Granit Taropin
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Granit Taropin was born in the city of Peltun on North Sakhalin
Island in Russia
on February 23, 1940.
In high school Granit first became interested in wrestling
after reading a booklet about a wrestler from Tula. After he graduated in 1958 he then went to Tula in the hopes of finding this wrestler. While there he became a Master of Sports in wrestling at the age of 20.
Then, in 1961 he entered a sports college in Malakhovka
near Moscow
. After he graduated in 1963 he went to the Institute of Sports in Smolensk
, where stayed until he graduated 1967.
After he received his degree from the Institute of Sports he began his first job as a professional coach in Kaliningrad
where he would spend the next 10 years.
While in Kaliningrad he worked at a children’s sports school with over two hundred wrestlers at a time. It was at this time when he first met his most famous wrestlers, Anatoly and Sergei Beloglazov
.
When Granit Taropin finally left Kaliningrad in 1977 he moved to Kiev
as the head coach of Club Dynamo as well as one of the national team coach of the Soviet Union
.
Granit Taropin stayed in Kiev until 1986 when he left to become the head wrestling coach in India
where he spent the next four years.
Shortly after he left as the head coach of India he moved to Scotland where he became the head coach of the Great Britain
national team. A position he held until 1996 when he moved to Boston, MA and became an assistant coach at Harvard University
.
Granit Taropin has been recognized as a Merited Coach in the Soviet Union, Russia and the Ukraine receiving the honor of an ordinances form the USSR 3 times. His wrestlers have won 11 world gold medals and 3 Olympic gold medals. Further, except for 1984 (when the Soviet Union did not send a team) and for 2000, Granit Taropin has participated as a coach in every Olympics in the last 25 years.
He is married to Luba Taropin and has one daughter Anya Taropin.
Sakhalin
Sakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast...
Island in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on February 23, 1940.
In high school Granit first became interested in wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
after reading a booklet about a wrestler from Tula. After he graduated in 1958 he then went to Tula in the hopes of finding this wrestler. While there he became a Master of Sports in wrestling at the age of 20.
Then, in 1961 he entered a sports college in Malakhovka
Malakhovka
Malakhovka , a Moscow suburb with historic dachas, is an urban locality in Lyuberetsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia...
near Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. After he graduated in 1963 he went to the Institute of Sports in Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
, where stayed until he graduated 1967.
After he received his degree from the Institute of Sports he began his first job as a professional coach in Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
where he would spend the next 10 years.
While in Kaliningrad he worked at a children’s sports school with over two hundred wrestlers at a time. It was at this time when he first met his most famous wrestlers, Anatoly and Sergei Beloglazov
Sergei Beloglazov
Sergei Alekseevich Beloglazov is one of the greatest modern wrestlers. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kaliningrad in 1976-77 and at Dynamo in Kiev since 1979. He was a two-time Olympic Champion in 1980 and 1988, a six-time World Champion and a World Silver medalist...
.
When Granit Taropin finally left Kaliningrad in 1977 he moved to Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
as the head coach of Club Dynamo as well as one of the national team coach of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Granit Taropin stayed in Kiev until 1986 when he left to become the head wrestling coach in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
where he spent the next four years.
Shortly after he left as the head coach of India he moved to Scotland where he became the head coach of the Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
national team. A position he held until 1996 when he moved to Boston, MA and became an assistant coach at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Granit Taropin has been recognized as a Merited Coach in the Soviet Union, Russia and the Ukraine receiving the honor of an ordinances form the USSR 3 times. His wrestlers have won 11 world gold medals and 3 Olympic gold medals. Further, except for 1984 (when the Soviet Union did not send a team) and for 2000, Granit Taropin has participated as a coach in every Olympics in the last 25 years.
He is married to Luba Taropin and has one daughter Anya Taropin.