Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism

Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE)
Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и туризма (ГЦОЛИФК)
Established	1918
Rector	Alexander Nikolayevich Bleer
Location	Moscow, Russia 55°48′06″N 37°45′46″E / 55.8016°N 37.7627°E / 55.8016; 37.7627Coordinates: 55°48′06″N 37°45′46″E / 55.8016°N 37.7627°E / 55.8016; 37.7627

Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE) (Russian: Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и туризма (ГЦОЛИФК)) is a university in Moscow, founded in 1918.

Names

• 1918 - Moscow State University of Physical Education
• 1920 - State Central Institute of Physical Education (SCIPE)
• 1934 - State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (SCOLIPE)
• 1937 - I.Stalin State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education
• 1961 - State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (SCOLIPE)
• 1993 - Russian State Academy of Physical Education (RSAPE)
• 2001 - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (RSUPESY&T)

Alumni

A lot of graduates of University are European, World, Olympic and Paralympic champions.

• Athletics: Valery Brumel, Svetlana Kriveleva, Natalia Lisovskaya, Pyotr Bolotnikov
• Biathlon: Olga Zaitseva, Anfisa Reztsova
• Bobsleigh: Alexey Negodaylo
• Chess: Yuri Balashov
• Cycling: Yuri Kashirin
• Diving: Elena Vaytsekhovskaya
• Fencing: Sergey Sharikov, Aleksey Frosin
• Figure skating: Irina Rodnina, Andrey Bukin, Natalia Bestemianova, Anna Semenovich, Irina Slutskaya, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Sergei Grinkov, Maria Butyrskaya, Gennady Karponosov, Irina Moiseeva
• Football: Lev Yashin, Dmitri Sychev, Devidas Shemberas
• Judo: Dmitriy Nosov
• Hockey:' Aleksey Morozov, Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Bure, Valery Kharlamov,
• Rowing: Alexander Timoshinin
• Skiing: Olga Zavyalova
• Speed skating: Oleg Goncharenko, Svetlana Zhurova
• Synchronized swimming: Olga Brusnikina
• Wrestling: Boris Gurevich, Nikolai Balboshin

External links

• Official site (English)