Commentator and host of “” Dmitri Guberniev spoke about the death of the honored biathlon coach of the USSR and Russia Vladimir Putrov.
Earlier, the press service of the Russian Biathlon Union reported that Putrov died in Yekaterinburg at the age of 85. The specialist’s cause of death has not been released.
– Indeed, when we say the words “patriarch” and “dean” – it is about him. He not only prepared a lot of brilliant athletes, but a whole galaxy: Koshkarov, Redkin, Shipulin. He also raised Shipulin and brought him to the national team. Of course, this is a big loss for biathlon. He died a righteous man in his sleep. A huge loss for the biathlon family. I knew him very well and I cry with everyone,” Guberniev said in an interview with .
Vladimir Putrov was the personal trainer of three Olympic champions Yuri Kashkarov, Alexander Popov and Evgeny Redkin. Anton Shipulin was also on this list, but due to a doping scandal, the athlete was stripped of his medal for the relay at the Sochi Olympics.
Source : MatchTV
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