" Has glorified Vsevolozhsk, became the  hero of Norway... "

The Name of this person has become history Vsevolozhsk. Vladimir Belousov was born, has grown, trained and now lives in our city. February, 18, 2003, an anniversary: 35 years since that day as Vladimir became the Olympic champion on jumps from a springboard on X winter Olympic games in Grenoble. For all history of the Soviet and Russian sports it is the unique champion in the given kind of sports. 35 years back, making comments on X Olympic games in Grenoble (France), one of sports observers has exclaimed: " Vladimir Belousov has glorified Vsevolozhsk for the whole world! " And now in reportings  from present winter Olympic games journalists convince us, that    " Each Olympic champion , this national property... "

.. " He lives near to us. The city of Vsevolozhsk should protect the hero who managed to execute excellent responsible mission for our country. In eve of anniversary we have invited the Olympic champion in edition of the newspaper " the Neva Dawn ".-Vladimir, me was necessary to be convinced, that your person covered with legends. That only it was not necessary to hear: and in failure has got, and legs has broken, and now from people in a wood it is hidden. As far as these hearings are fair? - I the witness of that about me speak. Somehow I go in an electric train, and opposite to me drunk the company. One of men argues: " I live near to Belousov (such champion was at us). To him the wind in a back has blown - because of it he has flown by superfluous millimeters. To him for it the car distances, an apartment. And he has broken the car, itself has become an inveterate drunkard, and now, it seems, dead. " And I opposite to this person sit and I look to him in eyes. So you should begin interview with a word should has become an inveterate drunkard, it was not smoked, legs are not broken. Actually hearings occur from ignorance. People would like to know the truth, and whence her to learn? - it Is valid, the press gave you not enough attention. Let's try restore a truthful picture. How to you, simple to the boy from a small small town, it was possible to get in the big sports? - I was born in Pugarevo (suburb Vsevolozhsk), and the grandmother my vein in Vsevolozhsk, just opposite Rumbolovsky park. I carried out all free time in this park. At that time there there was a self-made wooden springboard. Has made it Misha Frolov. he and now lives in Vsevolozhsk. From this springboard I have jumped in the first class. At me a ski frequently broke, and parents had no opportunity to buy their each year. One of my comrades has advised: " Be written down in sports school, there give good stock... " In the age of 12 years I have entered the name in sports school " locomotive ". In ours, a kind, sports the stock plays a determining role. I long time did not jump, and torments. All good ski were at venerable sportsmen. Once, it was in 1963, on gathering in Tomsk happened so, that one of sportsmen has twisted a leg, and I have asked the trainer to give me its ski. Has jumped, with unusually has fallen, and result - 87 meters. Second time has jumped, again has fallen, result - 89 meters. The record of a springboard at that time was 86 meters, and the structure of a team was very strong. One Kamenski that cost - the silver prize-winner of the world championship. When I have then looked record of a jump on a film, I for the first time have reflected that it is necessary to put before itself the serious purposes... And in 1966 when me have taken in a combined team of the USSR, someone even made on me rates how on the future champion.-you supported command CSKA? - Yes when me have taken in army it has turned out so, that I have served only 3 days.. .. Then the senior lieutenant has taken me to a house, I have told mum: " Mum, everything, I already have served. " I was handed with coupons, and - on gathering in Kavgolovo. I consist in a sports command of the Leningrad military district. And when has acted on Olympiad, automatically gave a rank of the second lieutenant.

-whether as far as I know, a victory it is defined on the sum of points as a result of three jumps. Thus the sportsman in one jump can show the best to results, and the friend - on the contrary. The truth, what on Olympiad in Grenoble in all three jumps your results were the best? Yes, so it also was.-And this prize has taken place really but because to you a wind in a back blew? Is not my words. And if it is fair, success on Olympiad, as well as at any competitions, always depends on many factors and nuances. Sometimes they are difficult for calculating. I think, that that year I had circumstances. And, so to say, favorable biorhythms.-It in you, probably, speaks modesty I has noticed, that you do not like having accented attention to the advantages. And nevertheless it would be desirable to learn  more in detail, of what such nuances there was your prize? - Now many sportsmen dare to break sports discipline. In our command it basically was impossible. The discipline was very severe. Has carried to me with trainers. My first trainer Arcady Fedorovich Vorob'ev was the founder of sports school " Locomotive ". It  has managed to make out me till 1967, conducted me on life. Now he lives in St. Petersburg, the intelligent person, the clever interlocutor. The trainer of the modular USSR Alexander Kazimirovich Grigas, nowadays the deceased was. In the big sports from the person of the trainer, from it, it is possible to tell, penetrative abilities depends, whether he will manage for the sportsmen to achieve trip on prestigious competitions. To Grigas listened in Moscow, and it when there was an original rivalry between Moscow and Leningrad. Muscovites tried to push aside us. Besides I have gone to Grenoble with suitable psychological adjust. Manage Grigas before it thinking to anger - has not let on gathering abroad. And I all time persistent was, and it wanted to me to prove...

