Genrikh Shults
Encyclopedia
Genrikh Karlovich Shults (March 23, 1929 — 1999)) was a Russian judo
ka and Sambo
practitioner who competed for the Soviet Union
.
Genrikh Shults was 6-times Champion of the Soviet Union in Sambo (1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961).
Shults was also a capitan of the first Soviet National Judo
team.
In 1962 he won the bronze medal in European Judo Team Championships (Essen
) in class O80, and in 1963 he won the gold medal in the European Judo Team Championships (Geneva
) in U80 class.
In 1956 Shults found a Sambo club in Moscow High Technical School.
Genrikh Shults among with Oleg Stepanov
(U68), Vladimir Pankratov (U80) and Durmishkhan Beruashvili (O80) took part in the pre-Olympics Soviet-Japanese Judo tournament in Japan
(1963).
After finishing his sport career Genrikh Shults returned to teach Sambo in Moscow High Technical School for more than 40 years. He trained several European-class Sambo players and judokas.
In 1999 Genrikh Shults died in Moscow at age 70.
Every year, at 23 of March (in Shults's Birthday), an All-Russian Sambo Competition in Memory of Genrikh Shults takes place in Moscow.
Sport club "Sambo-Judo" in Bauman Moscow State Technical University was named after Genrikh Shults.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka and Sambo
Sambo (martial art)
Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...
practitioner who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Genrikh Shults was 6-times Champion of the Soviet Union in Sambo (1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961).
Shults was also a capitan of the first Soviet National Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
team.
In 1962 he won the bronze medal in European Judo Team Championships (Essen
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
) in class O80, and in 1963 he won the gold medal in the European Judo Team Championships (Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
) in U80 class.
In 1956 Shults found a Sambo club in Moscow High Technical School.
Genrikh Shults among with Oleg Stepanov
Oleg Stepanov (judoka)
Oleg Sergeevich Stepanov was a Russian judoka who represented the USSR.Stepanov among with Vladimir Pankratov , Genrikh Shults and Durmishkhan Beruashvili took part in the pre-Olympics Soviet-Japanese Judo tournament in Japan ....
(U68), Vladimir Pankratov (U80) and Durmishkhan Beruashvili (O80) took part in the pre-Olympics Soviet-Japanese Judo tournament in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(1963).
After finishing his sport career Genrikh Shults returned to teach Sambo in Moscow High Technical School for more than 40 years. He trained several European-class Sambo players and judokas.
In 1999 Genrikh Shults died in Moscow at age 70.
Every year, at 23 of March (in Shults's Birthday), an All-Russian Sambo Competition in Memory of Genrikh Shults takes place in Moscow.
Sport club "Sambo-Judo" in Bauman Moscow State Technical University was named after Genrikh Shults.