Vladimir Nikolaevich Platonov
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Platonov Vladimir | |
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| Born | 28 June 1941 Ukrainian SSR |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Education | National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Kiev State Institute of Physical Culture |
| Known for | Sport science |
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| Website | platonov.org.ua/en |
Platonov Vladimir Nikolaevich (Ukr. Platonov Volodymyr Mykolaiovych) born July 28, 1941, Kyiv, the Ukrainian SSR – a Soviet and Ukrainian scientist in the field of sports science. Doctor of Science in Pedagogy (1979), Professor (1980), Academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (1993), Merited Worker of Science and Technology of the Ukrainian SSR (1990), the Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine for Science and Technologies (1999), and Honorary Doctor (Professor) at a number of the largest universities of Europe, Asia, and America[1].
Through his numerous studies V.N. Platonov has significantly contributed to the development of the knowledge system in the field of history, theory, and practice of high-performance sport, Olympic sport, and preparation of national team athletes for the Olympic Games and other major competitions, periodization and content of multi-year training of athletes, starting from children’s and youth sport and up to the end of sports career. The IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch estimated V.N. Platonov’s contribution to the development of sports science and Olympic sport as
“considerably exceeding in scale and significance the attainments of a separate country – Ukraine, and is outstanding for whole sport movement”[2].
The world recognized authority in the world sports science L.P. Matveev in his review of V.N. Platonov’s book “The System of Athletes’ Training in Olympic Sport” (Kiev: Olympic Literature, 2004) evaluated it as
“A fundamental work, which belongs to the number of outstanding in the world array of publications covering theoretical and applied sport knowledge”. It outlines in encyclopedic manner the stages and results of research that are important for understanding the regularities of sporting activity, especially in the modern Olympic movement, thoughtfully outlines the current state of scientific knowledge, which provide the basis for the development of the system of sports preparation of athletes, formulates key concepts that focus on the optimization of this system and the conditions of its effectiveness”[3].
Professional career
[edit]V.N. Platonov graduated from the Kiev State Institute of Physical Culture (KSIPC) in 1962. He worked as a coach from 1962 to 1965, and studied in the PhD program at the KSIPC from 1965 to 1968. He was awarded the academic degree of Candidate of Science in 1969, and the academic degree of Doctor of Science in Pedagogy in 1979. From 1969 to 1975, he worked as a Senior Lecturer, then as an Assistant Professor at the Kyiv Institute of National Economy and concurrently the senior fellow of the problem research laboratory of high training loads at the KSIPC. Later on, Head of the Department of swimming at KSIPC (1975–1977), Vice-Rector for scientific research (1977–1986), Head of the Department of theory of sports established by him at KSIPC (1984–1990), Head of the Department of Olympic and professional sport at KSIPC (later on renamed Ukrainian State University of Physical Education and Sport (USUPES) and then National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport (NUUPES) (1992–2000), Head of the Department of Theory and methodology of sports preparation and reserve capacities of athletes at the NUUPES (2003–2005); Rector of the KSIPC, USUPES, and NUUPES (1992–2012), Director of the book collection “Sports preparation” of the Publishing House Paidotribo (Spain, 1990–2000), Professor of the Department of history and theory of Olympic sport (2012–2024), Editor-in-Chief of the international scientific journal “Science in Olympic sport” (from 2012 to the present time), and Principal Researcher of the Educational and Scientific Olympic Institute of NUUPES (from 2024 to the present time)[4].
Scientific activities
[edit]The range of scientific interests includes the history and present state of the Olympic movement, Olympic and professional sports, the system of preparation of elite athletes, children’s, youth, and reserve sports, adaptation of athletes’ body to the extreme conditions of modern sports, identification of promising athletes, sports selection and orientation of athletes’ preparation, problems of doping, overtraining, sport injuries, etc.
The results of research activity have been published in more than 500 publications, including more than 30 textbooks, monographs, manuals, encyclopedic editions, as well as in the numerous articles, large-scale work on professional development of professionals, especially coaching staff[1].
