Vladimir Belousov

Vladimir Belousov Vsevolozhsk was born in Leningrad Oblast, Soviet athlete (Ski jumping), Honored Master of Sports. Olympic champion in 1968 in Grenoble, a multiple winner of Union and international championships in ski jumping.

. On the eve of the Games in Grenoble, has been published many, listing the various projections of athletes who have the best chances in the Olympic battles
. Candidates at the medals in ski jumping from a springboard called Austrians Praymlya and Buhler, Norwegians Virkolu, Greene, Czechoslovak skier Raschka. But there was a "Horoscope" named after Vladimir Belousov. And who would have thought that the sixteenth at last year's national championship jumper can be an Olympic champion.

At the launch pad the Olympic ski jump Vladimir Belousov. What he thought in those moments? The fact that after the first attempt is the best result and the victory is attainable? Or that until now the Soviet jumper failed to win such a major competition?

. The young athlete has made a decisive step forward and curled up into a ball and began a rapid descent
. His flight newspaper called eagle. A Belousov landed so far, that began to congratulate him on his victory even before they lit up the numbers on the scoreboard. The first and so far only Olympic medal won Leningrad Vladimir Belousov - Olympic champion in the 90-meter springboard X Games 1968. in Grenoble (France).

. Leningradets who has made great leaps from the big ski jump at Saint-Nize and became the Olympic champion, received, except for Olympic gold medals, and even a special "surprise prize, established by the Literary Gazette.