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The history of judo in Belarus

Officially, judo has been cultivated in Belarus since 1976. This year, the SAMBO Wrestling Federation was renamed the BSSR Sambo and Judo Wrestling Federation.

On December 21, 1977, it was decided to create an independent judo federation – the BSSR Judo Federation. A.V. Zubovich, Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee, was elected Chairman of the federation.

Belarusian wrestlers took part in international competitions for the first time in 1960. Vladimir Sheiko, a student of the sambo wrestling coach from Minsk, Y.M.Goloshchapov, played for the national team of the Central Council of the FSO Dynamo against Dynamo from the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The meeting took place in Moscow and ended with a convincing victory for the Soviet wrestlers. The Belarusian wrestler finished all his fights ahead of schedule. 2 years later (1962, Lviv), V. Sheiko demonstrated his skills in a meeting with the judoists of the Dukla team from the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (Czechoslovakia). It took our wrestler a little more than a minute to defeat three of his rivals. Czechoslovak experts appreciated the skill of our wrestlers – they were awarded the international title of judoists of the first dan and awarded black belts of judo masters.

In mid-1962, Alexander Lukashevich, a native of the Vitebsk region, was included in the main team of the first national judo team in the history of the USSR and took part in the European Championship (Essen, Germany), where he won a silver medal.

The first gold medal at the European championship was won by a pupil of V.M. Senko and V.N. Zhogin in 1968 (London, Great Britain). Vasily Kosenyuk, speaking at the European Youth Championship, was the strongest in his weight category.
Vitaly Pesnyak, a pupil of coaches from Baranovichi A.A. Mickiewicz and E.A. Mickiewicz, has the largest number of gold medals of European merit. He has 5 top awards in his collection: three gold medals from the individual European Championship (1983 – 1985), medals from the youth championship (1980) and the team championship (1984).

Rashad Mammadov (1997, Gomel*, coach V.A. Vnuchkin), Sergey Shundikov (2006, Novaya Guta, coaches V. P. Shundikov and V.N. Senkevi) and Andrey Kazusenok (2009, Bobruisk, coaches E.A. Mickiewicz and V.V. Nazarov) were awarded gold medals at the European Championships.
In women’s judo, Olga Tarasova was the first in Belarus and in the Soviet Union to win the gold medal of the European Youth Championship (1989, Mogilev, coaches V.A. Chemerichko and G.A. Budagyan).
Denis Kuntsevich (2002, Orsha, coaches L.S. Ryabtsev and V.A. Sazonov) was the first to win the highest champion award at the world Championship.

Bronze medals from the World Championships for Belarusian judo were won: Vitaly Pesnyak (1985), Natik Bagirov (1995, 1999, Minsk, coach S.A. Gumanov and M.K. Ramazanov), Sergey Kukharenko (2003, Gomel, coach V.A. Vnuchkin), Igor Makarov (2003, Gomel, coach V.V. Asin), Andrey Kazusenok (2005). Yuri Rybak won silver (2005, Dzerzhinsk, coach V.S. Kot and C.K. Temirov).

Great success for Belarusian judo came in 2000, when Anatoly Laryukov won the bronze medal at the XXVII Summer Olympic Games in Sydney.

The year 2004 was truly a triumphant one for Belarusian judo. Igor Makarov, a pupil of Gomel coach V.V. Osin, rose to the highest step of the podium at the XXVI Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

Traditionally, Belarusian judoists successfully compete in team competitions.
In 1990, in Yoshkar-Ola (Russia), the Belarusian judo squad consisted of V. Lavash (Gomel), T. Mukhamadiev (N. Polotsk), P. Yasenovsky (Minsk), M. Tulparov (N. Polotsk), V. Pesnyak, L. Svirid (both Minsk) and R. Sharapov (Mogilev) – She became the winner of the USSR Cup.
At the European team championships, the Belarusian men’s national team won silver medals twice (1994, 2002) and took third place twice (2006, 2007).
The women’s team took second place at the USSR Team Cup in 1985 (Tashkent, Uzbekistan), and in 2007 (Minsk) won bronze medals at the European Team Championship for the first time.
At the World team Championship (1998, Minsk), the Belarusian men’s squad, having won three victories, won an honorable fifth place.