Under the guidance of V.N. Platonov 20 doctoral and more than 50 candidate dissertations were prepared and successfully defended. During the period from 1981 to 2020, he headed the Specialized academic council for the defense of dissertations in the field of physical education and sport, more than 600 dissertations for the degrees of Doctor and Candidate of sciences have been defended over this period in the council. He has also been a member of the Expert Council on Pedagogy and Psychology of the USSR Higher Attestation Commission during 1987–1991.
Main publications
[edit]A significant part of the books from this list has endured more than 70 editions and reissues in many countries of the world with highly developed sports in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Polish, and a number of other languages.
Activity as Rector of the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine (NUUPES)
[edit]V.N. Platonov had headed the University for more than a quarter of a century (1986–2012)[4] and before the end of his contract decided to move to research work, having received the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
During his years as rector, he had achieved intensive development of the University, turning it into one of the world's authoritative centers of special education and sports science. In 1993, Kyiv State Institute of Physical Culture was transformed into the Ukrainian State University of Physical Education and Sport with the highest level of accreditation, and, in 1998, into the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine, the leading university in the field with broad powers in the area of development of special education and sports science in the country[5].
V.N. Platonov achieved the separation of physical education and sport from the field of pedagogy into an independent branch of special education and sports science, which allowed to fundamentally expand its subject area, bring it in line with the achievements of world science and practice and social needs of society. This initiative led to the reorganization of the system of special education, research work, training of academic and educational staff in Ukraine.
The field covered not only the theory and methodology of physical education of different groups of population and sports preparation of children and youth, but also a wide range of knowledge and professional activities in the areas of Olympic, professional, and non-Olympic sports, human health, recreation and physical rehabilitation, management and marketing, sports physiology, psychology, kinesiology, medicine, and others. This was a powerful stimulus for the development of sports science and education, increasing their authority and opportunities in the life of society.
V.N. Platonov skillfully used the unique experience of the University accumulated over the previous decades in the field of training and professional development of coaches, combining educational activities with the preparation of world-class athletes, organizational and scientific support for their preparation. On its basis, the consequences of the relative isolation of educational and research activities from the achievements of the Western world countries typical of the USSR were overcome within several years. Traditional relationships with academic and educational institutions of the GDR, Poland, Bulgaria, and PRC were supplemented by intensive cooperation with leading universities of Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Republic of Korea, Japan, Canada, and Brazil.
Close and mutually beneficial relations were established with the largest publishing houses focused on special scientific and educational literature such as Revue EPS (France), Paidotribo (Spain), Philippka (Germany), Blackwell (Great Britain), Calzetti Mariucci, (Italy), Artmed (Brazil), and a number of other countries, especially China. As a result of this cooperation, a number of leading experts from the University had an opportunity to publish more than 40 monographs and textbooks abroad, to spread their knowledge and experience by giving lectures in universities of many countries, participating in numerous seminars for coaches and educators, programs for the development of systems of scientific support for the preparation of elite athletes, etc.
Fruitful cooperation was also established with a number of world leading companies producing research and sports equipment. It allowed to equip the largest in those years in Ukraine training and scientific-educational center “Olympic Style” with a wide range of training and research equipment of the world-famous company TechnoGym, and the research institute of the University with telemetric complexes produced by the Cosmed company. On the same basis, the sports trauma clinic, the establishment of which was initiated by the famous sports traumatologist Professor V.M. Levenets, was equipped at the world level; the sports and educational centers for shooting, billiard sport, bowling, etc., were also provided with equipment[4].
The participation of the University in the system of scientific and methodological support for preparation of the strongest athletes of the country for the Olympic Games and other major competitions, professional development of coaching staff, cooperation with numerous sports boarding schools, schools, training centers, and national teams, as well as in the direct preparation of world-class athletes on the basis of sports and educational departments was preserved and adapted to the new historical conditions[5]. This greatly influenced the achievements of the country’s top athletes in the world arena in the period from 1992 to 2010.
