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Nikolay Ozolin

Soviet athlete and scientist (1906-2000) · Russia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 93

Nikolay Georgiyevich Ozolin was a Soviet and Russian pole vaulter who won a silver medal at the 1946 European Championships. He retired in 1950 and later had a long career as an athletics coach. Between 1954 and 1962 he headed the Russian research institute of sport and physical education.

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2000Died25 June 20001996Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classAward1985Medal "For Distinguished Labour"Award1957Order of LeninAward1954Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1937Order of the Badge of HonourAward1906Born20 October 1906

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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class1996
Medal "For Distinguished Labour"1985
Order of Lenin1957
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1954
Order of the Badge of Honour1937
Honored Scientist of the RSFSR
Merited Coach of the USSR
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

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In 1970 he defended a habilitation in pedagogy and later supervised 7 habilitation and more than 50 PhD theses in sport-related topics. His trainees included Leonid Shcherbakov.

Country
Russia
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 2000 · aged 93