Artem Sambo Biography

Osipenko Artem Ivanovich clan. Artem Ivanovich Osipenko - Russian Sambist, champion and medalist of Russian championships, champion of Europe and the world, European Games Champion, holder of the World Cup, Honored Master of Sports of Russia Osipenko Artem Ivanovich was born on May 27 in Sports Artem, being a third -handed man, first went on karate, and then began to engage in sambo.

After school, Artem Osipenko studied at the Bryansk State School of the Olympic Reserve College, and then graduated from the National State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Health named after Lesgaft - a branch in the year, Artem worked in the ranks of the police with the rank of senior lieutenant, and a year later he handed over the standard for the title of international class sports.

The first major achievement of the Bryansk sambo player in the sports field was the championship of the country of the year, where a fighter in the category to KG shared a bronze medal with Muscovite Maxim Neganov. A year later, Artem occupied the second step of the pedestal in competitions in Dmitrov, losing first place in Evgeny Isaev from Krasnokamsk. But in Milan, where the European championship later held, the Russian had no equal, and in the end - a gold medal.

After the bright victories, the athlete was noticed and invited to the Russian team, and already in the year Osipenko proved that he earned the honor to represent the country. In March, the wrestler first became a gold winner at the national level, and already in November in Tashkent he won the title of world champion. In the year, Artem Osipenko took gold at the All -Russian competitions in Vyksa, and then again showed himself in the world arena, where in weight to KG he left behind athletes from Georgia, Bulgaria and Armenia.

From for a year he invariably took the first places at the national level. A similar monopoly on the highest step of the pedestal reigned at the world championships in Narit and Casablanca.

In the year, our fellow countryman won first place in the first European games in Baku, and then brilliantly performed at the World Cup in Moscow. After the fifth victory at the country's championship in Khimki Moscow Region, where Artem was already in the weight category from above kg, he went to the World Cup to the capital of Bulgaria. In Sofia, the athlete managed to defend the title and once again defeated the eternal opponent - Belarusian Yuri Rybak.

In March, the Sambist confidently performed at the championship of the country in Yekaterinburg. In the final, a native of Bryansk defeated Aslan Kambiev, thus securing his participation in the World Championship in Sochi. In the same month, Artem participated in the World Cup "Memorial A. Kharlampieva", which took place in Moscow "Luzhniki". In the decisive battle with the Kazakh Erasil Knybaev, a fighter from Bryansk left the winner.

Later, at the Cup of President of Tatarstan Osipenko, an unconditional victory was awarded, and a month later he performed at the World Cup in Sochi, where he also became a gold winner. The next world championship in Bucharest also ended in favor of the Russian. Having missed the World Cup in Korea due to injury, Artem Osipenko once again proved that he had no equal, having won gold both in national competitions in the country and at the world championship in the Serbian Novi-Sad.

In the year, the wrestler did not reduce the bar of achievements, continuing a series of victories. Osipenko again did not leave the opponent a chance at the country's championship in Orenburg - Andrei Volkov remained a step away from the victory. In Bryansk, in August, the Palace of Martial Arts opened - the largest sports complex in the Central Federal District.

In the grand opening of the sports facility, the Minister of Sports of Russia Oleg Matytsin, the president of the All -Russian and European Sambo Federations Sergey Eliseev, the best hockey player of the XX century, according to the International Hockey Federation, three -time Olympic champion Vladislav Tretyak, took part. The palace was given the name of the Bryansk samboist, multiple world champion, Artem Osipenko.

In November, Artem became a multiple of the world champion, winning a gold medal in competitions in Yerevan in the weight category over 98 kg. For the first place in the world championship, a native of Bryansk fought with the representative of Romania Natea Elijah, in addition, Osipenko became one of the nominees on the National Sports Prize, which is annually awarded to athletes and coaches for the best achievements.

In everyday life, Artem Osipenko is a passionate hunter and fisherman. Almost every weekend he tries to spend in nature. Ilyin, V.