She is 49 years old, she has two children. Two years ago she started being engaged in judo. At first for itself, and then interest developed into something bigger. Nadezhda Gavrilenko on the money leaves on collecting, acts in competitions, as equals struggles with young and strong sportswomen. And let to a thicket loses — it not the main thing. This surprising woman destroys all stereotypes that it is necessary to start being engaged in sports since young years. Its example shows that it is possible to achieve success in sports even then, when half-life already behind.

Really, after all sports — surprising piece. And in it always there will be a place to surprising people. Bright to that an example — Nadezhda Gavrilenko. Mother of two children, the musical teacher by training, the sportswoman on calling. Without having the sports past, she wasn't afraid to be engaged in judo in 47 years — at that age, when many athletes for a long time on pension. And after all I came to fight not curiosity for the sake of and to speak at competitions, to come to high level of skill. Ambitious plans, serious problems, ambitious spirit... It proves not only, but also all around that with belief in own forces it is possible to achieve any goals.

— Hope how so it turned out? From what suddenly at such age decided to try the forces in judo?

— This is my sonny tried (smiles). It at me very lively child since the childhood. I didn't know where to give it. But I saw how it communicates and sorts out the relations with contemporaries. Usually after all as: someone waves fists, and Andryusha brings down at once on a grass and there starts fighting. Therefore sent him to judo: the sport was pleasant — spectacular, noble, with the philosophy and ideology. Three years we were engaged in the Center of the Olympic preparation at Gennady Sherstnev and Evgeny Bersenev, the first successes went. The father is occupied with work from us, and I with the son on competitions leave. The Chelyabinsk team of young judoists goes on tournament, and I with them. So, I assumed duties of mother, I helped with household questions to trainers: somewhere boys to feed, give to drink, look after... Certainly, I worried about children at competitions and somehow imperceptibly for myself I found out that it became interesting to me. There was also one more moment. After the delivery Andrey I strongly recovered. I handed over on the rights, I got into the car and... I felt inconveniently.

— And therefore you decided to go to judo?

— Yes, though I had idea of it very far. I am the teacher of a piano, I work at music school. Many were surprised and were perplexed: how so, I suddenly sharply decided to replace a kind of activity? I in general the inquisitive person, am pleasant to learn something new to myself. Here also I thought: why not to try? Worse after all from it can't be!

— Hard it was necessary on the first trainings?

that's not the word for it! Thanks a lot to my trainer Evgeny Sergeyevich Kulagin. Remarkable guy. He agreed with me to be engaged though I can present his doubts. Present: the aunty adult, under 90 kg weight comes to it, and asks it to train in judo elements.

— Forgive, and now what your weight?

— Around 65-66 kg — it, by the way, my weight to a wedding. I still have a daughter, she is 20 years old, she already leads independent life. And here after the birth of the second child I started gaining weight sharply. I began to feel uncomfortablly, there was a short wind. It was necessary to do something with itself. And the first occupations hardly were given. Thanks to the trainer, I without it wouldn't stand them. By the way, many and thought: judo will be indulged and will throw, won't be late in it for a long time. And then traumas went. I and itself started thinking that the end to my swan song came.

— Yes, in judo without traumas doesn't do. Even the young organism doesn't cope with them.

— It is exact, agrees with you! After all bones and muscles any more those. And it is heavier to heal traumas, more time for restoration leaves. And again I was lucky with the trainer. I came to Alexey Gennadevich Titov, he developed for me the multipurpose program, pumped up a press and muscles, I began to recover.

— Then in the head the plan to try to take part in competitions also ripened?

— No. In fact, big judo for me began only this year. In the first year there was OFP, acrobatics, accumulation of muscular weight, the theory and practice of judo. And this year I went on masterful tournament to Tyumen. Oh, you don't represent as I was afraid. Week I couldn't plainly drink, is — terribly worried. But, strangely enough, I came to the first duel absolutely quiet. I calmed myself that I lose nothing, I have nothing to lose. It wasn't succeeded to win, though it turned out to execute a quite good throw.

— How the spouse apprehended your desire to come to a tatami and, moreover, to take part in competitions? !

