Alexander Dobrunov

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Born = May 6, 1959
Died = February 7, 2006

Alexander Dobrunov (May 06, 1959 in Arkhangelsk — February 07, 2006) was a Russian Judo fighter and trainer.

He was first trained in Greco-Roman wrestling by Vladimir Beskokotov in Novodvinsk (Arkhangelsk Oblast).

Later, his father who was an engineer received a new work in Arkhangelsk so he and his family moved, and there Alexander Dobrunov started to take judo classes.At that time he was a student of Chemistry at the Arkhangelsk Technical Institute (named after Valerian Kuybyshev).

Aged 22 he received the first Dan and he became a
Master of sports of the USSR and he became a member of the Russian national Judo-team.

He regularly won national competitions in Judo and Sambo. 12 times he became a champion of the Arkhangelsk Oblast in Judo.

Alexander Dobrunov was a gifted teacher, and later in his career he became trainer of the "High Category". He also was the leading trainer at the School of High Sports Mastery in Arkhangelsk.During his career he has prepared 11 Masters of Sports of Russia and USSR in Judo

Alexander Dobrunov was also a member of the Trainer Council of the National Team of the USSR. He was one of the founders of the judo federation in the Arkhangelsk Oblast where he served as president for 11 years.

From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of the Presidium of the Russian Judo Federation [http://www.judo.ru/] .

External links

* [http://www.judo.ru/ Russian Judo Federation]