Soviet athlete Veniamin Booth: biography, achievements and interesting facts

In this article, we will talk about the famous athlete, and at the moment, and the president of the rowing association - Veniamin Bute. The fate of this purposeful, responsible, strong person is not simple, but rich in events. Let's start all in order.

Carier start

Booth Veniamin Evgenievich was born in the summer - June 1, 1961 in the city of Leningrad. He was a sporty, active boy, fond of swimming. Since childhood he visited various sections, but most of all he was keen on rowing.

The young man gave preference to academic rowing. In this sporting section, the young Benjamin set off in 1976. He began to make great progress, than he made a lot of envious and ill-wishers.

Trained young talent Potochkin Victor Alexandrovich, it was he who first noticed the amazing abilities of a young man.

The first time the taste of victory Booth Veniamin felt in 1977, when a team of eight people won the Junior Championship. Represented at the time Booth sports club "Banner", which was in the city of Leningrad.

Successes in sports

Next, the young man trained very much, he liked to win, he did not want to stop there. To achieve success, the young Benjamin had all the necessary qualities - dedication, endurance, a thirst for victory, willpower, courage and intelligence.

For many years the sportsman gave himself up to the sport, not even having time for his personal life. Academic rowing took all free time. Training took place almost every day.

But in 1983, a simple, Soviet athlete was called upon to pay his debt to the Motherland, that is, sent to the ranks of the Soviet Army. But this did not stop him. It was thanks to this service, Booth moved, at that time, to the most promising society, called "Dynamo". He represented him all the time, while the brilliant career of the sportsman lasted.

Great achievements

Returning from the army, Booth Benjamin began to give sport with a double effort. I must say that in the period in 1984 and until 1992 he won the country eight times, won championships.

But about everything in more detail

Having recruited the former form, Benjamin showed himself at the Championship in Belgium. Where in the city of Hazevinkel in 1985 his team of four people came in the first competition.

For a young man, 1985 was rich in memorable events. In this period he graduated from the State Educational Institution, namely the Institute of Physical Education, Health and Sport named after Perth Franzevich Lesgaft. At that time, this institute trained the best athletes. Most of his graduates had a tremendous success in their sports career.

In 1986, there was another bright event in the life of the athlete. He was given the title of Honored Master of Sports. In the same year in the national team Booth won silver. After the young man received another silver medal, coming to the competition in rowing second. This award was added to his piggy bank in 1987. Вениамин Евгеньевич призер (серебряный). In 1988, at the competitions in Seoul, where the Summer Olympic Games were held, again Bout Veniamin Evgenievich the winner (silver).

Upon arrival in the Soviet Union, Benjamin will be awarded a medal "For Valor in Labor", and one more, titled "In Memory of the Three Hundredth Century of Petersburg".

Completion of a glorious career

In total, Benjamin Booth (rowing) was an eightfold champion. All the awards he received, being a part of the Soviet team for rowing.

Unfortunately, in 1992 Veniamin decided to leave the sport, but only as a participant in the competition.

The next two years, inclusive until 1994, there was practically no sound of the young man. He tried to find his place in life, to find a suitable occupation for himself, to fill the gap that has formed after so many years of tiring, hard work for the benefit of Soviet sport in some interesting way. Veniamin decided to stop the choice of entrepreneurship. Become a businessman and completely abandon the sport.

Career businessman

Once successful sportsman in the doldrumsy of the nineties decided to try himself in the gambling business.

It all started in 1995. Veniamin Booth became general director of the company called "Profit". It was in St. Petersburg. The company had a number of gaming points.

In 1998, the silver medalist was already a director, but a different organization. Now he works in the Closed Joint-Stock Company "Jackpot".

In 2006, the athlete receives a second higher education, along with him - a master's degree in "Business Administrator in the International MBA Education Program". In this organization Veniamin worked already until 2007.

And again sports

Since 2008, Booth returned to the world of sports, but no longer as a participant in rowing, but as a director. His new place of work is called "City of the Youth Generation". But this society is located in Moscow, where Benjamin is moving.

And here begins a real struggle for athletes, for their achievements in sports, for the opportunity to provide young, talented children with the conditions for the development of their talents.

As Bout himself admits, after his career in sports ended, he watched the proceedings for a long time, devoting a lot of time to the business. But after a while, with the help of his comrades and like-minded people, he decided to revive the old traditions in rowing and make this sport a leader.

Our days

The reader is wondering where Veniamin Booth is now. We answer. He still remains the director of LLC "Youth Generation", but, in addition, a talented person, the athlete has also become president of the Federation in the rowing spot.

He heads this post on November 23, 2012 and is there to this day. If you believe the experts' estimates, then Veniamin is the first contender for the post of chairman of the Federation of Sport in rowing.

By the way, at the moment the president of rowing travels around the country, holds meetings with his constituents. He discusses the prospects of development of this direction in sports and the possibility to transfer it to a higher level.

At the moment, Benjamin Booth is happy in marriage. He has two adult sons, an excellent daughter and has already become a grandfather.

The career of an athlete, a businessman, is just developing. Everyone is looking forward to his new successes.