Eduard Zenovka biography

The story of the three -time medalist of the Olympiads of Pentacular Eduard Zenovka Fate of the champion. How he killed his favorite gymnast, but did not break on April 26, Moscow time to share comments and also lost the kidney, but continued to fight. I went to the Olympics, stumbled before the finish and missed gold. Speak - your life is difficult? The vast majority of Hollywood films are built according to the same scenario: the main character at the very beginning receives a blow of fate on the way to a kind of cherished goal and turns out to be faded far back.

But he doesn’t give up, he continues to climb up, despite all his misfortunes, and as a result, he won the main victory of his life - everything becomes good with him. But people love the cinema for that, that everything ends well and fairly. Life is sometimes much more cruel. The famous Soviet and Russian pentamen Eduard Zenovka over and over again endured fate strokes precisely at the moment when they had to end with a happy end, and eventually lost two gold of the Olympiads and great love.

Fate itself prevented Eduard, to win for its 22 years, could be absolutely happy. He had life, a sports career went uphill. In the years, he won two in a row of the World Cup and knew very well that in Barcelona, ​​a gold award was also expected from him. He was a favorite of games in Spain and already at the start of the competition confirmed his status. Zenovka did not have a fencing tournament in the best way, but he showed himself well in swimming, won the shooting competition and took third place in the run.

Opponents could not compete with the leader of the united team, and therefore an amazing situation developed before the final, horse, the stage: Edward had to just get to the finish line, knocking down any number of obstacles. But at the decisive moment the unexpected happened: for some reason the horse of Zenovka stumbled and dropped his rider. The score of glasses could no longer cover such a mistake.

Pyatoborets took only the place following the results of the post and rolled away from the first to third place in the overall standings. Of course, that bronze in combination with a silver medal obtained in the team standings would be a great success for any other athlete, but not for Zenovka, who had already seen gold on his chest. Spectators in the stands of the arena in Barcelona, ​​escorting the disappointed athlete, showed him fingers to the sky.

Like, fate itself prevented you - you could no longer do anything. The catastrophe on the road flight to Moscow from Barcelona promised to be long and tiring. But fate decided to present athletes a surprise. On the plane, Zenovka met with a beautiful gymnast Oksana Kostina, who also left Spain in a joyless mood. The Council of Leaders of the Olympic Committee of the CIS countries decided to send two gymnasts from Ukraine to the Olympics in Barcelona, ​​and leave Kostin overboard.

But Kostina dreamed of shining under the Sofites, and not watch competitions from the rostrum. During the flight, Edward and Oksana met, talked and became friends. Soon friendship grew into a novel. Zenovka and Kostin were one of the most beautiful couples of young Russian sport. And the matter gradually went to a big and bright wedding. On a slippery road, Moskvich flew into the oncoming lane and collided with a truck.

At the wheel of a car was Zenovka, next to him was Kostin. The young gymnast died immediately, and the last memory of the Pentacratus, before he lost consciousness, was his bride, lying in the snow and a heart-rending scream “Cover her with something. After all, she is cold! He dispelled rumors that he violently noted the victory in the tournament in Australia, from where he was returning.

According to the athlete, in the last 15 hours of flight he did not drink a drop of alcohol. He controlled the car carefully: understanding the complexity of the road situation, he rode at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. Again fate, not otherwise. And for two years I forgot about sports, took up business. But the business did not go, and there was not enough sports adrenaline, and the athlete seriously thought about the resumption of his career.

The consultations of doctors came to an unambiguous conclusion: to expose the weakened body to the loads is unsafe, but Edward trained through force. He lost weight and switched to a diet with proteins and proteins so as not to be at all.

But the training process was still difficult, and the athlete was close to finally throwing sports. However, three months before the games there was a real breakthrough, after which Zenovka believed in himself. He was able to get to the Olympics and go to Atlanta. For four years that have passed since past games, the rules of the competition have changed. The Pentacrats had to overcome a serious load, because all five species were now held on the same day.

And the run completed the program. Before the start of the final cross, Zenovka lagged behind the leading Italian Toraraldo by 45 seconds, but between them there were also Hungarian Martinek and Kazakh Pargin - strong steers. Zenovka rushed through the distance that there was strength and managed to reach first place.Toraldo and Martinek were far behind, but Parygin held at the pace of the Russian athlete.

Spectators with bated breath were waiting for interchanges in the style of Hollywood films. An athlete with one kidney, who lost his love in a car accident and an annoyingly lost gold four years ago, this time was, in spite of everything, to climb the highest step of the podium. But fate again did not reward Zenovka. He stumbled on the finish line and became the second.

An athlete with one kidney, who lost his love in a car accident and annoyingly lost gold four years ago this time, was, in spite of everything, to climb the highest stage of the podium. No more tests Eduard Zenovka thought about continuing his sports career before Sydney, counting on the fourth medal of the Olympiad as part of the team, but did not work out.

He did not leave the sport and went to work in the Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Russia, where he is now the executive director. Everything is in order with Zenovka and in his personal life - his wife Irina used to be a gymnast, and now a choreographer. The prize -winner of the Olympiads is growing a daughter. It seems that fate still ceased to experience the athlete for strength and left him alone.