The last decade, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania has been actively developing in the field of sports and physical education. Andiev Soslan Petrovich, whose focus is on recreational physical education and sports of this republic, contributes a lot to this. Proof of this is the successful performance of athletes of the republic at all-Russian sports competitions, European and world championships.
Childhood and family
Soslan Andiev was born on April 21, 1952 in Vladikavkaz. His father's name was Andiev Petr Akhmetovich, his mother was Andieva Natalya Danilovna. Soslan is married, his wife's name is Lina Vladimirovna. Four children were born in his family: Zarina, Maria, Lina and George.
From time immemorial, many heroes are born on Ossetian soil. Soslan’s father, Pyotr Andiev, who weighed one hundred thirty-six kilograms with a height of two meters eighteen centimeters, was also a strongman. He was fond of wrestling and was the champion of the North Caucasus in this sport.
At the age of seventeen he began working in Vladikavkaz at the Elektronshchik factory and worked there all his life. He started as an ordinary worker and grew up to the head of the workshop. At the workplace, he met his future wife Natalya.
The beginning of Soslan's career
The Andiev family had four children. Sister Svetlana, Soslan, Sergey and Gennady. The Soslan brothers were also fighters. They led him to train with the famous specialist of North Ossetia, Aslanbek Dzagoev.
After five years of hard training, Soslan Andiev, whose photo can be seen in this article, was able to win a significant debut victory. This is a win at the World Youth Championship, which was held in the United States of America (1969). Soslan was coached by his elder brother Gennady.
In 1973, Soslan Andiev became the champion of the Soviet Union in freestyle wrestling. In the same year, the national team was headed by Yu. Shakhmuradov, who took a promising athlete to the world championship. The competition took place in Tehran, where Soslan was able to become a world champion. In 1974, Andiev received a diploma from the Gorsky Agricultural Institute. He had the opportunity to defend his dissertation, but Soslan decided not to waste time on it, devoting him to sports. And a year later he began working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a sports inspector, where he worked until 1989.
Olympiad
Soslan Andiev is a wrestler who, in 1974, came out as the four-time champion of the Soviet Union on the Olympic carpet of the Canadian Montreal. At this championship he took a gold medal, defeating the famous wrestler Roland Gerke from Germany.
At the Olympic Games in Moscow, he was able to take another gold medal, becoming a two-time champion. In 1984, Soslan was preparing to speak at the Los Angeles Olympics, but the Soviet delegation did not participate in these competitions.
Coaching career
Soslan Andiev, whose biography is described in this article, in 1985 headed the Soviet freestyle wrestling team. As a coach, he was able to do a lot to maintain the good traditions of the team. Work in the new field was successful, the Soviet wrestling school continued to prove its superiority in the world. In 1989, Soslan was offered to take the post of chairman of the State Sports Committee of North Ossetia, he agreed.
Merits of Andiev
The last ten years in North Ossetia-Alania, sports and physical education have been actively developing. This is the great merit of Andiev. According to the total indicators of the state of sports, the republic is among the top ten in the Russian Federation. In the national teams of Russia in various sports, up to fifty representatives of Ossetia are regularly listed.
Athletes of the republic at the Olympics in 1992 and 1996 were able to win four gold and two silver medals. And from 1990 to 2000, a total of one hundred and two medals won at various championships and world championships.
Minister Soslan Andiev also takes care of the republic’s sports reserve. Despite financial difficulties, he managed to maintain the network of sports schools and open three new sports schools. And all in all, about thirty thousand people attend sports schools in this republic.
Awards and Achievements
Soslan Andiev is a member of the executive committee of the NOC of the Russian Federation. From 1990 to 1997 he was vice president of this organization. He has the rank of major of internal service. Titles:
- Olympic champion (1976; 1980).
- World Champion - (1973; 1975; 1977; 1978).
- World Championship silver medalist - (1974).
- Winner of the World Cup - (1973; 1976; 1981).
- European Champion - (1974; 1975; 1982).
- Champion of the Soviet Union - (1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1980).
- Honored Master of Sports of the Soviet Union - (1973).
- Honored Trainer of the Soviet Union - (1988).
- Honored Worker of Physical Education of the Russian Federation and North Ossetia-Alania - (1993).
Order:
- Order of Friendship of Peoples - in 1976.
- Order of the Red Banner - in 1980.
- Order of Friendship - in 1993.
- Medal "For Labor Distinction".
- Golden Order FILA (International Freestyle Wrestling Federation).
He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the ROC and Chairman of the Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. He lives and works in his native city of Vladikavkaz.