V.N. Platonov paid special attention to cooperation with the International Olympic Committee. The program of researches of actual issues of Olympic movement and introduction of knowledge in the field of Olympic sport into the educational process of higher educational institutions of physical education and sport proposed by him was actively supported by the IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch. The result of this work was the inclusion of the discipline “Olympic Sport” in the system of special education and the establishment of departments of Olympic Sport in all special universities of the country, the organization and regular holding of the International Congress “Olympic Sport and Sport for All” under the patronage of the IOC, the publication of the textbook for universities “Olympic Sport”, a number of fundamental encyclopedias and monographs on the most important areas of the Olympic movement, the theory and methods of preparation athletes. The achievements of the university in this field were presented at the Olympic Scientific Congresses of 1994 in Paris and 2009 in Copenhagen, and were recognized with the highest awards of the International Olympic Committee.
In 1970–1990s, he initiated the establishment and ensured the functioning in the University of a number of Olympic training centers for the most popular sports (road and track cycling, freestyle wrestling, judo, and swimming), as well as the school of sports excellence, a large group of trainees of which became winners and medalists of the Olympic Games, World and European championships, who have achieved a number of world records.
The publishing house Olympic Literature
[edit]For the purpose of informational support for athletes’ preparation and development of sports science in the field of physical education and sport, the publishing house Olympic Literature was established in 1994 in the NUUPES on the initiative of V.N. Platonov. The publishing house policy was based on the principle that only those textbooks and monographs that meet the highest world standards and are written by internationally recognized authorities on the most relevant topics should be published. This principle, oriented to the needs of the reader, ensured the exceptional popularity of the books of the publishing house Olympic Literature. Over the period from 1994 to 2011, the publishing house has published more than 100 fundamental works by leading world experts on a wide range of issues of modern sport and health-enhancing physical activity, sports physiology, kinesiology, biochemistry, biomechanics, sports medicine, and others. The publishing house has become one of the largest in Europe, along with Blackwell (Great Britain), Paidotribo (Spain), Philippka (Germany), Calzetti Mariucci (Italy), in terms of volume and quality of production and has provided high quality literature not only for the system of special education and sports science in Ukraine, but also for the countries of the former USSR.
Dissemination of knowledge
[edit]Since the mid-1970s, he has given more than 40 plenary lectures at major international scientific conferences and congresses, as well as lectured at numerous universities and scientific centers in more than 40 countries, including Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Tunisia, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, the USSR, Russia, Poland, Ukraine, China, and Japan.
During the same period, he has conducted or participated in more than 150 workshops for coaches of the highest qualification and other specialists in the field of high-performance sport and Olympic training, which were held in dozens of countries around the world.
Scientific support for athletes' preparation
[edit]Head of the multidisciplinary scientific group of the national swimming team of Ukraine (1970–1988), scientific consultant of the USSR national teams in swimming (1975–1982), cycling (road and track, 1977–1991), handball (men and women, 1980–1991), member of the scientific group on preparation and implementation of the concept of preparation of the USSR national team for the Olympic Games in 1984–1992, head of the program of scientific and methodological support for preparation of the national teams of Ukraine for the Olympic Games (1992–2012).
Participation in the activities of public and other bodies
[edit]- President of the Swimming Federation of the Ukrainian SSR (1980–1990)
- Chairman of the Commission on Theory and Methodology of Sport of the Scientific Council of the USSR State Committee for Sport (1985–1991)
- Consultant of the USSR national teams in swimming (1973–1982), cycling (1978–1991), and handball (1978–1991).
- Member of the Expert Council of the USSR Higher Attestation Commission (1987–1991)
- Chairman of the Specialized Academic Council of the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport (1981–2020)
- Permanent Representative of the Ukrainian SSR to the UN Special Committee Against Apartheid (1988–1991)
- Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sport of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (2002–present)
- Head of the section “Sports Training” of the publishing house Paidotribo (Barcelona, Spain) (1990–2000)
- President of the International Association of Higher Educational Institutions of Physical Education and Sport of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (2001-2005), Honorary President of this Association (since 2005 up to the present time)
- Chairman of the Scientific Coordination Council of the State Sports Committee of Ukraine of the Ministry for Family, Youth and Sport of Ukraine (1986–2011)
- Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (1991–1998), First Vice-President of the NOC of Ukraine (1998–2002), member of the Executive Committee of the NOC of Ukraine (2005–2022).
