Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling (classical wrestling, French wrestling, Greco-Roman style wrestling) is a European type of martial arts in which an athlete must, with the help of a certain arsenal of technical actions (techniques), unbalance an opponent and press his shoulder blades to the carpet. In Greco-Roman wrestling, technical actions with feet (hooks, footrests, sweeps) and leg grabs with hands are prohibited. Classical wrestling was born in Ancient Greece and developed in the Roman Empire, and the modern form of Greco-Roman wrestling was formed in France in the first half of the XIX century.
Since 1896, the Olympic Games have been on the program, the World Championships since 1904, and the European Championships since 1898. The International Wrestling Federation — FILA (founded in 1912) has over 120 countries (1997).
The development of Greco-Roman wrestling in the Republic of Belarus and Minsk
In Belarus, wrestling similar to Greco-Roman wrestling has been known for a long time as belt wrestling and “cross wrestling”. There were other distinctive types of wrestling. In 1913, the Belarusian branch of the Sanitas Athletic and Gymnastic Society was opened in Minsk, where wrestling enthusiasts were taught under the leadership of the Belarusian athlete V. S. Sokoldinsky. In 1914, the 1st city championship among amateur wrestlers was held in Minsk. Wrestling clubs were created in Bobruisk, Borisov, Vitebsk, Gomel, Minsk. Since 1923, the championships of cities and districts of Belarus have been held. In 1924, the first All-Belarusian competitions were held, and from the same year wrestlers began to participate in all-Union competitions. In the post-war years, Belarusian wrestlers became one of the strongest in the USSR. This was facilitated by the creation of 6-month courses and specialized groups at the Belarusian Institute of Physical Culture.
From 1952 to 1992, Belarusian Greco-Roman wrestlers won 117 medals at the USSR championships: gold – 43, silver – 30, bronze – 44. In 1960, Belarusian wrestlers won the USSR team championship for the first time.
In international matches, the national team of Belarus defeated the wrestling teams of Finland (1962, 1974), the GDR (1963), Hungary (1965, 1969,1972), Czechoslovakia (1966), Yugoslavia (1967), etc. For the first time in the USSR, the European (1967) and World (1975) Greco-Roman wrestling championships were held in Minsk.
Since 1992, Belarus has been accepted into the International Amateur Wrestling Federation. At the European Championships, Belarusian wrestlers in the team competition were repeatedly among the winners, and in 2003 they became winners. From 1958 to 2003, Belarusian wrestlers in the team competition were repeatedly among the winners, and in 203 they became winners. From 1958 to 2003, Belarusian Greco-Roman wrestlers won 79 medals at the European, World and Olympic Championships: 35 gold, 24 silver, 20 bronze.
The Burevestnik Voluntary Sports Society
The Burevestnik Voluntary Sports Society is a voluntary sports community that unites students, faculty, and university staff.
The republican organization “Burevestnik” has been operating in Belarus since 1958, the basis of the society was sports clubs established at universities. In the early 1980s, the Belarusian Republican Council “Burevestnik” united 5 regional, 1 city councils, 26 sports clubs of universities, 13 youth schools, in which 5.1 thousand people were engaged in physical education and sports. In total, the republican council had about 100 thousand members. The society’s sports clubs had 3 stadiums, 88 gyms, 94 playgrounds, 4 swimming pools, 16 shooting ranges, 30 ski bases, 8 football fields, 11 sports and recreation camps. 38 sports were cultivated, there were 3 teams of masters of class “A”: water polo, basketball, hand ball. The society has educated about 1,250 honored masters of sports, masters of sports of international class, and masters of sports of the USSR. Among them are Olympic champions O. Karavaev, A. Medved, E. Volchetskaya, I. Edeshko; Olympic silver medalist M. Krivonosov, world champion V. Zubkov, world champion L. Sokhnenko and others. In 1985, on the basis of Burevestnik, etc. A single voluntary sports society of trade unions was created, which in 1993 was divided into a number of sports clubs.
Achievements of the national team of the Republic of Belarus.
Since 1923, the championships of the republic began to be held in the BSSR. As part of the USSR national team, Belarusian wrestlers became participants in the Olympic Games and major international competitions. The greatest successes were achieved by the winners of the Olympic Games, world and European championships D. Debelka, S. Demyashkevich, I. Kanygin, O. Karavaev (OI champion 1960), L. Lieberman, S. Lishtvan, K. Majidov (OI champion 1988), A. Pavlov, M. Prokudin, V. Tsilent, V. Zubkov, A. Fedorenko and others.
In 2003, the Belarusian national team took 1st place in the team competition at the European Championship.
Famous coaches: V. Gaiduk, V. Ivko, I. Korshunov, K. Majidov, V. Maksimovich, M. Mirsky, V. Fefelov, N. Chuchalov, V. Tsymbarevich.
At the 1996-2008 Olympic Games, medals were won:
- 1996 г. – Alexander Pavlov (48 kg.) – silver medal
- 1996 г. – Valery Tsilent (82 kg.) – bronze medal
- 1996 г. – Sergey Lishtvan (100 kg.) – silver medal
- 2000 г. – Dmitry Debelka (130 kg.) – bronze medal
- 2004 г. – Vyacheslav Makarenko (84 kg.) – bronze medal
- 2008 г. – Mikhail Semenov (66 kg.) – bronze medal
There are 2 silver and 4 bronze medals in total.
