Bubka Sergei Nazarovich (December 2, 1963) - Soviet pole vaulter, became the first person in the world to conquer the height of 6 meters. European champion and 6-time world champion, won the 1988 Olympics. His record in open arenas of 6.14 meters still remains unbeaten.

“The title of champion always obliges to perform perfectly well, it disciplines. When rivals are guided by you, when coaches and fans are watching, you simply cannot show bad result»

Childhood

Sergey Bubka was born in Donetsk on December 2, 1963. His father Nazar Vasilyevich gave his whole life to the Soviet army, and his mother Valentina Mikhailovna worked in a polyclinic. Sergey also has an older brother, Vasily, who at one time was also fond of pole vaulting. He even won silver medals in the European Championship in this field. In 1997 he finished his career and went into business.

But Sergei himself was brought into sports not by his brother, but by his school friend Vyacheslav Mikhailov. He attended the athletics section and called a friend there. From the very beginning, Sergei liked pole vaulting, and this determined his whole future life.

Sports career

Vitaly Petrov became Bubka's first coach. This renowned specialist tried to comprehensively develop the future athlete, bringing up speed, strength and spending a lot of time on jumping technique. The lessons were not in vain. At the age of 19, Sergei won gold at the World Championship in Helsinki. And a year later he set his first record - 5.85 meters.

“With our Vitaly Petrov, even the lazy one will start to move. Unique trainer. And the person is excellent. This is both a mentor and a senior comrade. We have been together for 10 years, and not a single conflict. He is like my own dad for me "

In total, over ten years of performances, Sergei Bubka holds 35 world records. The most significant was installed in 1985 in Paris. The Soviet athlete became the first to conquer the height of 6 meters. And his best achievement Bubka installed in 1995 - 6.14 meters. Interesting fact: in 1991 Sergei Bubka won the world championship with a modest 5.95 meters. But on a computer replay, it was recorded that he took off to a record 6.37 meters. Unfortunately, this was not officially recorded.

Among the most significant victories - olympic gold 1988 and 6 wins at the world championships. On his last Olympics Bubka rode at the age of 37.

After sports

After graduation professional career Sergei Bubka did not completely leave the sport. He organized sport Club, which organizes various tournaments for athletics... In addition, Bubka entered the International Olympic Committee. I even tried to run for president of this organization, but failed.

In the period 2002-2006, Sergei Bubka went into politics. He was a deputy from the party "For a United Ukraine!", And then moved to the "Party of Regions". In the Verkhovna Rada, he was a member of the committee on sports, tourism and youth policy. In 2010, he became an adviser to President Viktor Yanukovych.

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Sergei Nazarovich Bubka(ukr. Sergiy Nazarovich Bubka; genus. December 4, 1963, Lugansk, Ukrainian SSR) - Soviet and Ukrainian pole vault athlete. The first person in the world to jump over six meters.

According to experts, Bubka never fully revealed all his capabilities. He admitted that he did not want to remain in history the hero of one jump, like the American Bob Beamon, and actively participated in sporting events for many years. Bubka is the only athlete to win six world championships (-). At the age of 37, Bubka took part in the Sydney Olympics (). The President of the International Olympic Committee, Marquis Juan Antonio Samaranch, called him the most outstanding athlete of our time.

In August 2015, he was elected first vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations at the IAAF Congress in Beijing (China).

Politics

From 2002 to 2006, he was a people's deputy of Ukraine from the faction “For a United Ukraine! "At number 12 in the electoral list, two months later he moved to the" Party of Regions "faction. He worked in the Committee on Youth Policy, Physical Education, Sports and Tourism.

In April 2010, he became a freelance advisor to the President of Ukraine V. Yanukovych.

Business

He was one of the main owners and president of Rodovid Bank, which was one of the largest banks in Ukraine. As a result of the financial crisis, the bank was nationalized in July 2009.

Hobbies

A family

Personal life

Awards

Awards of Ukraine

Hero of Ukraine (February 4, 2001)
Order of the State (2001)
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, III degree (August 24, 2012) - for a significant personal contribution to the socio-economic, scientific, technical, cultural and educational development of the Ukrainian state, significant labor achievements, many years of conscientious work and on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of Ukraine's independence
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise IV degree (December 1, 2011)
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, V degree (2008)
Order of Merit, 1st degree (1999)
Order of Merit, II degree (1997)
Honorary insignia of the President of Ukraine (1994)
Honorary Citizen of Luhansk (2008)
Honorary Citizen of Donetsk Region (2003)
Honorary Citizen of Donetsk (1993)
Certificate of honor of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ()

USSR awards

Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1985)

Other awards

World records

Sergey Bubka has set world records 35 times.

