Vasili Oshchepkov
Russian martial artist (1893–1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vasili Sergeyevich Oshchepkov (Russian: Васи́лий Серге́евич Още́пков; January 7, 1893 - October 10, 1938) was a Russian and Soviet researcher of different types of national wrestling and martial arts. He was ranked as a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR and an Honored Coach of the USSR.[6] He was one of the founders of Sambo, a martial art developed in the Soviet Union.[7][8][9] During the Great Purge, Oshchepkov was arrested in 1937 and accused of being a Japanese spy; he was executed in prison as a result.[10][11][12]
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Oshchepkov.
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Born | Vasili Sergeyevich Oshchepkov[1] (1893-01-07)7 January 1893[2] Sakhalin, Russian Empire |
Died | 10 October 1938(1938-10-10) (aged 45) Butyrka Prison, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Russian |
Style | Sambo[3] |
Teacher(s) | Kanō Jigorō |
Rank | Merited Master of Sports of the USSR 2nd dan Judo[4] |
Spouse | Ekaterina Zhuravleva Maria Grigorievna (second wife) Anna Ivanovna (third wife) |
Notable students | Anatoly Kharlampiyev[5] |
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