Since the first days of the formation of judo, the largest all-Union and international events have been held on the territory of Belarus several times.
In 1967, the Minsk Sports Palace hosted a judo match between the national teams of the USSR and the Netherlands.
Belarusian viewers saw world-class judo for the first time, because the USSR national team already had winners and prize-winners of the European championships and the Olympic Games, and the Dutch team was led by Olympic champion Anton Geesing.
Undoubtedly, this meeting served as an impetus for the development of judo in Belarus.
An excellent school for Belarusian judo was the holding in Minsk of the All-Union traditional tournament in memory of Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Ivanovich Kozlov.
In 1990, at the invitation of the Belarusian Judo Federation, teams from Poland and Germany took part in the Minsk tournament.
In 1993, the Belarusian Judo Federation was accepted as a member of the European Judo Union and the International Judo Federation. In the same year, the Belarusian national team made its debut at the European Championship (1993, Athens, Greece). Leonid Svirid (Minsk, coach S.A. Gumanov) won the bronze medal at this championship.
Since 1994, at the initiative of the state judo coach V.N. Grishchenkov and thanks to the efforts of specialists, coaches, and the public, with state financial support, international sports events under the auspices of the European Judo Union and the International Judo Federation have been regularly held on the territory of Belarus. These events contributed to the improvement of the training system of Belarusian judoists and increased the authority of the Belarusian Judo Federation in the international arena.
In 1995, for their contribution to the development of judo in Belarus and active activity in the international arena, the International Judo Federation and the European Judo Union awarded the leading Belarusian specialists the sixth Dan. International certificates of the sixth Dan were awarded to V.N. Grishchenkov (Minsk), S.A. Gumanov (Minsk), A.A. Mickiewicz (Baranovichi), V.I. Pesnyak (Minsk) and S.A. Saveliev (Minsk).
In 1996, the national judo team of Belarus consisting of: Natika Bagirova (Minsk), Leonid Svirid (Minsk), Ruslan Sharapov (Minsk region), Tatyana Moskvina (Minsk) made her Olympic debut.
In 1997, at the congress of the International Judo Federation, the Belarusian Judo Federation was entrusted with the right to hold the first 1998 World Judo Team Cup among men and women in Minsk.
On the eve of the World Cup, the Minsk International Judo tournament receives the high status of an A-class tournament.
The delegations and the leadership of the International Judo Federation who arrived at the World Cup highly appreciated the organizational potential of the Belarusian Judo Federation and the level of the world forum.
President of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Park Yong Sung (South Korea), on behalf of the IJF, thanked the Belarusian Judo Federation (BFD) for its efforts to organize the first World Cup, and noted the extraordinary interest of the Minsk audience in the event.
As a sign of appreciation, Park Yong Sung presented the chairman of the BFD Vladislav Anatolyevich Zolin with a bronze IJF badge.

In recent years, the level of national competitions has increased significantly, which was facilitated by the increase in the qualifications of Belarusian judges. In 2004, the leader of the Belarusian judges, Oleg Teter, an international category judge, won the right to serve judo competitions in the program of the summer XXIX Summer Olympic Games (Beijing, China).

Today, national judo has gained a well-deserved reputation in Belarus and in the international arena. Belarusian judoists return with awards from almost every international competition. With financial support from the state and relying on the assets of the federation, the Belarusian Judo Federation has a high potential to coordinate actions in the training of international-class athletes, and is ready to take responsibility for holding international events of any level on the territory of Belarus.

