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Grigory Vorobiev

Summary
Grigory Petrovich Vorobiev (Григорий Петрович Воробьёв; December 29, 1929 – November 22, 2019) was one of the pioneers of Sports Medicine in Russia. A long time doctor (1959–1996) for the USSR / Russian National Athletics Team, he is best known for developing a concept of "weak" links in athlete's locomotor system. His patients include hundreds of elite athletes; Olympic, World and European champions in Track & Field and numerous other sports. Some of the well known names are: Sergey Bubka (pole vaulter), Vasiliy Alekseyev (weight lifter), Mikhail Voronin (gymnast), Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov (pair skating), Ekaterina Maximova / Vladimir Vasiliev (Bolshoi Ballet) Dr. Vorobiev was a founding member of the IAAF Medical Committee and served as a chairman of the Medical Committee of Russian Athletics. Dr. Vorobiev was born on December 29, 1929, in Tatarstan, Russia. Early in life, he lost his father in a construction site accident and was raised by his mother. He survived devastating starvation during and post- World War II. He worked through high school to support the family and enrolled in Leningrad Medical Institute in 1947 to study medicine. During his medical studies, he developed an interest in a variety of sports, including basketball. In 1952–53 he played center on the Soviet Development Basketball Team coached by Alexander Gomelsky. After graduating from medical school in 1953, Dr. Vorobiev started his professional career in the Arkhangelsk Region of Russian North. During that time he enrolled in Leningrad Institute of Physical Education. After receiving his Master of Education degree in 1956, he joined the Moscow region Army Club in 1956 as a sports doctor. In 1959 Dr. Vorobiev was invited to work for the USSR Ministry of Sports. A new position of physician/coach was created to facilitate a more effective preparation of elite athletes. Dr. Vorobiev held this position with the National Athletic Team for 37 years.
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