Denis Pankratov: the road to success of double Olympic swimming champion

About this swimmer knows the whole world due to his sports records. This is a man with a capital letter. He developed comprehensively - it is impossible to enumerate all the qualities possessed by Denis Pankratov. Photo, brief biography, interesting facts in this article will help to know the athlete better.

Childhood and youth

Born Pankratov Denis on 4 July 1974 in the Russian city of Volgograd. Since childhood Pankratov was an active child. 5 years old parents brought him to the club team. Little Dennis is at first reluctant to react to the sport, but 2 years later he developed a serious interest in sports. This happened due to the world-famous coach Victor Avdienko, who saw the potential Pankratov and did not allow the swimmer to lose the talent.

The efforts of the coach are not in vain. At a very young age, Denis has managed to become the champion of the USSR. In 18 years Pankratov has represented his country at the Olympic games in Barcelona. From 19 to 23 years participated in all European and world Championships, where he won gold and silver. At 21, he broke 2 world records. Also, he managed to take first place at distances of 100 and 200-meter butterfly at the Olympic games in Sydney. In 1996, Pankratov graduated from the Academy of physical culture in Volgograd.

Personal life

Pankratov Denis is married to Olga Kirichenko. Wife also went swimming and in his later years won the “bronze” at the 1992 Olympics. Some time the couple lived apart in different cities. The couple has two children-Damian and Sevastian. Such unusual boys ' names Olga and Denis were chosen because adhere to specific criteria – rare and consonance with the English speech. On married life, the athlete does not complain. Says live well, together are planning to build a replacement airfield for the opportunity when the need arose to go abroad (on holiday, for shopping, to visit, etc.).

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Awards and achievements

Denis Pankratov – two-time Olympic champion, honored master of sports of international class (the butterfly). Repeated champion of Europe, world and Olympic games. During his career he received the order of:

• Honor. Pankratov is the reward for participation in the first World military games in 1995 and the achievement of high sports results.
• «For merit" of the III degree. Awarded the Denis August 26, 1996 for the achievement of high sports results and achievements to the state.

Journalist

After achieving desired results in sports Denis Pankratov went into the world of journalism, where he worked as a commentator on NTV and NTV-plus. Himself a former athlete explained his transition to the fact that reaching one vertex, one must strive for the other. But, working as a commentator, Dennis was taking part in some swimming competitions. For example, he managed to win the world Cup in 2002, combining a new job and training. But Pankratov decided to move on to another step - finally and irrevocably to withdraw from the sport and continue to try yourself in the role of a journalist. A former athlete commented on the competitions in swimming and skiing. About the second the audience, there were complaints about the monotony of speech Pankratova. To this he answered, that it is impossible to discuss ski race 2 hours with vivid commentary, as well as the entire "raisins" happens at the finish line.

Interesting

In his youth Denis Pankratov was very superstitious. His start was held for special order. But when athletic achievements Dennis has exceeded expectations, he ceased to believe the superstition and decided for myself that the reward is only for the good work.

To survive in the big sports and to achieve great results, Denis adhered to the rules – never to lose heart and to remain strong in all situations. The athlete, in his opinion, should remain coolly and deliberately to go to his goal, despite the competition.

Denis Pankratov, a swimmer, who believes that the 6-th place at the Olympics in Barcelona was the impetus to achieve such outstanding results. Denis also argues that at those events, he could rank higher because the forces were, but the psychological attitude did not let him win, what athlete does not regret.

The Swimmer I have never used doping, and this topic is uninteresting to him. Motivated by the fact that all secret always becomes obvious. And personal achievements, the results of the effort is always higher pharmacology.

The Offer to become a commentator Pankratov received from Anna Dmitrieva at the airport «Sheremetyevo». The athlete was returning home after a championship and suddenly I got a job, you have been looking for.

The Olympics in Sydney Denis commented on every day, except when he participated in the race. It was in 2000, when the athlete is purposefully left big-time sports.

The biggest achievement in life swimmer considers her first “gold”. As first place at the Olympics was achieved in spite of the coach. And – marriage. The family of the athlete comes first.

Pankratov never wanted to go abroad andremained devoted to his homeland. Moving from Volgograd to Moscow became for Denys a forced vital step. But the possibility of future relocation to another country, he does not deny.

Appointment of officials

About the bureaucracy of the athlete was discussed when he became a good journalist. To move from one job to another, he is not really wanted, because he knew that in the civil service a lot of red tape with the papers. 11 Sep 2008 a swimmer was appointed Director of the Department for state policy and development of high performance sport of the Ministry of sport of the Russian Federation. The number of subordinates Pankratova made up of 30 people. After her new official job Denis quit his job at NTV-plus. Having reached power, the swimmer realized that things with the financing of the Russian sports are worse than he imagined. Already being a boss, Pankratov Denis swimming is not considered the only sport, and promised to help (improve the lives) athletes and coaches of all sports.

Now Pankratov tries to combine work in several positions. His working days is not routine. Former athlete is the Director of the state institution. The civil service Denis Pankratov is not engaged since 2011. But all the commercial activity Pankratov can not deal with, but you can have a property abroad. Last year the income of the swimmer amounted to 4.5 million rubles, which allows him to not limit yourself to the possibilities.