Along with the achievements of athletes, the Belarusian Judo Federation notes the work of all coaches and specialists who have made a significant contribution to the formation and development of national men’s and women’s judo, primarily Honored coaches of the USSR and Belarus: S.A. Gumanov, A.A. Mickiewicz, E.A. Mickiewicz, V.M. Senko; honored coaches of Belarus: V.V. Asina, V.P. Baranovsky, V.A. Vnuchkin, V.Ya. Glezer, V.N. Grishchenkov, A.V. Zhukovsky, V.V. Zhukovsky, N.I. Metelsky, V.A. Karakulko, V.F. Kardapolov, I.V. Komarova, V.S. Kota, M.K. Ramazanov, L.S. Ryabtseva, V.N. Senkevich and others .

A number of Belarusian and foreign enterprises and organizations do not stay away from the problems of the Belarusian Judo Federation and provide it with support and assistance. For many years, Belmedinfarm OJSC, headed by its general director, as well as the first deputy of the Belarusian Judo Federation NGO N.M. Nebyshinets, has not remained aloof from solving the problems of the federation. One of the oldest partners of the federation is the Solo enterprise. Traditionally, among the partners in international events: National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus; BY Horizon, Darida, MedTorg, Landre, BelMedPress, Rodenstock, Green Hill, Xerox, Firuz and many others.

Since the creation of the judo Federation, the veteran movement has been organized. A number of championships of the Republic of Belarus among veterans have been held. Belarusian veterans adequately represent the Republic of Belarus at international competitions. Master of Sports G.Borisevich won the title of European champion in 2004, Honored Coach of the USSR, BSSR S.Gumanov, V.Polin, V.Vanyukevich, A.Plavsky won bronze medals. Active financial support to the veteran movement is provided by the first Deputy chairman of the Federation, General Director of Belmedinfarm LLC N.M.Nebyshinets and others.
Currently, the presidium of the NGO “BFD” is making every effort to raise the work of the veteran movement to a higher quality level. In this regard, the leadership of this work is entrusted to a member of the Presidium of the Federation, S.A. Gumanov.

The tasks facing the Federation:

  • providing practical assistance to the national team
  • providing practical assistance in carrying out events on the territory of Belarus
  • organization of seminars for coaches and referees
  • promotion of Belarusian judges to international judicial boards
  • systematization of the process of re-registration of federation members and admission of new members
  • automation of the accounting system and sports events
  • improvement of the classification system
  • – organization of the work of trainers according to the MAP system
  • providing practical assistance to veterans and involving them in active physical education and sports
  • preparation and publication of educational and video materials
  • preparation and implementation of a business plan

NGO “Belarusian Judo Federation”
Address: 2-75 Surganova str., 220012 Minsk, Republic of Belarus.
Phone/fax: +375 (17) 292-14-59
Website: http://judo.by
Chairman: Voronov Evgeny Olegovich
Deputy Chairman-Executive Director: Valery Nikolaevich Martynovich

Minsk city branch 00 “BFD”
Legal address: 12 Pervomayskaya str., Minsk, 220030
Phone: +375 (17) 246-47-83
Chairman: Pavel Vladimirovich Drozd

Specialized educational and sports institutions

GU “Sports School No. 7 in martial arts”
Address: 7 Korolyov str., Minsk, 220004
Phone: +375 (17) 200-34-86

The institution “Minsk Sports School No. 1 BFSO “Dynamo”
Address: 72 Plekhanova str., Minsk, 200095
Phone: +375 (17) 396-36-25

The institution of the Secondary Vocational School of JSC BelOMO – MMZ named after S.I.Vavilov
Address: 23 Makayenka str., Minsk, 220023

GU “GTSOR of martial arts”
Address: 12 Pervomayskaya str., Minsk, 220030
Phone: +375 (17) 327-38-93

The institution “Youth Sports School “Burevesnik”
Address: 109B Pobediteley Ave., office 243, Minsk, 220020
Phone: +375 (17) 238-00-77