2. Zhukovsky is a small town known as a town of science and
aircraft industry. But without any doubt it can be called the
town of sports as well.
3. Many successful sportsmen were born and live in
Zhukovsky. «Meteor» sport complex reconstructed a few
years ago is a modern place for training. Such famous
athletes as Borzakovsky, Lysenko, Firova glorify our town.
Nikolai Matyukhin is one of the famous sportsmen of
Zhukovsky.
4. Nikolai Matyukhin was born in Zhukovsky on December 13th,
1968. He began going in for athletics at the age of ten.
Nikolai tried different events of track-and-field and at last
his coach Gavrilitsa V.I. advised him to choose race walk.
5. Nikolai Matyukhin:
got his first gold medal at the Russian Championship in
1993. It was his first great victory.
was a participant of the Olympic games in 1996 (Atlanta)
and in 2000 (Sydney).
took silver at the World Cup in 1997 (Podebrady, Czech
Republic)
became the bronze medalist of the World Cup in 1999
(Mezdon, France)
The main sport achievement for Nicolai is the silver medal at
the World Championship in 1997 in 50 km race walk
(Seville)
6. Nikolai Matyukhin considers Jesus Angel Garcia as one of
the outstanding sportsmen he had to compete with. Jesus
Angel is already 43, but he is still taking part in sport
competitions. By the way he isn’t going to finish his career
as a sportsman.
7. Nikolai Matyukhin became a coach
after the Olympic games in Sydney.
He went to Guatemala and had been
working there for a year. But he had
a strong desire to «feel the spirit» of
competition and became a member
of the Russian team in athletics
again. Now Nicolai is a coach in
«Meteor» sport complex and shares
his experience with younger
generation.