Summer olympic games
Predecessor: Viktor Fedorovich Yanukovych	The president Of the National Olympic Committee Of Ukraine since 2005	Successor: -
Predecessor: "	Standard bearer of the national team of Ukraine Atlanta 1996	Successor: Evgeny Braslavets

1986 : Wellm Hoyt | 1900 : Irving Baxter | 1904 : Charles Dvorak | 1908 : Alfred Gilbert / Edward Tiffin Cook | 1912 : Harry Babcock | 1920 : Frank Foss | 1924 : Lee Brans | 1928 : Seybin Carr | 1932 : Bill Miller | 1936 : Earl Meadows | 1948 : Gwynne Smith | 1952 : Bob Richards | 1956 : Bob Richards | 1960 : Don Bragg | 1964 : Fred Hansen | 1968 : Bob Sigern | 1972 : Wolfgang Nordwig | 1976 : Tadeusz Slusarski | 1980 : Vladislav Kozakevich | 1984 : Pierre Quinon | 1988 : Sergey Bubka | 1992 : Maxim Tarasov | 1996 : Jean Galfion | 2000 : | - Comment, M. Pierre, vous trouvez que l "assassinat est grandeur d" ame, [How, Monsieur Pierre, you see the greatness of the soul in murder,] - said the little princess, smiling and pushing her work closer to her.
- Ah! Oh! - said different voices.
- Capital! [Excellent!] - Prince Hippolytus said in English and began to beat himself on the knee with his palm.
The Viscount just shrugged. Pierre looked solemnly over his glasses at the audience.
“I say so,” he continued desperately, “because the Bourbons fled from the revolution, leaving the people to anarchy; and Napoleon alone knew how to understand the revolution, to defeat it, and therefore for the common good he could not stop before the life of one person.
- Would you like to go to that table? - said Anna Pavlovna.
But Pierre, without answering, continued his speech.
“No,” he said, becoming more and more animated, “Napoleon is great, because he has risen above the revolution, suppressed its abuses, retaining all that is good - both the equality of citizens, and freedom of speech and press - and only because of this he acquired power.
- Yes, if he, having taken power, without using it for murder, would have given it to the rightful king, - said the Viscount, - then I would have called him a great man.
“He couldn't have done it. The people gave him power only so that he would rid him of the Bourbons, and because the people saw in him a great man. The revolution was a great thing, - continued Monsieur Pierre, showing with this desperate and defiant opening sentence his great youth and desire to express more and more fully.
“The revolution and regicide is a great thing?… After that… would you like to go to that table?” Anna Pavlovna repeated.
“Contrat social, [Social contract],” the viscount said with a gentle smile.
- I'm not talking about regicide. I'm talking about ideas.
“Yes, the idea of robbery, murder and regicide,” the ironic voice interrupted again.
- These were extremes, of course, but not all the meaning in them, but the meaning in human rights, in emancipation from prejudices, in the equality of citizens; and all these ideas Napoleon kept in all their strength.
“Freedom and equality,” the viscount said contemptuously, as if he had finally decided to seriously prove to this young man all the stupidity of his speeches, “all the loud words that have long been compromised. Who doesn't love freedom and equality? Even our Savior preached freedom and equality. Did people become happier after the revolution? Against. We wanted freedom, and Bonaparte destroyed it.
Prince Andrew with a smile looked first at Pierre, then at the Viscount, then at the hostess. In the first minute of Pierre's antics, Anna Pavlovna was horrified, in spite of her habit of light; but when she saw that, despite the blasphemous speeches uttered by Pierre, the viscount did not lose his temper, and when she was convinced that it was no longer possible to hush up these speeches, she rallied herself and, joining the viscount, attacked the orator.
- Mais, mon cher m r Pierre, [But, my dear Pierre,] - said Anna Pavlovna, - how do you explain the great man who could execute the duke, finally, just a man, without trial and without guilt?
“I would ask,” said the Viscount, “how monsieur explains the 18th Brumaire. Isn't that a hoax? C "est un escamotage, qui ne ressemble nullement a la maniere d" agir d "un grand homme.
- And the prisoners in Africa, whom he killed? Said the little princess. - This is terrible! And she shrugged.
- C "est un roturier, vous aurez beau dire, [This is a rogue, whatever you say,] - said Prince Hippolytus.
Monsieur Pierre did not know who to answer, looked around and smiled. His smile was not the same as that of other people, merging with a unsmiling. On the contrary, when a smile came, his serious and even somewhat sullen face suddenly disappeared, and another appeared - childish, kind, even stupid and as if asking for forgiveness.
The Viscount, who had seen him for the first time, realized that this Jacobin was not at all as terrible as his words. Everyone fell silent.
- How do you want him to answer everyone suddenly? - said Prince Andrew. - Moreover, it is necessary in the actions of a statesman to distinguish between the actions of a private person, a commander or an emperor. It seems to me.
“Yes, yes, of course,” Pierre said, delighted with the help that came to him.
“It’s impossible not to admit,” Prince Andrei continued, “Napoleon is great as a man on the Arkolsky bridge, in a hospital in Jaffa, where he shakes hands with the plague, but ... but there are other actions that are difficult to justify.
Prince Andrew, apparently wishing to soften the awkwardness of Pierre's speech, got up, getting ready to go and giving a sign to his wife.

