Anatoly KharlampievAnatoly Kharlampiev

Presentation by Presentation by Denis Nikolayev,Denis Nikolayev,Saint-PetersburgSaint-Petersburg

Anatoly Kharlampiev was born October Anatoly Kharlampiev was born October 29, 1906 in the city of Smolensk.29, 1906 in the city of Smolensk.

Being trained by his Being trained by his father and grandfather, in father and grandfather, in the age of six he became the age of six he became

a great athlete and a great athlete and fighter.fighter.

Then, for the first time in his life he Then, for the first time in his life he participated in the circus show in aerial participated in the circus show in aerial

gymnastics.gymnastics.

In 1922, Kharlampiev began the development In 1922, Kharlampiev began the development of an universal martial art of Sambo.of an universal martial art of Sambo.

  In 1938, In 1938, SamboSambo was was recognized as an official recognized as an official sport by the USSR All-sport by the USSR All-

Union Sports CommitteeUnion Sports Committee, , and Kharlampiev became and Kharlampiev became

the head of the USSR the head of the USSR Sambo Federation. But the Sambo Federation. But the development of this form development of this form

of of  martial art  martial art was was suspended during the suspended during the Great Patriotic War.Great Patriotic War.

As the war started As the war started Anatoly Kharlampiev Anatoly Kharlampiev went to the front, and went to the front, and

he was awarded he was awarded numerous awards. numerous awards.

After the end of the After the end of the war in the Far East, he war in the Far East, he began to learn fighting began to learn fighting

from Japanese from Japanese prisoners.prisoners.

After that, Kharlampiev again resumed the development of After that, Kharlampiev again resumed the development of Sambo. Even not being the head of the Sambo Federation, he Sambo. Even not being the head of the Sambo Federation, he

remained the unchallenged leader in this field.remained the unchallenged leader in this field.

Kharlampiev was also a Kharlampiev was also a Physical Education Physical Education

teacher at the Moscow teacher at the Moscow Power Engineering Power Engineering Institute (Technical Institute (Technical

University). He was an University). He was an Honored Master of Honored Master of

Sports and a Merited Sports and a Merited Coach of the USSR.Coach of the USSR.

And in the 1950s, the Japanese awarded Kharlampiev the highest level And in the 1950s, the Japanese awarded Kharlampiev the highest level - the eighth dan in judo, though at that time it was impossible to get - the eighth dan in judo, though at that time it was impossible to get

such title virtually, without having Japanese citizenship.such title virtually, without having Japanese citizenship.

Since 1953 Kharlampiev worked as an Associate Professor Since 1953 Kharlampiev worked as an Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Education of the Institute. at the Department of Physical Education of the Institute.

During his work he trained a lot of During his work he trained a lot of Masters of Sports in Sambo.Masters of Sports in Sambo.

Anatoly Kharlampiev died in 1979 and was Anatoly Kharlampiev died in 1979 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.

The memory of him will last forever ....The memory of him will last forever ....