Alexander Dobrunov

Who was Alexander Dobrunov?

Alexander Dobrunov was a Russian Judo fighter and trainer.

He was first trained in Greco-Roman wrestling by Vladimir Beskokotov in Novodvinsk.

Later, his father who was an engineer received a new work in Arkhangelsk so he and his family moved, and there Alexander Dobrunov started to take judo classes. At that time he was a student of Chemistry at the Arkhangelsk Technical Institute.

Aged 22, Dobrunov received the first Dan and he became a Master of Sports of the USSR and he became a member of the Russian national Judo team.

He regularly won national competitions in Judo and Sambo. Twelve times he became a champion of the Arkhangelsk Oblast in Judo.

Alexander Dobrunov was a gifted teacher, and later in his career he became trainer of the "High Category". He also was the leading trainer at the School of High Sports Mastery in Arkhangelsk. During his career he has prepared 11 Masters of Sports of Russia and USSR in Judo.

Dobrunov was also a member of the Trainer Council of the National Team of the USSR. He was one of the founders of the judo federation in the Arkhangelsk Oblast where he served as president for 11 years.