Suddenly, Prince Hippolyte got up and, with signs of his hands, stopping everyone and asking them to sit down, spoke:
- Ah! aujourd "hui on m" a raconte une anecdote moscovite, charmante: il faut que je vous en regale. Vous m "excusez, vicomte, il faut que je raconte en russe. Autrement on ne sentira pas le sel de l" histoire. [Today I was told a lovely Moscow anecdote; they need to help you. Excuse me, Viscount, I will speak in Russian, otherwise all the salt of the anecdote will disappear.]
And Prince Ippolit began to speak Russian with the same reprimand as the French, who had spent a year in Russia. Everyone paused: so lively, Prince Hippolytus insistently demanded attention to his history.
- There is one lady in Moscou, une dame. And she is very stingy. She needed two valets de pied per carriage. And very tall. It was to her liking. And she had une femme de chambre [maid], still very tall. She said…
Here Prince Hippolyte became thoughtful, apparently with difficulty thinking.
“She said ... yes, she said: 'girl (a la femme de chambre), put on the livree [livery] and come with me, behind the carriage, faire des visites.' [make visits.]
Here Prince Hippolytus snorted and laughed much before his listeners, which made an impression unfavorable for the narrator. However, many, including the elderly lady and Anna Pavlovna, smiled.
- She went. Suddenly there was a strong wind. The girl lost her hat, and her long hair was combed ...
Then he could no longer hold on and began to laugh abruptly, and through this laugh he said:
- And the whole world learned ...
That was the end of the anecdote. Although it was not clear why he was telling it and why he had to be told in Russian without fail, Anna Pavlovna and others appreciated the secular courtesy of Prince Hippolytus, who so pleasantly ended Monsieur Pierre's unpleasant and unfriendly trick. The conversation after the anecdote disintegrated into small, insignificant talks about the future and the past ball, the performance, about when and where someone would see each other.

After thanking Anna Pavlovna for her charmante soiree, [a charming evening] the guests began to disperse.
Pierre was awkward. Fat, taller than usual, wide, with huge red hands, he, as they say, did not know how to enter the salon and even less knew how to get out of it, that is, before going out to say something especially pleasant. Moreover, he was absent-minded. Rising, instead of his hat, he grabbed a three-cornered hat with a general's plume and held it, tugging at the sultan, until the general asked to return it. But all his absent-mindedness and inability to enter the salon and speak in it were redeemed by an expression of good nature, simplicity and modesty. Anna Pavlovna turned to him and, with Christian meekness expressing forgiveness for his trick, nodded to him and said:
“I hope to see you again, but I also hope that you will change your minds, my dear Monsieur Pierre,” she said.
When she said this to him, he didn’t say anything, he just bent down and showed everyone once again his smile, which didn’t say anything, except this: "Opinions are opinions, and you see what a kind and nice guy I am." And everyone, and Anna Pavlovna, involuntarily felt this.
Prince Andrey went out into the hall and, putting his shoulders to the footman who was putting on his cloak, listened indifferently to the chatter of his wife with Prince Hippolytus, who also went out into the hall. Prince Hippolytus stood beside a pretty pregnant princess and stubbornly looked straight at her through his lorgnette.
“Go, Annette, you’ll catch a cold,” said the little princess, saying goodbye to Anna Pavlovna. - C "est arrete, [Resolved,]" she added quietly.
Anna Pavlovna had already managed to talk with Liza about the matchmaking, which she started between Anatole and the sister-in-law of the little princess.
“I rely on you, dear friend,” said Anna Pavlovna, also quietly, “you will write to her and tell me, comment le pere envisagera la chose. Au revoir, [How the father looks at the case. Goodbye,] - and she left the hall.
Prince Hippolyte went up to the little princess and, bending his face close to her, began to say something to her in a half whisper.
Two footmen, one a princess, the other his, waiting for them to finish speaking, stood with a shawl and a coat and listened to them, incomprehensible to them, French talk with such faces, as if they understood what was being said, but did not want to show it. The princess, as always, spoke smiling and listened laughing.
“I’m very glad that I didn’t go to the envoy,” said Prince Ippolit: “boredom… It's a wonderful evening, isn't it, wonderful?
“They say that the ball will be very good,” answered the princess, pulling up her lips with her mustache. “All the beautiful women of society will be there.
- Not all, because you will not be there; not all, ”said Prince Ippolit, laughing joyfully, and, seizing the shawl from the footman, even pushed it and began to put it on the princess.
From embarrassment or deliberately (no one could make out this), he did not give up for a long time when the shawl was already put on, and seemed to embrace a young woman.
She gracefully, but still smiling, pulled away, turned and looked at her husband. Prince Andrew's eyes were closed: so he seemed tired and sleepy.
- You are ready? He asked his wife, looking around her.
Prince Hippolytus hastily put on his coat, which, in a new way, was longer than his heels, and, getting confused in it, ran to the porch after the princess, whom the footman was putting into the carriage.
- Princesse, au revoir, [Princess, good-bye,] - he shouted, confused by his tongue as well as his legs.
The princess, picking up her dress, sat down in the darkness of the carriage; her husband was adjusting his saber; Prince Ippolit, under the pretext of serving, interfered with everyone.
- Pa, sir, sir, - prince Andrei turned dryly and unpleasantly in Russian to Prince Ippolit, who was preventing him from passing.
“I’m waiting for you, Pierre,” said the same voice of Prince Andrey affectionately and tenderly.
The postilion started, and the carriage rattled its wheels. Prince Hippolyte laughed abruptly, standing on the porch and waiting for the Viscount, whom he promised to take home.

