Valery Rukhledev
| Valery Rukhledev | |
|---|---|
| 9th President of Comite International des Sports des Sourds | |
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Assumed office 13 July 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 January 1948 Rybinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Deaflympics - men's wrestling | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1969 Belgrade | freestyle-middleweight |
| 1969 Belgrade | Greco-Roman - middleweight |
| 1973 Malmo | freestyle-light heavyweight |
| 1973 Malmo | Greco-Roman - light heavyweight |
| 1977 Bucharest | freestyle- heavyweight |
| 1977 Bucharest | Greco-Roman - heavyweight |
Valery Nikititch Rukhledev (born 18 January 1948) is a Russian sports activist. He is also a 6 time gold medalist in Wrestling at the Deaflympics from 1969-1977. He is also the current president of the Comite International des Sports des Sourds.[1][2]
Biography
Valery Rukhledev was born on the 18th of January,1948 in the region of Krasnoyorsk Krai, Russia. He studied at a Russian School for the Deaf in Novokuznetsk and in Odessa, Ukraine.
Sports career
Rukhledev is a 6-time champion in wrestling at the Deaflympics for men's category during the period from 1969 to 1977.[3] He represented Soviet Union at the Deaflympics in 1969, 1973 and in 1977. He was voted as one of the best deaf athletes across the world of the 20th century.
In addition to wrestling, he was specialized in other martial arts such as Judo and Sambo. Rukhledev was the national champion (Soviet Union) at the 1971 Sambo Championship.
Charges
In 1993, he founded the Sports Union for the Deaf in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and served as the first President of the Federation.
Currently, he is a member of the Council of Russian President, Vladimir Putin for people with disabilities (Russia Federation Presidential Counsel on the Persons with Disabilities).
In 2013, he was elected as the 9th President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.[4][5] Previously, Rukhledev has also contested for the Presidential post in 2005 and 2009.[6]
- President of All-Russian Society of the Deaf (2003 –)[7]
- Chairman of the Russian Committee of Deaf Sports (2010-2013)
- Member of the World Federation of the Deaf (2007-2011)
- President of the ICSD (2013 –)[8]
Awards and honours
- One of the top 10 ICSD/ Deaflympics athlete of the Century Recipients
- Edward Miner Gallaudet Award at the Gallaudet University (2016)
- Doctorate in Philosophy from Moscow University
References
- ↑ "ICSD | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ↑ "Valery Rukhledev". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ↑ "Deaf News: Russia's Valery Rukhledev becomes new President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf". The Limping Chicken. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ↑ "Russian elected new President of International Committee of Sports for the Deaf after defeating Briton in election". 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ↑ "ICSD | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ↑ "CRPD Committee Elections 2016: Deaf Sign Language user Valery Rukhledev elected - WFD". WFD. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ↑ "News | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.