Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE) (Russian: Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и туризма (ГЦОЛИФК)) is a university in Moscow, founded in 1918.[1]
Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и туризма (ГЦОЛИФК) | |
Established | 1918 |
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Rector | Professor Tamara Viсtorovna Mikhaylova |
Location | 55.8016°N 37.7627°E |
Website | www |
Names
- 1918 - Moscow State University of Physical Education
- 1920 - State Central Institute of Physical Education (SCIPE)
- 1934 - State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (SCOLIPE)
- 1937 - State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education "Marshal Joseph Stalin"
- 1961 - State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (SCOLIPE)
- 1993 - Russian State Academy of Physical Education (RSAPE)
- 2001 - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (RSUPESY&T)
Notable alumni
Sports
Many graduates are European, World, Olympic and Paralympic champions:
- Athletics: Valery Brumel, Svetlana Kriveleva, Natalia Lisovskaya, Pyotr Bolotnikov
- Biathlon: Olga Zaitseva, Anfisa Reztsova
- Bobsleigh: Alexey Negodaylo
- Chess: Yuri Balashov, Viktor Bologan
- Cycling: Yuri Kashirin
- Diving: Elena Vaytsekhovskaya
- Fencing: Sergey Sharikov, Aleksey Frosin, David Tyshler
- Figure skating: Irina Rodnina, Andrey Bukin, Natalia Bestemianova, Anna Semenovich, Irina Slutskaya, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Sergei Grinkov, Maria Butyrskaya, Gennady Karponosov, Irina Moiseeva
- Football: Lev Yashin, Dmitri Sychev, Devidas Shemberas
- Judo: Dmitriy Nosov
- Hockey: Aleksey Morozov, Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Bure, Valery Kharlamov,
- Rowing: Alexander Timoshinin
- Skiing: Olga Zavyalova
- Speed skating: Oleg Goncharenko, Svetlana Zhurova
- Synchronized swimming: Olga Brusnikina
- Wrestling: Boris Gurevich, Nikolai Balboshin
- Weightlifting: Aleksey Sidorovich Medvedev, David Adamovich Rigert
Other
- Andrey Guryev, billionaire, former CEO of PhosAgro
Notable faculty
- David Tyshler (1927–2014), Ukrainian/Soviet Olympic bronze medalist fencer
References
- James Riordan (1980). Sport in Soviet Society: Development of Sport and Physical Education in Russia and the USSR. CUP Archive. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-521-28023-5.
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