Much attention was paid to the development of physical culture and sports in the Soviet Union. The children had the opportunity to study in any section. The legendary gymnast Nikolai Andrianov got into the gym by accident. After a while, his name was entered in the Guinness Book of Records.
Starting conditions
The main task of the coach is to discern the ability for a particular sport in an ordinary child. The famous gymnast and record holder Nikolai Andrianov was born in October 1952. The family lived in Vladimir. From an early age, the child developed and gained experience without a father. In addition to him, three sisters were growing up in the house. The mother stretched out with all her might and worked hard to feed her four children. The boy was not controlled by anyone.
Andrianov dropped into the gym for a company with a friend. After the first lessons, an experienced coach and teacher Nikolai Grigorievich Tolkachev identified the boy's potential abilities. He immediately made inquiries and found out how the boy Kolya lives. According to all the signs and forecasts, the boy should have become a malicious bully. To save a promising athlete for future records, the coach had to take him to his house.
The path to olympus
Andrianov's genuine interest in gymnastics appeared after his first successful performances. It is important to note that the training process included training in volitional qualities. Nikolai managed to get his first gold medal when he was sixteen years old. The young gymnast's sports career was successful. Andrianov quickly gained experience, and in 1970 he was included in the national team of the Soviet Union.
Performing at international tournaments requires an athlete to fully concentrate his strength. Andrianov coped well with the prelaunch excitement. At the next European Championship, in 1971, the Soviet gymnast won two gold medals at once. It was here that he was the first in the history of gymnastics to perform a triple somersault when jumping off the bar. In the biography of the famous athlete, it is noted that from that moment he began to move to the heights of skill.
Essays on personal life
For more than eleven years, Andrian defended the honor and prestige of the country at international competitions. After the 1980 Olympics, he decided to leave the big sport for coaching. Over the next ten years, Nikolai Efimovich managed to raise a dozen world and Olympic champions. Nikolai Andrianov, inclined to creativity and experiment, has developed unique teaching materials for the training of gymnasts. During this period, he received higher education, graduating from the Vladimir Pedagogical Institute. Then he worked in Japan for eight years. I made good money.
Everything is known about Andrianov's personal life. He married Lyubov Burda, a gymnast. They were close both in everyday life and in coaching. The husband and wife raised and raised two sons. Nikolai Efimovich Andrianov passed away after a serious illness in March 2011.