“Eh bien, mon cher, votre petite princesse est tres bien, tres bien,” said the Viscount, sitting in the carriage with Hippolytus. - Mais tres bien. He kissed the tips of his fingers. - Et tout a fait francaise. [Well, my dear, your little princess is very sweet! Very nice and perfect French.]
Hippolyte laughed with a snort.
“Et savez vous que vous etes terrible avec votre petit air innocent,” continued the Viscount. - Je plains le pauvre Mariei, ce petit officier, qui se donne des airs de prince regnant .. [Do you know, you are a terrible person, despite your innocent appearance. I feel sorry for the poor husband, this officer who poses as a sovereign person.]
Hippolytus snorted again and said through laughter:
- Et vous disiez, que les dames russes ne valaient pas les dames francaises. Il faut savoir s "y prendre. [And you said that Russian ladies are worse than French ones. You have to be able to take it.]
Pierre, having arrived ahead, like a man at home, went into Prince Andrew's study and immediately, out of habit, lay down on the sofa, took the first book he found from the shelf (these were Caesar's Notes) and began, leaning back, to read it from the middle.
- What have you done with m lle Scherer? She's going to be completely ill now, ”said Prince Andrei, entering the study, and rubbing his small, white hands.
Pierre turned his whole body, so that the sofa creaked, turned his lively face to Prince Andrey, smiled and waved his hand.
- No, this abbot is very interesting, but he understands the matter differently ... In my opinion, eternal peace is possible, but I do not know how to say it ... But only not with political balance ...
Prince Andrew was apparently not interested in these abstract conversations.
- You can't, mon cher, [my dear,] everywhere say whatever you think. Well, well, have you finally decided on something? Will you be a cavalier or a diplomat? - asked Prince Andrey after a moment's silence.
Pierre sat down on the sofa, tucking his legs under him.
- You can imagine, I still don't know. I don't like either one or the other.
- But you have to decide on something? Your father is waiting.
From the age of ten, Pierre was sent abroad with the tutor by the abbot, where he stayed until the age of twenty. When he returned to Moscow, his father dismissed the abbot and said young man: “Now you go to Petersburg, look around and choose. I agree to everything. Here's a letter to Prince Vasil, and here's your money. Write about everything, I will help you in everything. " Pierre had been choosing a career for three months and did nothing. Prince Andrew spoke to him about this choice. Pierre rubbed his forehead.
“But he must be a Mason,” he said, meaning the abbot he had seen at the party.
- All this is nonsense, - Prince Andrey stopped him again, - let's talk better about the case. Have you been in the Horse Guards? ...
- No, I wasn't, but that's what came to my mind, and I wanted to tell you. Now the war is against Napoleon. If it were a war for freedom, I would understand, I would be the first to enter military service; but helping England and Austria against the greatest man in the world ... it's not good ...
Prince Andrew only shrugged his shoulders at Pierre's childish speeches. He pretended that such nonsense should not be answered; but it was really difficult to answer this naive question with anything other than what Prince Andrew answered.
“If everyone fought only for their own convictions, there would be no war,” he said.
“That would be great,” said Pierre.
Prince Andrew chuckled.
- It may well be that it would be wonderful, but it will never be ...
- Well, why are you going to war? Pierre asked.
- For what? I dont know. It should be so. Besides, I'm going ... - He stopped. - I am going because this life that I am leading here, this life is not for me!

A woman's dress rustled in the next room. As if waking up, Prince Andrew shook himself, and his face assumed the same expression that it had in Anna Pavlovna's drawing room. Pierre swung his legs off the sofa. The princess entered. She was already in a different, homely, but equally elegant and fresh dress. Prince Andrew got up, politely moving her armchair.
- Why, I often think, - she began to speak, as always, in French, hastily and busily sitting down in a chair, - why Anet did not get married? How stupid you are, messurs, for not marrying her. Excuse me, but you do not understand anything about women. What a debater you are, Monsieur Pierre.
- I argue everything with your husband; I don’t understand why he wants to go to war, ”said Pierre, without any hesitation (so common in the relationship of a young man to a young woman) addressing the princess.
The princess perked up. Apparently, Pierre's words touched her heart.
- Ah, here I am saying the same! - she said. - I don’t understand, I absolutely don’t understand why men cannot live without war? Why do we women want nothing, we do not need anything? Well, here you are, be the judge. I tell him everything: here he is uncle's adjutant, the most brilliant position. Everyone knows him so much, so much appreciates him. The other day at the Apraksins' I heard a lady ask: "c" est ca le fameux prince Andre? " Ma parole d "honneur! [Is this the famous Prince Andrew? Honestly!] She laughed. - It is so accepted everywhere. He can very easily be an aide-de-camp as well. You know, the sovereign spoke to him very graciously. Anet and I spoke, it would be very easy to arrange. What do you think?
Pierre looked at Prince Andrew and, noticing that his friend did not like this conversation, did not answer.
- When are you going? - he asked.
- Ah! ne me parlez pas de ce depart, ne m "en parlez pas. Je ne veux pas en entendre parler, [Ah, don't tell me about this departure! I don't want to hear about it,]" the princess spoke in such a capriciously playful tone as she talked to Hippolyte in the living room, and who obviously did not go to the family circle, where Pierre was, as it were, a member. ”Today, when I thought that I had to break off all this dear relationship ... And then, you know, Andre? She blinked significantly at her husband, "J" ai peur, j "ai peur! [I'm scared, I'm scared!]" She whispered, shuddering her back.

