Piddubny Olympic College
Piddubny Olympic College (Ukrainian: Олімпійський коледж імені Івана Піддубного, romanized: Olimpiyskyi koledzh imeni Ivana Piddubnoho) is a sports school in Kyiv that provides sports reserve for Olympic sports. The college also has a combined boarding middle and high school. Upon successful completion a college graduate of the school receives an undergraduate diploma in "Physical development and sport".
History
[edit]The college was created in 1966 by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as the Republican College of Physical Culture (Ukrainian: Республіканське вище училище фізичної культури, Respublikanske vyshche uchylyshche fizychnoyi kultury) also known as RVUFK. On 24 July 2015 it was renamed to Piddubny Olympic College.[1] The college has two specialized halls for fencing, small sports halls for light athletics and football, a swimming pool, five football fields, a specialized hall for sports gymnastics, a specialized hall for wrestling, five indoor tennis courts.[2] There are also two dormitory buildings, two dining halls, main learning building, medical department, library, computer room, laundry room, auto parking, and warehouses.
Sections:
RVUFK is a member of the Kyiv City Football Federation,[3] a regional federation of the Football Federation of Ukraine. Its football team participates in championships of both Kyiv City and Kyiv Oblast football federations.[4]
At the 2015 Makarov Memorial Tournament, the college football team participated under the name of CSKA Kyiv.[5][6]
Notable alumni
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- Yury Gelman (born 1955), Ukrainian-born American Olympic fencing coach
- Denys Harmash (born 1990), professional football midfielder
- Iryna Rudnytska (born 1979), former Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Yuriy Solovyenko (born 1971), professional football defender and coach
See also
[edit]- National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine
- Ivan Piddubny, Ukrainian athlete of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union
- FC CSKA Kyiv
References
[edit]- ^ Dmytro Semchuk: We played better game with Volyn. Ukrainian Youth Football League website.
- ^ RVUFK at 7Sport (Sport in your city)
- ^ Kyiv city football federation. official website
- ^ Kyiv Oblast Football Federation. official website
- ^ CSKA Kyiv will play at the Makarov Memorial. UA-Football. 12 January 2015
- ^ CKSA completed participation at the 2015 Makarov Memorial. CSKA of Ukraine website.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- RVUFK squad for the 2016 Kyiv Oblast championship. Kyiv Oblast Football Federation website