Honorary Citizen of the city of Omsk. Deputy Chairman of Sambo Federation of the Omsk region, head of the sports school "Sambo-2000." Since 2000 annual open Russian Sambo tournament is held in Omsk for the prizes of Alexander Pushnitsa. Biography
Alexander's father and mother were rural teachers. Alexander grew up in a village. He liked fight since childhood. Boys usually fought on the ground, not observing any rules. Most often Alexander struggled with his twin brother Vladimir [subsequently International Master of Sports in Sambo and three-time bronze medalist (1977, 1978, 1982) of the USSR Championships]. There was no television in that village, and the brothers knew nothing about Sambo. Father of Alexander and Vladimir, a veteran of World War II, instilled them a love to peasant labor and sports.
Honorary Citizen of the city of Omsk. Deputy Chairman of Sambo Federation of the Omsk region, head of the sports school "Sambo-2000 ." Since 2000 annual open Russian Sambo tournament is held in Omsk for the prizes of Alex Pushnitsa. Biography
Alex's father and mother were rural teachers. Alex grew up in a village. They liked fight since childhood. Boys usually fought on the ground, not observing any rules. Most often Alex struggled with their twin brother Vladimir [ subsequently International Master of Sports in Sambo and three-time bronze medalist (1977, 1978, 1982) of the USSR Championships ]. There was no television in that village, and the siblings knew nothing about Sambo. Father of Alex and Vladimir, a veteran of World War II, instilled them a love to peasant labor and sports.