At the Olympic Games of 1952-1992, as part of the USSR national team, medals were won:
- 1960 г. – Oleg Karavaev (57 kg.) – gold medal
- 1980 г. – Igor Kanygin (90 kg.) – silver medal
- 1988 г. – Kamandar Majidov (62 kg.) – gold medal
- 1992 г. – Sergey Demyashkevich (100 kg.) – bronze medal
There are 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals in total.
Specialized educational and sports institutions that develop freestyle wrestling in Minsk
Educational institution ”Minsk State City School of Olympic Reserve“
Address: 42 Sedykh str., Minsk, 220103
Director: Leonid Babko
Tel./fax: +375 (17) 281-41-33
Deputy for Sports Work: Naumovich Alexander Vladimirovich
Tel.: +375 (17) 281-41-93
The institution “School of Martial Arts”
Address: 220004 Minsk ave. Pobediteley, 2, room 46
Tel.: +375 (17) 203-57-12
Director Valery V. Babuk tel. +375 (17) 203-70-27, mobile 6591848
Freestyle wrestling (weightlifting)
State institution “Sports School No. 7 for martial arts of the Education Committee of the Minsk City Executive Committee”
Address: 7 Korolyov str., 220004 Minsk
Tel.: +375 (17) 200-34-86
Director – Nikolay Alfredovich Tychko
Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, sambo, judo (boxing, taekwondo, kickboxing, wushu)
Establishment of the KSDYUSHOR of the primary trade union organization of the Minsk Tractor Plant
Address: 220009 Minsk, O.Koshevoy str., 2
Tel.: +375 (17) 230-33-61, fax: 2301652
Director – Anatoly Makarovich Shkred mobile:: +375 (29) 117-48-81
Greco-Roman wrestling, table tennis, freestyle wrestling (sambo, football)
Institution “Minsk city School of Trade Unions for Wrestling and Taekwondo”
Address: 11 Beruta str., Minsk, 220074
Tel.: +375 (17) 251-60-80
Director Gritsevich Elena Antonovna,
State institution “Minsk City Olympic Wrestling Reserve Center named after three-time Olympic champion A.V.Medved”
Address: Republic of Belarus, 55 Kalinovskiy str., Minsk, 220103;
Website: http://www.cwm.by/
Director – Palaznik Nikolay Viktorovich;
Deputy Director – Igor Nikolaevich Yaschuk;
Phones and fax: +375 (17) 380-45-02 – educational and sports department; +375 (17) 380-45-03 – Chief accountant;
The institution of the “Wrestling Sports School” of the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Minsk City Executive Committee
Address: 12 Pervomaiskaya str., Minsk, 220030
Tel.: +375 (17) 227-38-93
Director – Eremenko Vladimir Arkadyevich
Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, sambo (freestyle wrestling)
Institution “Minsk Sports School No. 1” BFSO “Dynamo”
Address: 220600 Minsk Dauman, 23-4
Tel.: +375 (17) 227-73-48
Director – Lozikova Tatyana Mikhailovna
Greco-Roman wrestling, biathlon, judo, diving, bullet shooting, table tennis (boxing, tennis, synchronized swimming, modern pentathlon, weightlifting)
State institution “Minsk Regional Comprehensive Specialized Children’s and Youth School of the Olympic Reserve”
Address: 2 Surganova str., Minsk, 220012
Fax: +375 296 69 57
Director – Popok Nikolay Nikolaevich +375 (17) 296-63-12, mob.+375 (29) 668-68-44
Deputy Director – Dmitry Sergeevich Molochko +375 296 61 29, mob. +375 (33) 666-40-03; mob.+375 (29) 658-40-03
Material and technical base: Greco-Roman wrestling hall, Svir sports and recreation center, semi-open shooting range in the town of Maryina Gorka
Educational institution ”Minsk State Regional School of Olympic Reserve“
Address: 11 Geroyev Street, 120th Division, Minsk, 220056
Fax: +375 (17) 266-09-54
Director – Vladimir Ivanovich Taynikov +375 (17) 266-58-40, mob.+375 (29) 163-37-40; mob.+375 (29) 564-76-73
Deputy for Sports Work: Elena Alekseevna Kazak, tel./fax: +375 (17) 266-59-50
Educational institution “Republican State School of the Olympic Reserve”
Address: 55 Filimonov str., building 220114, korp 1
Director Leonid A. Malashenko
Tel./ fax: +375 (17) 267-43-18 – Reception
Educational institution ”Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University“
Address: BGATU 2009, Minsk, Independence Avenue, 99, 220023.
Tel.: +375 (172) 67-47-71, fax: +375 (172) 67-41-16
Establishment of the Republican Center for Olympic Martial Arts Training
Address: 36 Radialnaya str., Minsk, 220070
Fax: 230 64 94
Phone number: +375 (17) 337-39-74, +375 (17) 331-94-75
The director of the center is Alexander Ivanovich Baraulya