Nikolay Karpol
| Nikolay Karpol | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nikolay Vasiliyevich Karpol |
| Nickname | The Howling Bear |
| Born |
May 1, 1938 Brzeżnica, Poland (now Bereznitsa, Belarus) |
| Hometown | Russia |
| Last updated: March 2010 | |
Nikolay Karpol (Николай Васильевич Карполь) (1 May 1938, Brest) is a Russian women's volleyball coach.
Olympics games (as coach): 1980 и 1988 – gold, [1992], 2000, 2004 – silver
World Championships: 1990 – gold, 1994, 1998 и 2002 – bronze
Championships of Europe: 1977 (coach), 1979, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001 – gold
World Champions Cup: 1997 – gold, 2001 – silver, 1993 – bronze
Grand-prix: 1997, 1999, 2002 – gold, 1998, 2000, 2003 – silver, 1993, 1996 и 2001 – bronze
Winner of the European Championese League (Champions Cup): 1981–1983,1987,1989,1990,1994, 1995
Karpol is famous for yelling at his players all throughout matches. According to his own statements he never insults players but only gives technical advice. Furthermore he says nobody ever left a hall because of his yelling but many people have left halls because of bad matches.
For lifetime dedication and great career, he was inducted in 2009 to the Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
Croatian journalist and publicist Tomislav Birtic published a book Karpol: Lunatics - That's What I Need.[2]
Honours and awards
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class
- Honoured Worker of Physical Culture, Russia
- Order of Friendship
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Honorary Citizen of the Sverdlovsk Oblast
References
- ↑ Volleyball Hall of Fame. "Volleyball Hall of Fame Honorees". Retrieved 2010-03-11.
- ↑ tombirtic. "Karpol: Lunatics – That's What I Need". Retrieved 2011-04-25.