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Name: Sergey Nazarovich Bubka

Birthday: 04-12-1963

Place of Birth: Luhansk, Ukraine

Age: 54

Activity: Outstanding Athlete, Olympic Gold Winner

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Biography of Sergei Bubka

Childhood and youth

Sergei Bubka, born on December 4, 1963, was the second child in the family - three years earlier, in 1960 his older brother Vasily was born. A family living in one of the largest industrial cities of Ukraine - Lugansk - had nothing to do with sports, but this did not prevent the boys' parents from instilling in them a love of physical exercise from an early age.

In parallel with general education, Bubka also attended a sports school. Nimble, dexterous and restless Seryozha, in childhood tried to "comprehend" different types sports, trying himself in new endeavors, but finally and irrevocably his heart was conquered by the pole, or rather pole vaulting.

Despite the fact that Sergei's older brother was also an athlete, it was not him who was destined to introduce the future champion to sports, but Seryozha's close friend. Bubka was also lucky with a coach - Vitaly Afanasyevich Petrov was not just one of the most experienced track and field coaches, he almost immediately managed to discern talent in Bubka, with which he could easily become a world champion.

The career of a young athlete developed rapidly, largely thanks to the coach, who helped Sergei develop not only speed and technique, but also endurance, which is important for any athlete. So, already at the age of 19, young Bubka took gold, and not just anywhere, but at the first ever track and field championship! Just a year after his triumphant performance in Helsinki, in 1984 he added his name to the list of record holders - Bubka set a record in Bratislava, having conquered a height of 5 meters and 85 centimeters.

Sergei Bubka was grounded in sports, not only practically, but also theoretically - after graduating from high school, he entered the Kiev Institute of Physical Education, where he received a degree without any problems, having defended his thesis. So Bubka became a candidate of pedagogical sciences.

Professional achievements

Bubka is one of the most titled athletes in Ukraine. In addition to the honored "master of sports", he has the title of six-time world champion and as many as 35 world records. His 1994 record - a pole vault in an open arena with a height of 6, 14 meters - has not yet been beaten by any athlete! But a similar record, only indoors (6.15 meters) belonged to Bubka for a whole 21 years - from 1993 to 2014. By the way, Bubka became the first person in history to overcome a six-meter bar with a pole (Paris, 1985) ... Donetsk resident, who added the Championship at the Olympic Games in 1988 to his list of victories, entered his name in the Guinness Book of Records - here Bubka is listed as the person with the largest number of world records in athletics. Three times Sergei Nazarovich became the best athlete world, and is still the only athlete to win six world championships between 1983 and 1997.

Sergey Bubka, who devoted himself to sports, according to professionals, was never able to fully reveal his potential. However, there are those who completely disagree with this opinion. For example, Juan Antonio Samaric, the most authoritative person in the world of sports, the president of the International Olympic Committee, without a shadow of a doubt proclaimed Bubka "the greatest athlete of our time."

Why, according to many, one of the most successful sports people of our time could not fully reveal himself? According to Bubka, most of all he was afraid that he would be remembered as a man of one record, in this case a jump. That is why he took part in many competitions, competitions and olympiads, trying to leave as many mentions of himself in the sports world as possible.

The end of a sports career and further activities in this area

Sergei Bubka left the big sport at the beginning of the new millennium. Having successfully worked at the 2000 Sydney Olympics (the athlete was already 37 years old at that time), his last competition as a participant, he spent in his native Donetsk in 2001. Having passed the baton to young athletes, Bubka admitted that he wants the world to remember him not only as the most agile jumper, but also as a person who managed to make this world a little better.

Having ceased participation in competitions, Bubka, nevertheless, did not leave the sport completely - the athlete began to work in the field of development sports activities... He is the founder of the "Sergey Bubka Club", since 2005 he has been the president of the Ukrainian National Olympic Committee, and in 2013 Sergey, who is a member of the International Olympic Committee, even tried his hand at fighting for the presidency of the organization, however, lost this fight. Since August 2015, Sergei Bubka has been the vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

Business, politics and social activities

Sergei Bubka is an influential person not only in sports. They listen to his opinion and reckon with him. At one time, Sergei Nazarovich was even a freelance adviser to the former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who, by the way, is his fellow countryman. While in power, he also regulated the development of the sports industry in the country.