- to you only twenty one was and a half, And in first time of you literally carried also hands. Especially, such kind of the sports, covered with romanticism. You name " flying skiers ", " champions on flights ". You felt like happy? - Yes, but it was only in first time. Then I was entered in any instances. Then me frequently began to invite in quality " the wedding general ". But in press about me to write have stopped. You see I was the non-party, to someone was objectionable. The instruction has acted: about it to not write - there is no it. And the glory in life to me has not brought anything good. Faster, on the contrary, envy. I was, as if a callous on a leg. I bore a rank of the champion, how stone.-Well, and the car, an apartment all the same gave? - Yes, in Vsevolozhsk to me then local authorities have helped to receive an apartment. And with car has left here is how: I have received the premium for a prize of 2 thousand 200 roubles, and the car cost 5 thousand 600 roubles. I have borrowed money from friends and then 3 more years paid with duties. Whether the truth, what have robed your apartment? Carry away all valuable things, including an Olympic medal. Taking a case, I want to address, through press:may be, my medals have got to any to the numismatist? If at you is though a drop of conscience, return them! I understand, that it is improbable. Most likely, all already has departured for abroad.-Why you then on an example of others have not left abroad? - Invited to Norway, Bulgaria, GDR... But I can not present myself in the other place. I very much like Vsevolozhsk is my native ground. I have become attached to it soul.-Except for a gold Olympic medal what else at you there were large awards? - Two royal cups. In Norway, in Holmenkollen the informal world championship annually will be carried out. Among experts it is quoted even more, than Olympiad. Because it collects the big structure of participants, it is much more, than on Olympiad. I have won two royal a cup in succession and was recognized as the national hero of Norway. Such people in the world for last 150 years was all three. The cup to us was entrusted by king of Norway. In Holmenkollen, near a springboard there is a museum in which there are I photos.-you were very young and could become the Olympic champion twice, three times... Why that medal has remained with you unique? - In 1972 i was in even more best sports form, than then, in 1968. I prepared for Olympic games in Sapporo. To me it was just necessary to specify two surnames of people in one official paper, sach ostensibly have made of me the Olympic champion. I shall not name these surnames, these people already are not present on light, what for to disturb their memory. But these people did not accept in my destiny of any participation. And I have not accepted their condition. After that to me the open text have told: " we do not require your services. We have brought up other champion. " I have taken offence and have left sports. To me was then 24 years. To Japan on Olympiad has gone Cekadze. To it was 40 years. All prize-winning places were borrowed with japanese.-you tried yourselves in a post of the trainer? - I already spoke, that I automatically became the officer. Almost I have served 25 years in army. Served nominally: from what uniform began service, in that and has finished. I was the chief on physical preparation and sports a shelf, but the military form put on seldom. Results were quite good: for four and a half of one year a command in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the Championship of armed forces from 8 places have risen up to 3. Have offered a post of the trainer in Moscow, but after 4 years of work with the help of an intrigue have arranged failure of performance of a command on one of competitions. In result for the whole year has remained without work, without money, without respect. To me catastrophically did not carry. Continued service as speak militarians, on the big circle, that is far from Moscow further. Worked on Sakhalin, in Petropavlovsk - Kamchatka, in the Amur area, in Murmansk. Has left on pension in a rank of the major and has returned in Vsevolozhsk.-it Turns out, what you could not find application by the any more of a creative power? - Till now I wake up at night of any ideas and to apply them there is no place... Uselessness - from it both a sleeplessness at night, and intimate pains. And all time dreamed me, what I jump from a springboard, - And till now dreams? - Only year two back has ceased to fly at night. And it turns out, that the Olympic champion on jumps from a springboard which was and remains the only thing, in 24 years has left sports. And after that 25 more years in dream continued to struggle for a victory. It lives in city in which the few know about his merits. Now it the military pensioner. During one of the broadcasts, the devoted Olympiad, the announcer has informed: " To repeat prize Belousov in Russia so to anybody and it was not possible ". 

(Lyudmila Kalmakova's article, on materials of the newspaper " the Neva dawn ")