Description

President of Russia, martial artist trained in judo and SAMBO under Anatoliy Rakhlin from age 11, Master of Sports in SAMBO, 8th dan in judo

Teachers (1)

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  Anatoliy Rakhlin

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Began training in judo under Anatoliy Rakhlin at age 11 in 1964, as documented in Judo.ru article listing him among Rakhlin's first group of students

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1964)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Began training in judo under Anatoliy Rakhlin at age 11 in 1964, as documented in Judo.ru article listing him among Rakhlin's first group of students

  “В 1964 году набрал первую группу юношей, среди которых были Аркадий Ротенберг, Валентин Степанов, Николай Кононов, Василий Шестаков, Владимир Путин.”

  — Judo.ru article - Rakhlin's first students link

  sports_martial_artsSambo Probable

  Probable

  Trained in SAMBO under Anatoliy Rakhlin from 1964, with specific mention of Rakhlin's SAMBO section selection process in Vecherka-SPB article

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1964)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Trained in SAMBO under Anatoliy Rakhlin from 1964, with specific mention of Rakhlin's SAMBO section selection process in Vecherka-SPB article

  “Хорошо помню, как Анатолий Соломонович проводил отбор в секцию самбо. Нужно было подтянуться — кто сколько сможет.”

  — (2023-08-08). «Честное и добросовестное отношение к делу»: каким был Анатолий Рахлин — личный тренер Владимира Путинаlink info

Lineage

• Sambo Anatoliy Rakhlin ← Sergei Dashkevich ← Vasili Oshchepkov · 3 generations

Ranks (2)

• sports_martial_artsSambo

  receipt_longMaster of Sport Probable

  Probable

  Awarded Master of Sports title in SAMBO, documented on official Kremlin website stating he is multiple champion of St Petersburg in SAMBO and Master of Sports

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Unified Sports Classification System

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Awarded Master of Sports title in SAMBO, documented on official Kremlin website stating he is multiple champion of St Petersburg in SAMBO and Master of Sports

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Putin is also multiple champion of St Petersburg in Sambo and Master of Sports in Sambo”

  — Interests ∙ Vladimir Putinlink history info
• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech8 dan Probable

  Probable

  Awarded 8th dan in judo by the International Judo Federation in 2012 during the IJF's 60th anniversary celebrations, as documented by European Judo Union

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Dan-Kyu System

  granted by International Judo Federation

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Awarded 8th dan in judo by the International Judo Federation in 2012 during the IJF's 60th anniversary celebrations, as documented by European Judo Union

  “Following the festivities of the 60th anniversary of the International Judo Federation, celebrated last year in Paris on the occasion of the World Championships, the IJF had the honor of awarding the 8th dan to Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, who was also celebrating his 60th birthday on the 7th of october.”

  — 8th Dan attributed to Vladimir Putin (European Judo Union)link history info

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