Grigory Vorobiev
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Grigory Petrovich Vorobiev is one of the pioneers of Sports Medicine
in Russia
. A long time doctor (1959–1996) for the USSR / Russian National Athletics Team, he is best known for developing a concept of "weak" links in athlete's locomotor system
. His patients include hundreds of elite athletes; Olympic, World and European champions in Track & Field and numerous other sports. Some of the well known names are: Sergey Bubka (pole vaulter), Vasiliy Alekseyev
(weight lifter), Mikhail Voronin
(gymnast), Ludmila Belousova
/ Oleg Protopopov
(pair skating), Ekaterina Maximova
/ Vladimir Vasiliev
(Bolshoi Ballet
)
Dr. Vorobiev was a founding member of the IAAF Medical Committee and served as a Chairman of the Medical Committee of Russian Athletics.
, Russia. Early in life, he lost his father in a construction site accident and was raised by his mother. He survived devastating starvation
during and post- World War II
. He worked through high school to support the family and enrolled in Leningrad Medical Institute in 1947 to study medicine. During his medical studies, he developed an interest in a variety of sports, including basketball. In 1952-53 he played center on the Soviet Development Basketball Team coached by Alexander Gomelsky
.
After graduating from medical school in 1953, Dr. Vorobiev started his professional career in the Arkhangelsk
Region of Russian North. During that time he enrolled in Leningrad Institute of Physical Education. After receiving his Master of Education
degree in 1956, he joined the Moscow region Army Club in 1956 as a sports doctor.
In 1959 Dr. Vorobiev was invited to work for the USSR Ministry of Sports. A new position of physician/coach was created to facilitate more effective preparation of elite athletes. Dr. Vorobiev held this position with the National Athletic Team for 37 years. By the early 1970s the medical staff grew to five full-time physicians and eight massage therapists, with him becoming a Chief Doctor
He worked closely with athletes and the coaching staff on the sports techniques and developing specific training programs while being responsible for the overall health of the athletes. He constantly traveled with the team for training sessions and competitions.
He headed medical services for the entire Soviet Delegation during 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico, 1980 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid and 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal. Numerous times he was an IAAF medical delegate for large Athletic events. He received his Ph.D. in the area of foot biomechanics
.
Dr. Vorobiev currently consults individual athletes, sports enthusiasts and patients e.g. Mikhail Youzhny
(tennis), Anastasia Volochkova
(ballerina). He is actively involved in junior and children's sport. He frequently lectures and gives speeches on preventative medicine and high performance training. He resides in Moscow
, Russia
.
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Sports medicine
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise...
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...
. A long time doctor (1959–1996) for the USSR / Russian National Athletics Team, he is best known for developing a concept of "weak" links in athlete's locomotor system
Locomotor system
Locomotor system may mean:* Animal locomotion system* Human musculoskeletal system, also known simply as "the locomotor system"...
. His patients include hundreds of elite athletes; Olympic, World and European champions in Track & Field and numerous other sports. Some of the well known names are: Sergey Bubka (pole vaulter), Vasiliy Alekseyev
Vasiliy Alekseyev
Vasiliy Ivanovich Alekseyev was a weightlifter from the Soviet Union. He set 80 world records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and won gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.- Biography :...
(weight lifter), Mikhail Voronin
Mikhail Voronin
Mikhail Jakovlievitch Voronin was one of the world's strongest Russian gymnasts, who competed for the USSR in the late 1960s-early 1970s.Voronin trained at Dynamo in Moscow, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1966. He won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 1968 and 1972...
(gymnast), Ludmila Belousova
Ludmila Belousova
Ludmila Yevgenyevna Belousova is a Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With her partner Oleg Protopopov, she is a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion .- Career :Belousova started skating relatively late, at age 16. She met Protopopov in 1954 and they began...
/ Oleg Protopopov
Oleg Protopopov
Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov is a Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his partner Ludmila Belousova, he is a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion .- Career :Protopopov started skating relatively late, at age 15...
(pair skating), Ekaterina Maximova
Ekaterina Maximova
Ekaterina Sergeevna Maximova was a Soviet and Russian ballerina of international renown.-Career:Maximova was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. An artist who combined great technical prowess with piquant prettiness, Maximova enjoyed her greatest successes in Giselle, Don Quixote, Cinderella and The...
/ Vladimir Vasiliev
Vladimir Vasiliev (ballet dancer)
Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev , a Russian ballet dancer, was principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, and was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns.-Biography:Born in Moscow in 1940, the son of a truck driver, Vasiliev graduated from the Moscow Ballet School in 1958...
(Bolshoi Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest ballet companies, however it only achieved worldwide acclaim by the early 20th century, when Moscow became the...
)
Dr. Vorobiev was a founding member of the IAAF Medical Committee and served as a Chairman of the Medical Committee of Russian Athletics.
Biography
Dr. Vorobiev was born in TatarstanTatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
, Russia. Early in life, he lost his father in a construction site accident and was raised by his mother. He survived devastating starvation
Starvation
Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy, nutrient and vitamin intake. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage and eventually, death...
during and post- World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He worked through high school to support the family and enrolled in Leningrad Medical Institute in 1947 to study medicine. During his medical studies, he developed an interest in a variety of sports, including basketball. In 1952-53 he played center on the Soviet Development Basketball Team coached by Alexander Gomelsky
Alexander Gomelsky
Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky was a great Soviet and Russian basketball coach.Gomelsky was Jewish. He began his coaching career in 1948 in Leningrad with LGS Spartak...
.
After graduating from medical school in 1953, Dr. Vorobiev started his professional career in the Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
Region of Russian North. During that time he enrolled in Leningrad Institute of Physical Education. After receiving his Master of Education
Master of Education
The Master of Education is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum and instruction, counseling, and administration. It is often conferred for educators advancing in...
degree in 1956, he joined the Moscow region Army Club in 1956 as a sports doctor.
In 1959 Dr. Vorobiev was invited to work for the USSR Ministry of Sports. A new position of physician/coach was created to facilitate more effective preparation of elite athletes. Dr. Vorobiev held this position with the National Athletic Team for 37 years. By the early 1970s the medical staff grew to five full-time physicians and eight massage therapists, with him becoming a Chief Doctor
He worked closely with athletes and the coaching staff on the sports techniques and developing specific training programs while being responsible for the overall health of the athletes. He constantly traveled with the team for training sessions and competitions.
He headed medical services for the entire Soviet Delegation during 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico, 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in Lake Placid and 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal. Numerous times he was an IAAF medical delegate for large Athletic events. He received his Ph.D. in the area of foot biomechanics
.
Dr. Vorobiev currently consults individual athletes, sports enthusiasts and patients e.g. Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
(tennis), Anastasia Volochkova
Anastasia Volochkova
-Background:Volochkova was born into a middle class family in Saint Petersburg. Her father was a table tennis champion and coach, and her mother was a tour guide. Volochkova has been married once, and she has a daughter, Ariadna, born in 2005...
(ballerina). He is actively involved in junior and children's sport. He frequently lectures and gives speeches on preventative medicine and high performance training. He resides in 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...
, 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...
.
Awards
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