In this article, we will talk about the famous athlete, and at the moment, the president of the rowing association - Benjamin Bout. The fate of this purposeful, responsible, strong person is not simple, but eventful. Let's start in order.
Carier start
Booth Veniamin Evgenievich was born in the summer of June 1, 1961 in the city of Leningrad. He grew up a sports, active boy, was fond of swimming. From childhood, he visited various sections, but most of all was fond of rowing.
The young man gave preference to rowing. The young Veniamin went to this sports section in 1976. He began to show great success, which made a lot of envious and ill-wishers.
Viktor Alexandrovich Potochkin coached the young talent, it was he who first noticed the amazing abilities of the young man.
The first time Booth Veniamin felt the taste of victory in 1977, when he won the Junior Championship as part of a team of eight. At that time, Booth represented the Znamya sports club, which was located in the city of Leningrad.
Success in sports
Further, the young man trained a lot, he liked to win, he did not want to stop there. To achieve success, the young Benjamin had all the necessary qualities - determination, endurance, thirst for victory, willpower, courage and mind.
For many years, the athlete devoted himself to the service of sports, having no time even for his personal life. Rowing took up all my free time. Training took place almost every day.
But in 1983, a simple, Soviet athlete was called to pay his debt to his homeland, that is, he was sent to the ranks of the Soviet Army. But that did not stop him. It was thanks to this service that Booth moved, at that moment, into the most promising society, under the name Dynamo. He represented him all the time while the brilliant career of an athlete lasted.
Great achievements
Returning from the army, Booth Benjamin began to surrender to the sport with double effort. I must say that in the period from 1984 to 1992, he won the country eight times, won the championships.
But about everything in more detail
Having gained the previous form, Benjamin proved himself at the Championship in Belgium. Where in the city of Hasevinkel in 1985, his team of four came first in the competition.
For a young man, 1985 was rich in memorable events. During this period, he graduated from the State educational institution, namely the Institute of Physical Culture, Health and Sports named after Pert Frantsovich Lesgaft. At that time, this institute trained the best athletes. Most of his graduates had tremendous success in his sports career.
In 1986 there was another bright event in the life of an athlete. He was given the title of Honored Master of Sports. In the same year, Booth won silver as part of the national team. After the young man received another silver medal, coming in second in rowing competitions. This award replenished his piggy bank in 1987. In 1988, at the competitions in Seoul, where the Summer Olympic Games were held, again Bout Veniamin Evgenievich prize-winner (silver).
Upon arrival in the Soviet Union, Veniamin will be awarded the medal “For Valor in Labor”, and another, entitled “In Memory of the Three Centenary of St. Petersburg”.
The end of a glorious career
In total, Benjamin Booth (rowing) was an eight-time champion. He received all the awards, being part of the Soviet national rowing team.
Unfortunately, in 1992, Benjamin decided to leave the sport, but only as a participant in the competition.
For the next two years, including through 1994, almost nothing was heard about the young man. He tried to find his place in life, to find an occupation suitable for himself, to fill in the gap after so many years of tedious, hard work for the benefit of Soviet sports with some interesting thing. Benjamin decided to opt for entrepreneurship. Become a businessman and completely abandon the sport.
Businessman career
The once successful athlete during the period of the dashing nineties decided to try himself in the gambling business.
It all started in 1995. Veniamin Booth became the CEO of a company called Profit. It was located in St. Petersburg. The company had a number of game points.
In 1998, the silver medalist became the director, but of another organization. Now he works at Jackpot Closed Joint-Stock Company.
In 2006, the athlete received a second higher education, along with him - a master's degree in "Business administrator in the international MBA education program". In this organization, Benjamin worked right up to 2007.
And sport again
Since 2008, Booth has returned to the world of sports, but not as a participant in rowing, but as a director. His new place of work is called the “City of the Youth Generation”. But this society is located in Moscow, where Benjamin moves.
And here begins a real struggle for athletes, for their achievements in sports, for the opportunity to provide young, talented children with conditions for the development of their talents.
As Booth himself admits, after his career in sports ended, he watched from the sidelines for a long time, devoted a lot of time to business. But after a while, with the help of his comrades and like-minded people, he decided to revive the old rowing traditions and make this sport a leader.
Our days
The reader is interested in where Benjamin Booth is now. We answer. He remains the director of Youth Generation LLC, but, in addition, a talented person, the athlete also became the president of the Rowing Spot Federation.
He heads this post on November 23, 2012 and is there to this day. If you believe the estimates of experts, then Benjamin is the first contender for the post of chairman of the Rowing Sports Federation.
By the way, at the moment, the president of rowing travels around the country, holds meetings with his voters. He discusses the prospects for the development of this direction in sports and the possibility of moving it to a higher level.
Benjamin Booth is currently happily married. He has two adult sons, a beautiful daughter and has already become a grandfather.
The career of an athlete, businessman is only developing. Everyone is looking forward to his new successes.