life, my pleasure, my drug in the good sense of the word. He is always with me, wherever I am, since childhood, and he will be with me until the end of my days.

- Do you follow the competitions?
- Yes, sure. In particular, I watched the London Marathon, I was very interested in how Mo Farah would run, he was third. Of course it was hard for him in the end. I follow his preparations on Instagram. He is a competent athlete, I like his tactics in preparing for competitions. We need to take an example from him. He is a pro in his field and a great example. I even go to other competitions; just recently there were competitions at the sports school where I grew up. There are very young guys there. We are trying to revive and support children's and youth sports. I can go to any competition, so I always welcome it. I try to attend a lot of sporting events, despite the fact that I am extremely busy. I try not to refuse anyone, and let those I refuse understand me, because I still have my job.

- What does running mean to you?
- This is my life, my pleasure, my drug in the good sense of the word. He is always with me, wherever I am, since childhood, and he will be with me until the end of my days. Why? Because I love running, it's my everything.

Yura, at the age of 19, in infancy for a middle athlete, you already ran in the Olympic final. When did you become interested in running?

Everything happened by chance. At the age of 10, he went to play football at the sports school in his hometown of Zhukovsky. Two weeks later there were the first competitions. I thought it was football, but it turned out that it was running. I came to the finish line second. I was very happy and decided to stay.

Do you regret football?

During training we often play football. In the game you move and don’t notice a huge amount of acceleration, you get less tired psychologically. Football helps running.

How did your parents react to your sports activities?

Fine. They are simple people. Father is a driver, mother is a janitor.

By today's standards, you got married very early. Where did you meet your wife?

Irina and I went to the same kindergarten. Then they separated, the parents changed their place of residence. True, we only found out about this at the age of 16, when we met again and remembered our childhood. After this meeting we never parted. I began to look after her. And three years later they got married.

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Do you remember when you proposed?

We walked together, as usual, around the city. Then we came home. And something inside pushed me. I decided to tell Ira: be my wife. She immediately agreed. It was after the Australian Olympics. I then completed my task in Sydney - I made it to the finals. Using positive emotions after the wedding, I won the 2001 Winter World Championships. And in May last year a boy was born, they named him Yaroslav.

And who is the boss in your family?

My wife says I am. But sometimes it shows the opposite. It happens that Ira is wrong about something, she is aware of it, but she tries not to show it to me. He says: I’m older than you, which means I’m right. She really is a year older. But when she needs to answer for something, she says: you are the eldest in the family, you sort it out. (Ira later deciphered: “Married means to her husband, he is the most important!” - V.R.)

As a child I fed the whole family

What does a young wife do besides raising a child?

She is a needlewoman, a seamstress by profession. Maybe for fun, sew yourself a dress or suit. Before the birth of her son, she managed to work as a secretary. Now a housewife. And even before that I was involved in athletics and ran. Nowadays, too, to keep fit, he sometimes goes for a run in the forest.

A small child probably doesn’t let you sleep at night, do you have to get up often?

To be honest, they let me get enough sleep. I don't get up. Everyone understands that I have a hard workout tomorrow and I need to be in shape.

Do you live separately from your parents?

We are currently living with our mother-in-law. After victories at the World and European Championships, they promised me better living conditions. But for some reason this process took a long time. And my coach, Vyacheslav Makarovich, arranged a meeting with the governor of the Moscow region. We arrived and talked about our problems. Boris Gromov gave me a three-room apartment. Now the construction of the house is nearing completion. By the way, a modern stadium for track and field athletes will be built in Zhukovsky. We went to look for housing and got a whole stadium in addition - great! There is already a project, the place has been cleared, and by the summer they will probably have time to lay the path.

Who cooks for you and your wife at home?

In the kitchen now either the wife or the mother-in-law is in charge. I don’t want to brag, but I can also make a lot of different dishes. I like to cook cabbage soup, for example. When I was unmarried and living with my parents, I had to cook often. My mother and father are at work, and I also have a younger brother and sister. As the eldest, he cooked dinners and fed the whole family.

Athletes are usually interested in cars, are you an exception?

Yes, I really like driving a car. But unlike my brother, I don’t like to dig into them. Thank God my car doesn’t break down.

And what model?

I learned to drive a V8. After the European Championship, I got some money and changed my old car to a “nine”.

What sports plans do you have for this year?

My coach and I decided to skip all the winter competitions. We want to be better prepared for the main start of the season - the summer World Championships in Paris.

But what about the “Golden League”, where the winner receives several tens of kilograms of gold. Don't want to become a millionaire?

To be first, you need to win all the summer starts of the Golden League. To do this you will need to give it your all. Maintain peak form for three months. I'm still young for such loads. At some stages, of course, I will participate. But we must remember that the championship in Paris is ahead. And next year - the Olympics. In my opinion, a small Olympic gold medal is worth more than a pile of gold bars of the highest standard.

Yuri is not an alien

They say that Borzakovsky recovers faster than other athletes from physical activity and his heart works differently than others. And the reason for this is his naturally slow pulse. For comment, we turned to the President of the Sports Medicine Federation, Lev MARKOV.

Yuri has a very good heart from birth, and also a very trained one. It pumps oxygen better than competitors and helps the runner use his strength more effectively over the course. As for the pulse, these are rumors. He is not an alien, as some people think. And the fact that even on the eve of the competition Yuri had a cold, but went out and defeated everyone, should not be surprising. The reason is simple. When a person is sick, all the reserves of his body are mobilized. And they help you quickly adapt to new loads. The body seems to turn on additional power and work to the maximum! But only if the person has a very healthy heart.

