Kondra Vladimir Biography

He was the first of all the Soviet volleyball players to play in the jump, and for an outstanding game at the European Championship of the year the journalists even awarded him the volleyball pele title. Vladimir Grigoryevich Kondra was born on November 16 in the city of Dzaujikau Vladikavkaz. His volleyball career began unexpectedly-because of the injury received in childhood.

Playing with boys in table tennis in a school lobby, Vladimir chased the ball and broke the glass door with his right hand. To restore her hand, the doctors advised to choose a sport where her muscles would constantly work, and the boy began to engage in volleyball. His sports career began at the Dynamo Sochi club. 11 years to a year, he became the winner of a large number of prestigious tournaments, including the Olympic champion in the year.

And for an outstanding game at the European Championship, held in France in France, journalists even awarded him the title “Volleyball Pele”. Despite his low -volleyball standards, the growth of centimeters and the fact that the brush of the right hand did not completely recover, Vladimir hit the audience with a magnificent game in an attack, desperate dedication in defense and reception.

It was Kondra that was the first of all Soviet volleyball players began to carry out a jump in the jump.

Kondra ended the game career in the year, and soon came to great sport again - as a coach. His first “wards” was the youth team of the USSR. The first coaching triumph is the victory of his pupils in the year at the European Championship in France five years after the triumphal “French” speech of Vladimir himself. And a year later, his volleyball players won the youth world championship in Italy, winning the title of the strongest team of the planet.

In December, he became the head coach of the Dynamo-2 team, and since November, he is the coach of the national team of the Russian Academy of National Economy and the Presidential Presidential Service. Up to a year, Vladimir Kondra remained the only volleyball player in the world who won a full set of Olympic awards - “gold”, “silver” and “bronze” to his main sports achievements also include the titles of the world champion,, five -time European champion,, nine -time champion of the USSR - he also twice became the winner of the USSR Cupid, four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times - four times The winner of the European Champions Cup and the silver medalist of the USSR championship and the World Cup, the years of coaching, also brought a huge number of awards to the piggy bank of Vladimir Kondra, including two “gold” at the world championships and two silver Olympic medals.

Today he continues his coaching work, lives in Moscow. Persons of the day of March 17:-Francois Laroshfuko French writer-moderation.