Alexander Pushnitsa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alexander Pushnitsa

Russian sambo practitioner

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1949

Place of Birth: Vengerovsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Profession: athlete

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alexander Pushnitsa (November 1, 1949, village Korenovo, Vengerovskiy District, Novosibirsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR) - the most titled sambist in history of Sambo, Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1980), nine-time champion of the USSR (1974 - 1980, 1983, 1984), two-time European champion (1976, 1984) and three-time winner of the world championships (1974, 1979, 1983).
He was a permanent captain of the Soviet Union Sambo team for 15 years.
In 1997 in Paris he won the European Championship for Sambo Veterans.
A graduate of the Omsk State Institute of Physical Culture (1987). Honorary Citizen of the city of Omsk.
Deputy Chairman of Sambo Federation of the Omsk region, head of the sports school "Sambo-2000." Since 2000 annual open Russian Sambo tournament is held in Omsk for the prizes of Alexander Pushnitsa.