Probably, even if a person completely ignorant of the intricacies of athletics running saw the performance of this athlete on a treadmill or on TV, he would remember this for a long time. We are talking about one of the most talented Russian athletes, Olympic champion Yurie Borzakovsky. Indeed, having first appeared in the arenas of the world's largest competitions, this athlete never ceases to amaze both specialists and fans with his completely unique running tactics, which some call adventurism, while others call it the pinnacle of sportsmanship and self-confidence. Yuri trains with L. Miroshnichenko and V. Evstratov, honored trainers of Russia.

Yuri was born in April 1981 in the town of Kratovo near Moscow. He started playing football as a boy, but then came to athletics, where the talented young man’s sports career quickly took off. Already at the age of 19, he competed at his first Olympic Games in Sydney, where he took 6th place in the final race of 1500 meters. Since then, the name of Yuri Borzakovsky has practically never left the pages of the world sports press as a completely unique athlete, a contender for the highest places in his favorite type of athletics competition. Today, the athlete’s track record includes victories at the most prestigious world-class competitions. Yuri, at the age of 16, won the national championship in the 800-meter run, and the following year, 1998, the World Youth Games. In 1999, the athlete won the Russian Championship among adults and at the same time set a national record among juniors, after which he was included in the team to participate in the 2000 Olympics.

It was from this year that Yuri primarily competes at a distance of 800 meters, where he amazes everyone with his unique running tactics. Possessing fantastic sprinting abilities and the functional endurance of an average person, Yuri always starts running last along the distance, and this continues until approximately the 450-500 meter mark. Then, as a rule, something incredible happens - he jumps out from behind his opponents like lightning and “walks away” from them to his victory as if they were standing still. At such moments the stadiums exploded with a storm of delight, which is why Yuri is loved as an athlete in many countries around the world. This tactic brought Borzakovsky many wonderful victories. In 2001, he won the world indoor championship, received silver in Paris at the world championship, and in 2004 he achieved his highest sporting achievement - at the Olympic Games in Athens he became an Olympic champion. By the way, as Yuri himself says, his wife Ira helped him win the first gold medal of the world championship, and for this he taught her culinary wisdom, and now she masters it perfectly. Already in the rank of Olympic champion, Borzakovsky won silver at the World Championships in Helsinki. He also has bronze medals at the world championships in 2007 and 2011, and medals at all merits of the continental championships in 2006, 2008 and 2009. By the way, many experts and the athlete himself equate his performance in Daegu and winning a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships with a gold medal. According to Yuri, this successful start gives the 30-year-old athlete optimism for success at the Olympic Games in London, as Yuri said, his sports form in Daegu was the best of his entire career.

Yuri Borzakovsky is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia, lives and trains in the town of Zhukovsky near Moscow, where, as they say, Governor B. Gromov built a new comfortable stadium “for him.” According to Gromov himself, this is not surprising, because Yuri is an honorary citizen of his hometown.

Yuri stands for the Dynamo sports society, he is a major, but he considers his main place of service to be the Olympic Committee, where there is also a lot of work and trouble. For his sporting achievements, Yuri Borzakovsky was awarded the Order of Friendship.

Yuri Borzakovsky’s wife, Irina, is also involved in sports; she is a sports instructor; the Borzakovskys have two sons, Yaroslav and Lev.

The Olympic champion also has a hobby with which he can surprise no less than with his running tactics. Borzakovsky is popular in his hometown as DJ Borzakovsky, whose favorite styles are minimal-tech, deep-house, electro, garage. According to Yuri, he has loved music since childhood, hence his passion. Although it’s quite difficult to call such a hobby a hobby, in his city Yuri is invited to perform in clubs as a professional DJ. But, Yuri believes that music can wait, but sport, unfortunately, never waits for anyone, and therefore all the champion’s thoughts are now focused on preparing for the Olympics in London.

Yuri Danilov

Birthday April 12, 1981

Russian runner, Olympic champion, world and European champion, Honored Master of Sports of Russia

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. Champion of Russia among youth (1997) in the 800 m run, winner of the World Youth Games (1998), multiple champion of Russia in the 800 m run (1999-2009), Russian record holder in the 400 and 800 m run among juniors (1999), European and Russian record holder in the 800 m race among youth (2001), world, European and Russian record holder among youth in the 800 m indoor race (2001), Russian record holder in the 600 m indoor race (2010), 800 m ( 2001), 800 m indoor (2001) and 1000 m indoor (2008), European Cup winner (1999), European junior champion (1999), two-time winner of the European Winter Championships in the 800 m race (2000 and 2009), European youth champion in the 400 m run (2001), winner of the Winter World Championships in the 800 m run (2001), 2004 Olympic champion in the 800 m run.

Borzakovsky's main distance, in which he has competed at the level of the world elite since 2000, is the 800 m. His distinctive tactic is to stay behind the group for the first 500 m, and then take the lead thanks to his extremely strong sprinting qualities.

At the age of 19, Yuri competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where he reached the final race, but finished sixth. In 2001, he became the world indoor champion, and at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, he was a silver medalist, losing 0.03 seconds to the Algerian Jabir Said-Guerni.

Yuri achieved his greatest success at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, becoming the Olympic champion, beating South African Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and world record holder Wilson Kipketer from Denmark in the final.

At the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Borzakovsky again won the silver medal, losing to Rashid Ramzi from Bahrain.

At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Yuri took 3rd place.

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he took 3rd place in the semi-finals and thus did not qualify for the final round. He himself explained this by acclimatization and mistakes in pre-Olympic preparation.

Member of the Russian national team since 1998. He plays for the VSFO Dynamo (Moscow region). Lives in Zhukovsky (Moscow region). Married, has two sons.

Awards

• Order of Friendship - for great contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high sporting achievements at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad 2004 in Athens