Today, like most former athletes, Bubka is successful entrepreneur... His assets include not only sports schools, open and sponsored from personal funds, but also a number of other companies. For example, its own bakery, Bubka, supplies dry yeast and other components used in bakery production.

The social activities of Sergei Nazarovich are, of course, aimed at introducing the new generation to sports, he is the author of projects aimed at the mass introduction of children to healthy way life, which he tirelessly promotes. Also Sergey Bubka is an honorary participant of the actions aimed at combating tuberculosis.

Sergei Nazarovich has a phrase with the deepest meaning: “Everything in life must be earned through work, talent and abilities. Even luck. " It can be safely used not only in relation to sports, but also in any other direction in life.

Personal life

Sergei Bubka has been married for over thirty years to a woman who gave him two sons - Vitaly and Sergei. They both followed the example of their father and linked life with sports, but their choice fell on tennis. The eldest son, Vitaly, has already retired, while the youngest continues to conquer the courts. Bubka's wife - Lilia - is also directly related to sports, she is a coach for rhythmic gymnastics.

A Ukrainian who has achieved world recognition, a person with a huge number of awards, both world and domestic, today is an idol for millions of growing athletes. And not only athletes - looking at him, everyone can be inspired by their own achievements and discoveries!

Bubka Sergei Nazarovich

(born in 1963)

Track and field athlete, pole vaulter, honored master of sports, Olympic champion, winner of five world championships. 35 times world record holder. Hero of Ukraine. Member of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee. UNESCO Ambassador for Sports. Businessman, founder and president of the "Sergey Bubka Club" (Donetsk), People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 4th convocation.

Every record is an event. But sometimes there are records that become epochal events that open new stage in the development of sports. Such an event took place on July 13, 1985 at a small stadium in Paris. The next morning the whole sports world started talking about him.

On the front pages of the largest newspapers there were catchy headlines and numerous photos of the culprit of the “sports sensation of the year” - Sergei Bubka, who, having overcome the bar at a height of 6 m, set a world record in pole vaulting. According to one of the newspapers, Sergei Bubka has made a "leap into the 21st century." And although after that he set more than one record, his first 6-meter jump opened a new era in this kind of athletics.

The outstanding athlete of our time (by definition Kh. A. Samaranch) was born on December 4, 1963 in the provincial Voroshilovgrad (now Lugansk). Bubka's family had nothing to do with sports. His father, Nazar Vasilyevich, a soldier, a warrant officer who gave the army his whole life, was a physically strong man and tried to maintain good athletic shape. Mom, Valentina Mikhailovna, worked in one of the city polyclinics. At that time they lived very modestly, five of them in a small two-room house of their grandmother on the working-class outskirts of the city. WITH early years Sergey and his older brother Vasily were instilled with a love of work. In the house, the children had their own constant responsibilities - to apply water, chop wood, help their father with the housework. Children grew up lively and spontaneous, so it was sometimes difficult for parents to keep track of them. Once Vasily even had to save his brother when Sergei, exploring a huge barrel of water, almost drowned in it. And in all their activities, whether it was a yard match or competitions in strength and dexterity on the sports ground of a military town, the brothers were always together. At the same time, they were completely different in character: Vasily is calm and balanced, and Sergei is what is called the word "troubled". “Like two halves from different apples,” my mother joked.

Like all boys of his age, Sergei was interested in sports; but it was difficult to make a choice. Friends were drawn to the pool and the gymnastics section, but all this did not fascinate him. Well, Bubka found himself in the jumping sector thanks to his friend Sergei Malakhov, who excitedly told in the yard that he intended to learn to jump “five meters, or even higher” with the help of a pole.

In the fall of 1974, Sergey's first meeting with Vitaly Afanasyevich Petrov took place, who did not yet suspect that he would lead a thin, awkward boy to outstanding achievements. Then the young coach of the children's sports school conducted another recruitment of newcomers. He himself was a pole vaulter. Six years before that he graduated from the Kharkov Pedagogical Institute, faculty physical education... He didn't make a great athlete, despite the fact that he was in love with pole vaulting and trained, as they say, until it was dark in his eyes. But Petrov's physical data was average, and he could not achieve more than the title of candidate for master of sports. And now Vitaly tried to convey to the boys his love for these breathtaking jumps. Six years of work, six years of trial and error helped Petrov to define his views, tests and methods. He was in no hurry to introduce the guys to the pole. They ran a lot, jumped, played various games, competed in relay races. In training, Serezha showed a standard level for his age, but hard work, as well as good natural physical data helped him to achieve his first results in a couple of years. Oddly enough, in the long jump. At the age of 12, Bubka became the regional champion among peers in this sport.

However, Sergei's classes would soon be over, if not for his older brother. I had to travel to trainings across the city with two transfers, and my parents were against it. But then Vasily said that he would take Sergei to training, and the question was settled. Unbeknownst to himself, Vasily also became interested in jumping and became a student of Petrov. Very soon he began to show the best results in the group. Hard work and perseverance are evidently their family trait. Until the end of their sports career, Sergei and Vasily performed at competitions together. And although the elder brother is less known to non-professionals, he has many prizes on his account both in the USSR championships and in the European and world championships.

