Alexander Dobrunov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Russian martial artist
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Place of Birth: Arkhangelsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia
About Alexander Dobrunov
- Alexander Dobrunov (May 6, 1959 – February 7, 2006) was a Russian Judo fighter and trainer. He was first trained in Greco-Roman wrestling by Vladimir Beskokotov in Novodvinsk (Arkhangelsk Oblast). Later, his father who was an engineer received a new work in Arkhangelsk so he and his family moved, and there Alexander Dobrunov started to take judo classes. At that time he was a student of Chemistry at the Arkhangelsk Technical Institute (named after Valerian Kuybyshev). Aged 22, Dobrunov received the first Dan and he became a Master of Sports of the USSR and he became a member of the Russian national Judo team. He regularly won national competitions in Judo and Sambo.
- Twelve times he became a champion of the Arkhangelsk Oblast in Judo. Alexander Dobrunov was a gifted teacher, and later in his career he became trainer of the "High Category".
- He also was the leading trainer at the School of High Sports Mastery in Arkhangelsk.
- During his career he has prepared 11 Masters of Sports of Russia and USSR in Judo. Dobrunov was also a member of the Trainer Council of the National Team of the USSR.
- He was one of the founders of the judo federation in the Arkhangelsk Oblast where he served as president for 11 years. From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of the Presidium of the Russian Judo Federation.
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