— Alexey himself in youth was engaged in judo. Trained at known trainers Alexander Miller and Boris Shunkin. And still well I was on friendly terms with known Svetlana Gundarenko. And still so it turned out, as I in work had a crisis. Art in our country came to desolation. My knowledge and abilities didn't become demanded, there was nobody them to transfer. In despair I was: it is so much forces and years gave to music and for the sake of what all this was? The spouse supported me, psychologically helped to cope with the difficult period in life.

— Well, and how perceived you competitors? They in the daughter suit you!

— Watchfully and cautiously. Thought that the skilled sportswoman, now she will tear all. But then understood that I am the beginning judoist. I came to training, began to be engaged in the general group. It was awkward also to me, and young girls. But gradually everything rose on the places. They began to prompt to me, somewhere to help. But there were also other examples. There come other girls and think: and well, give we it. Oh, I also was attacked (laughs). Then understood: to win respect, it is necessary to study and fight.

— It turned out to win this respect?

— Yes, already on the second collecting I started reacting to captures, adequately to be protected. I noticed that little girls accepted me. This year from collecting already I didn't get out almost. The biggest impression on me was made by collecting a national team of Russia with Ezio Gamboy at the head. I approached to Ezio and asked to take a detached view of trainings simply. He resolved. I sat two days, looked at the best judoists of the country with the opened mouth. It was madly interesting. And then — I will remember well it — Ezio Gamba stopped training only in order that I could be photographed with all of them for memory. I was shocked and out of myself with happiness!

— It it is necessary to be the big fan of judo that here so it is simple to watch two days how others train from outside.

— Probably, I carrying-away nature (smile). When was the pianist, I could listen for hours to Richter, Gilelsa, Demidenko, Pletnev... Possibly, it was transferred and to judo. Though itself also I didn't think that this interest to fight at me will develop into something bigger.

— It seems, you in the itself optimist on the life, positively adjusted person.

— Yes, I don't want to grow old. I want to receive from life everything.

— Thus also you give the personal money for going to Tyumen and the eyes to see tournament on judo.

— Yes, there was a business (smiles). There I passed large international tournament. But such happens infrequently. Last year I took the trainer on collecting to Croatia. It was the soul rush, as gratitude because it a lot of good for me made.

— Means, your spouse also executes functions of your personal manager and the patron?

— It turns out that so (laughs). My salary of the pianist at the best on a rent will leave. Alas, my work not highly -

the paid. And after all at us in a family also the child — trainings, a food, equipment...

— Perhaps, your husband — an angel?

— (Laughs). For me — yes, a guardian angel. Thank him for everything. He after all is really glad for me. For certain and to it it was pleasant to see in me changes. After all for a short period to dump about 30 kg — it is necessary to try. He hopes and that to me any results will come. It would be desirable and to show at veteran competitions of. It is a pity only that they are seldom carried out.

— Why?

— In Russia they aren't present almost. Girls finish with sports, give birth to children, become mothers. Them any more before judo.

— There are still judo World Cups among veterans.

— Yes, it would be desirable to take in them part. But I want to try still to show at usual competitions. I yet didn't tell the last word.

— What now further? Any plan?

— As my trainer speaks, Evgeny Kulagin, makes the Olympic cycle four years. Here I will fulfill it, and there we will look, everything depends on health. It would be desirable that also the sonny of realized in judo. Trainers see in it big prospects. It to very few people concedes, all the time in a holder and steadily wins medals. The guy talented, him we will support and to help with everything. Probably, I will try refereeing. In any case judo became sense of my life. There is a wish to be in it as it is possible more long.

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BY THE WAY

In Gavrilenko's family there is one more surprising and unique woman. Nadezhda Anna Glushko's niece — known in Russia strongwoman. Now it prepares for subduing America on the largest international tournament among the strongest people of a planet "Arnold Klassik".

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Evgeny Kulagin, Nadezhda Gavrilenko's personal trainer:

"The hope prevails due to huge desire and persistence. It twice a day goes on trainings, directs on them all the efforts. Also isn't afraid to leave against young and strong sportswomen: rises in couple against Alina Pukhovoy and Anna Pavlova and as equals with them fights. Certainly, it was necessary hardly. After all it is easier to train young sportswomen, they easier and quicker acquire a material. With Hope we carefully fulfilled each movement and each reception. Worked much over coordination. To it it is heavy, but due to persistence and patience the Hope can achieve much".

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