Their sporting success started at the same time. In 1978, Vasily fulfilled the standard of master of sports, and Sergei took fourth place at the All-Union Spartakiad of Schoolchildren in Tashkent, competing with children two or three years older. It was a kind of coaching trick. Bubka constantly had to catch up with someone and catch up with someone so as not to stand still. She and her mentor longed for the highest achievements. For this, it was necessary to stage the most important thing - a jump. Sergei was naturally flexible and strong: he felt free on the crossbar and deftly handled a large pole. But it was also necessary to develop speed. Daily activities with the barbell was not enough. Therefore, Petrov invited the Honored Coach of Ukraine to work with his pupil. artistic gymnastics A. Solomakhina. This has been of great benefit. It was thanks to gymnastics that Bubka mastered his body in the highest phase of flight.

In 1979, a turning point came in the life of the brothers. Following the coach, they moved to Donetsk, where there was a solid base for training pole fighters. Gradually, the boys got used to independence: they lived in a hostel, took care of themselves. At first, money was tight, I had to save. Once Sergei amazed his new classmates by the fact that, like a thrifty housewife, he bought a dozen cartons of milk in the school cafeteria. But when they learned about the peculiarities of life, they stopped being surprised.

The brothers were greatly supported then by their mentor and his wife: they, as it were, replaced the boys' parents for a while - in difficult moments they fed, dressed and even treated Sergei and Vasily so that the guys had the opportunity to train calmly. The training schedule was so tight that Sergey taught his lessons right on the tram, on the way from school to the gym and back. Despite this, he graduated from school without triples, and the teachers were sure that such a head had no place in sports. But Bubka believed that it was never too late to become a professor, and so far he was a promising pole-man.

In 1980, Sergei became the champion of the country among young men, having fulfilled the standard of the master of sports - 5 m 10 cm. Then, having successfully completed several more starts, he earned the favor of the mentors of the USSR youth team. After some deliberation, they included Bubka in the team for a trip to the athletics tournament of the socialist countries, held in Cuba. This is where the experience began international competitions famous athlete. They were not always successful, as, for example, the European Junior Championships in Zurich, where Sergei took only 7th place due to problems with the pole. It's scary to imagine, but the sports functionaries were going to put a cross on him, but the coach defended him. Igor Ter-Hovhannisyan, the main coach of the national team, took full responsibility.

Self-esteem did not allow Bubka to give up. Having fulfilled the standard of an international master of sports and taking second place in the adult national championship, he was enrolled in the USSR national track and field team. After several test starts in Leningrad and Tallinn, where a personal record of 5 m 72 cm was set, his first ever World Championships in Athletics. The rivals in Helsinki turned out to be all experienced and titled - world record holders T. Vineron, B. Olson, D. Beckinham, V. Polyakov and World Cup winner K. Volkov. None of the leadership of the national team even expected that Bubka would take a medal, they were sent to the competition to "shoot". But the athlete's finest hour has already come, and the first "gold" of the world in 1983 glittered on his chest. At the end of their speeches, the journalists were eager to get acquainted with the unknown debutant, but, to their surprise, did not see him at the press conference. And Bubka just didn't know yet that he should be there, and calmly left for the hotel. Silver medalist K. Volkov answered the tricky questions of the journalists for him.

However, despite the high-profile title, for a whole year Bubka was forced to prove that his award was not accidental. Step by step Sergei approached conquering the world record - 5 m 83 cm. Finally, in the USA, while participating in the "Games under the Roof" - a series of tournaments organized by the American Athletic Congress - he succeeded. Three wins out of four, the highest world achievement, the title of the best foreign athlete of the winter athletics season in America - with such results the young pole athlete returned home. And all this became possible, even in spite of the harsh conditions in which the competitions were held, the absence of the usual running tracks and many hours of flights, only thanks to Sergey's extreme endurance and athletic training. The Los Angeles Times wrote: “Bubka is a phenomenal jumper, just incomprehensible. He is a representative of the new future generation of the six-wheel drive. He forces us to reconsider the well-established ideas about the very possibilities of man. If anyone is lucky enough to conquer the 6-meter height in the near future, then Bubka is the number one contender. "

Naturally, after the successful winter of 1984, Bubka set himself only one goal - the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. However, due to the ridiculous boycott The Soviet Union 1984 Olympics in Sergei's piggy bank only one Olympic medal- "gold" Games 1988 in Seoul.

And then the athlete set his first world record at the training camp in Bratislava - 5 m 85 cm. A week later in Paris it was already 5 m 88 cm. The third world record a month later, performed by Bubka, saw London on July 13 - 5 m 90 cm. When Sergey asked to set the bar at 6 m, it turned out that the stands of the "Crystal Palace" stadium were simply not designed for such a height. Then no one imagined that she would submit to him exactly one year later in Paris.

