- Vladimir Bure
Vladimir Valeryevich Bure ( _ru. Владимир Валерьевич Буре) (born
December 4 ,1950 inNorilsk , USSR) is a retired Soviet Olympic swimmer and a fitness coach for theNew Jersey Devils of the NHL.USSR
Bure trained in
Moscow at Lokomotiv and later at the Armed Forces sports society.cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|edition = 2nd ed.|pages=p. 413|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian] A championship swimmer, he competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympic Games. Bure won one silver and two bronze medals at 1972 Olympics, bettering the bronze medal he won in 1968 in Mexico City. Additionally, Bure was a two-time European champion as well as a 17-time Soviet champion. He also won three silver medals during the 1973 and 1975 World Championships.Bure was swimming coach of Red Army club for six years (1979-85). After that, Bure served as Vice President of Exsport club (1985-91), where he was in charge of the administration of eight different sports.
North America
Bure first came to North America in 1991, where his sons Pavel and Valeri were playing professional hockey. He joined Pavel, spending four seasons (1994-98) as fitness consultant with
Vancouver Canucks . In the summer of 1999, he met up with Valeri as he joined the as Devils fitness consultant.He has won 2
Stanley Cup s with New Jersey in 2000 and 2003.Trivia
He is the father of NHL players Pavel and
Valeri Bure .References
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