Vasili Oshchepkov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetVasili Oshchepkov
Russian martial artist
Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1892
Place of Birth: Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
Date of Death: 10-Oct-1937
Profession: judoka
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Vasili Oshchepkov
- Vasiliy Sergeyevich Oshchepkov (Russian: ????´??? ?????´???? ???´????); (January 7, 1893 - October 10, 1938) was a researcher of different types of national wrestling and martial arts.
- He was ranked as a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR and an Honored Coach of the USSR.
- He was one of the founders of Sambo, a martial art developed in the Soviet Union.
- During the political purges of 1937, Oshchepkov was accused of being a Japanese spy, and was executed in prison as a result.
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