A series of outstanding records was explained quite simply - the athlete, as if on wings, wore a high feeling. His chosen one was Lilia Tyutyunnik, master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics, whom Sergey met in Donetsk at the Lokomotiv stadium, where their training base was located. For a long time, even Vitaly Afanasevich did not know where Sergei disappeared in the evenings, and this made him worry.

Played in hometown a merry wedding, and already in July 1985, a few days before the establishment of the main record, they had a son. He was named after the respected coach - Vitaly.

The beginning of 1985 was not easy. Too early sports start and colds led to a decline in the athlete's form. But already by the next tournament of the "Grand Prix" series, according to the results of which the best athlete of the year is determined, Bubka managed to recover and could confidently storm the 6-meter height.

Saturday, July 13, delighted the Parisians with excellent weather. It was warm, a light breeze was blowing. In the jumping sector, a fairly strong company gathered, headed by the European champion A. Krupsky, the ex-US record holder W. Olson, the strong Frenchman F. Collet. Bubka started jumping from the mark that was the last for his rivals - 5 m 70 cm. In the first attempt, he flew over the bar with a noticeable margin and asked to set 5 m 96 cm. But while the judges were busy with the bar and stands, Sergei accepted another solution. When the numbers 6.00 appeared on the scoreboard of the stadium, the stands exploded with applause. The third attempt brought victory. The previously inaccessible height was taken. Bubka himself, evaluating his record jump, believed that he succeeded to a greater extent due to internal ascent, strong-willed attitude, rather than high technique. But for a long time, none of the pole athletes could surpass or at least repeat a similar result. But Bubka did not rest on his laurels for a long time. A year later, at the Goodwill Games in Moscow, he added one more centimeter to the world record.

This was preceded by a serious psychological preparation... The famous practicing psychologist Rudolf Zagainov worked with the athlete (his name is associated with the victories of A. Karpov, G. Kasparov, B. Becker, P. Bure, etc.). It was he who, before the most important starts, set up Bubka for victory. Therefore, the pole man practically did not go to the team training camp, and in the sector before going out he did not speak to anyone and did not even say hello, so as not to “splash” the mood. Other athletes perceived this as the arrogance of a champion and record holder, which was immediately reported by the sports newspapers.

Between 1983 and 1994, Bubka increased his personal record by 43 cm, and the world record by 32 cm, bringing it to the fantastic 6 m 15 cm mark. The result remains unsurpassed to this day. Moreover, Sergey is a universal jumper, he showed excellent results both in open stadiums and in gyms. Bubka is the only athlete to win all five World Athletics Championships from 1985 to 1995. More than once in his career there have been serious recessions, which he nevertheless overcome. Bubka himself claims that his phenomenon is in colossal perseverance and hard work, and the secret of victories lies in three components: strength, speed, technique. Running up before the jump, Sergei develops a speed of 9.54 m / s, and this is with a five-meter pole in his hand. This means that without a pole, Bubka can run a hundred meters in 10.2-10.3 seconds. In addition, he has the highest grip on the pole, and the higher you grip the pole, the higher he will throw you. This is what allowed Bubka to remain the king of pole vaulting for many years.

As a professional, he is used to planning everything in advance. Therefore, leaving big sport after the unsuccessful Olympics in Sydney, he did not feel the problems with retraining, like many athletes. His experience and professionalism are still needed by people. Since 1999, Bubka has been a functionary of the IOC Executive Board, a member of the Council of the International athletics federation(IAAF). And these aspects of Sergei's activities are no less interesting than his sports career... In his new position of responsibility, Bubka is deciding which city will host the Olympic Games.

Since the early 1990s, Bubka and his family have resided permanently in Monte Carlo. It houses the headquarters of his firm for the production and sale of dry yeast and food additives that improve the taste of bread. In 2000, a bakery factory was opened in Donetsk, and now everyone can taste "Bubkin bread". The choice of such a business is not accidental. After all, the main principle of Sergei Nazarovich is "to always be useful to people and to his native country." He pursued the same goal, creating in 1990 “Sergey Bubka's Club” in Donetsk. This organization is the permanent guardian of many children sports schools and founder international tournament Pole Stars. The club is fully funded from Bubka's personal funds, since walking somewhere with an outstretched hand is not his style.

Sergei Bubka can be called a man who succeeded in everything in life. He is an outstanding athlete, successful businessman, influential sports functionary and just the perfect husband. He loves his wife Lilia and two sons - Vitaly and Sergei. He spends the rare hours of rest at home, with his family. She is happy to do the cleaning, go shopping and believes that the purity of relations between spouses is more expensive than any gifts.

Taking a rather active civic position and being a well-known person in the world, Sergei Nazarovich rightly judged what he could bring more use Ukraine, acting as a representative of the highest authority - parliament. Therefore, since 2002, he is also a people's deputy, takes a centrist position and is an active member of the "Regions of Ukraine" faction.

The country noted the merits of the athlete. The phenomenal athlete in 2001 was awarded the title "Hero of Ukraine". And now you can see the bronze Bubka at the entrance to the Lokomotiv stadium in Donetsk. In addition to him, this honor was awarded to only three athletes around the world.

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