Facts about Vladimir Turchinsky

Vladimir Turchinsky also known by the nickname "Dynamite" was a showman, an actor and course record holder in power sports. No one could even imagine that his life would be so short. This year he would have turned 50 years old. Today, to come up with a selection of interesting facts about the explosive champion.





1. Since childhood Vladimir Turchinsky became interested in sports: in the fifth grade was the silver medalist in Moscow to combat; in the eighth - the team was in Moscow Sambo, and 16 master of sports.



2. Terrible "Dynamite" was originally planned to become a programmer. Studied up to the third year at the Moscow Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers, Turchinsky decided to volunteer to join the army. Returning to civilian life after service in the airborne troops, he received the profession of coaches.

3. By the way, nicknamed "Dynamite" Vladimir Turchinsky give French wrestlers in the 1980s for the uniqueness of nature.

4. Turchinsky some time worked as a bodyguard for many Russian celebrities, for example, the sweet Dmitry Malikov.



5. "Dynamite" - the owner of the diploma and a gold medal of the International Club champions Guinness Book of Records. He set the following records: moved plane "Ruslan" (260 tons), raised the elephant (3, 5 tons), raised the "nine" with 12 passengers, won a banner with 30 participants, the left hand extended 20-ton double-decker bus 100 meters

6. In the mid-90s Vladimir participated in the famous TV show "gladiators", where he became famous as a gladiator "Dynamite". In 1994 he won the ranking number 1 in the world classification of the participants of the show.

7. Turchinsky - only Russian, listed in the Directory of honor "Athletes of the twentieth century" (eng. «World's Strongest Men»), and the only Russian who got the encyclopedia athletes of the XX century "Sons of Samson».



8. Vladimir Turchinsky was the deputy of the Municipal Assembly of the municipality of intra Veshnyaki in Moscow.

9. Turchinsky been a fan of the blues: the house had kept a thousand blues discs, including rare. On the "Silver Rain" He led his own transmission of this musical genre.

10. Vladimir himself Turchinsky said that despite his menacing appearance, and inside it is a happy little kitten. And his muscles - a large bioskafandr that protects him from the world.



Source: svoy.ru