Awards and honours
[edit]Awards of the USSR
[edit]- Order of the Badge of Honour (1982)
- Medal "For Labour Valour" (1988)
- Medal "For Many Years of Conscientious Work" (1990)
Awards of Ukraine
[edit]- Merited Worker of Science and Technology of the Ukrainian SSR (1990)
- Order of Merit, 3rd class (1997)
- Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of Science and Technologies (1999)
- Honorable diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2005)
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class (2006)
- Order of Merit, 2nd class (2009)
- Order of Merit, 1st class (2021)
Awards from other countries
[edit]- Order of the Polar Star (Mongolia, 2011)
Other awards
[edit]- Olympic order of the International Olympic Committee (2001)
- Laureate of the State Sports Committee of the USSR award "For the best research work in the field of physical culture and sports" (twice, in 1981 and 1987)
- Award of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (2003)
- Gold medal of the International personnel Academy "For merits in education" (2003)
- Order "For merits", 1st class of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (2011)
- Laureate of the NOC of Ukraine award "For the best scientific book of the year" (four times, in 2006, 2011, 2013, and 2021)
- Order of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan
- Olympic order of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia (2015)
- Olympic order of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (2016)
- Order of the International Association of Physical Education and Sport Universities (2017)
Honorary titles
[edit]- Visiting Professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Physical Education (1994)
- Honorary Professor of the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport (1998)
- Honorary Professor of the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism (2001)
- Honorary Doctor of the Józef Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education (Poland, 2003)
- Honorary Professor of the Shanghai Institute of Physical Education (2004)
- Honorary Doctor of the Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture (2004)
- Honorary Doctor of the Russian University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism (2004)
- Honorary Doctor of the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism (2004)
- Honorary Doctor of the Vassil Levski National Sports Academy (Bulgaria, 2006)
- Honorary Professor of the Jędrzej Śniadecki Academy of Physical Education (Poland, 2008)
- Honorary Professor of the Universidad Iberoamericana (Venezuela, 2009)
- Honorary Doctor of the National University of Physical Education and Sport of Moldova (2010)
- Honorary Doctor of the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Bucharest (2011)
- Honorary Doctor of the Mongolian National Institute of Physical Education (2011)
- Honorary Doctor of the Uzbek State University of Physical Culture (2012)
- Honorary Doctor of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport (2015)
- Honorary Doctor of Beijing Capital University of Physical Education and Sports (2017)
- Honorary Doctor of the Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sports (2018)
- Honorary Professor and Scientific Advisor of Beijing Institute for International Olympic Studies (2019)
- Honorary Professor of the Urgench State University of Uzbekistan (2021)
- Honorary Doctor of the Uzbek State University of Physical Education and Sport (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Платонов Володимир Миколайович НУФВСУ. Університет фізкультури". uni-sport.edu.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Vladimir Nikolaevich Platonov, Doctor of Pedagogy National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine,". ResearchGate. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Платонов, Владимир (2004). Система подготовки спортсменов в олимпийском спорте. Общая теория и ее практические приложения: учеб. для студентов вузов физ. воспитания и спорта [The system of training athletes in Olympic sports. General theory and its practical applications] (in Russian). Киев: Олимпийская литература. p. 808. ISBN 966-7133-64-8.
- ^ a b c Булатова, Марія; Дутчак, Мирослав; Кашуба, Віталій; Платонов, Володимир; Шинкарук, Оксана (2015). Імас, Євгеній (ed.). Національний університет фізичного виховання і спорту України. Літопис великого шляху [National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine. Chronicle of the Great Way] (in Ukrainian). Київ: Олімпійська література. p. 242.
- ^ a b Платонов, Володимир Миколайович, ed. (2005). Літопис Національного університету фізичного виховання і спорту України [Chronicle of the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Київ: НУФВСУ. p. 232. ISBN 966-7133-77-X.
