Summer Combined Competitions – Extreme Sport
Kind of sport “Summer combined competitions” was born in 1967 in Leningrad (now St-Petersburg). Author of the conception of this kind is Maya Mashkova – trainer of the Leningrad club of working dogs. When she worked on the first edition of rules, she set herself a target to unite work of a dog and physical training of a handler. Summer combined competitions became a kind of dogsport where a sportsman directs a dog on obstacles on high speed in process of running and it occurred earlier on 10 years than agility arose!
Summer combined competitions are wonderful sport and show. It includes following exercises:
- Sprint 100m. At first a dog and a sportsman run sprint 100 meters. A dog must run near a sportsman. If a dog go away from a sportsman more than 3 meters he/she receives penalties. If distance grows more than 15 meters between them, they are disqualified. A sportsman, who has time and penalties least of all is the best sportsman in this exercise.
- Course with obstacles. Then a sportsman and a dog run course with obstacles (300m). There are placed following obstacles on course: athletic barrier, wall(1,8m), stairs (height 3m), area of grenadethrowing, zone of crawling (10m), beam and trench (two platforms with gap 1,5m between each other). A dog and a sportsman (!) perform obstacles in process of running. A sportsman run, jumps and crawls and also throws three sport grenades in target. A sportsman, who has time and penalties least of all is the best sportsman in this exercise.
- Shooting and catching of a “criminal”. Then a sportsmen shoots of air rifle and has to hit five shooting marks (a dog is near him/her in any position: “to sit”, “to lie” or “to stand”). After shooting a sportsman turns around and directs a dog to catch a “criminal”, who is situated on a distance 60m. A dog has to attack a “criminal” and bite him 15 seconds.
Summer combined competitions are extreme kind of sports for real athletes. This kind demands endurance, courage and athletic training of a sportsman and work of a dog on a high level.
The first European Championship on Summer Combined Competitions was held in 2001 in Moscow (Russia). Two years later the 2nd European Championship was held in Minsk (Belarus).
European Championship and European Youth Championship in Summer Combined Competitions 2003
European Open Championship and European Youth Championship in summer combined competitions was held on the 21st-22nd of June 2003 in Minsk (Belarus).
a) Groups of sportsmen:
- boys – under 18 years old
- girls – under 18 years old
- men – more than 18 years old
- women – more than 18 years old
b) Number of sportsmen in each group from a country – 6 sportsmen in each group.
c) National teams (one team from a country):
- youth team – 3 sportsmen from any youth group (on the best results in individual competitions)
- men’s team – 3 sportsmen (on the best results in individual competitions)
- women’s team – 3 sportsmen (on the best results in individual competitions)
RESULTS OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
TEAM COMPETITIONS
MEN
1st place – Russia
scoring members: Vitaly Romanchuk, GSD Zack (coach – Nikolai Kazantsev); Alexei Krupkin , GSD Grand (coaches Alexander Grigoriev, Varvara Bolshakova); Nikolai Astrakhantsev , GSD Rex (coach Sergey Lysenko) – 786 points – title: Champion of Europe 2003
2nd place – Belarus
scoring members: Vasily Kaminsky, GSD Sultan; Denis Gorkun, GSD Jack; Valery Ryk, Malinois Akunt (coach Sergey Goldobin) – 772 points.
without place – Ukraine
team members: Eugene Kulagin, GSD Tsimbo; Yuri Polishuk, GSD Aik; Sergey Stepanov, Rottweiler Drive – 0 points.
WOMEN
1st place – Russia
scoring members: Varvara Bolshakova , GSD Aiko s Verhnih Polei ; Anastasia Rudikova , Mixed Breed Yuta (coaches Alexander Grigoriev, Varvara Bolshakova); Natalia Bubnova , GSD Eidos Yanika (coach Alexander Vorontsov) – 772 points – title: Champion of Europe 2003
2nd place – Belarus
scoring members: Tatiana Aplevich , GSD Onika (coach Sergey Goldobin); Elena Artemova , GSD Isa – 459 points.
without place – Ukraine
team members: Olga Chuprinka , GSD Iton – 0 points.
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS
MEN
1st place – Vitaly Romanchuk, GSD Zack (Russia, coach Nikolai Kazantsev) – 287 points – title: Champion of Europe 2003
2nd place – Denis Gorkun, GSD Jack (Belarus) – 282 points – title: Silver Prizewinner of European Championship 2003.
3rd place – Alexei Krupkin, GSD Grand (Russia, coaches Alexander Grigoriev, Varvara Bolshakova) – 254 points – title: Bronze Prizewinner of European Championship 2003
4th place – Vasily Kaminsky, GSD Sultan (Belarus) – 250 points.
5th place – Nikolai Astrakhantsev, GSD Rex (Russia, coach Sergey Lysenko) – 245 points.
6th place – Valery Ryk, Malinois Akunt (Belarus, coach Sergey Goldobin) – 240 points.
7th place – Shamil Mukhametzhanov, GSD Butch (Russia) – 219 points.
8th place – Alexei Kas’kov, GSD Grin (Belarus, coach Sergey Goldobin) – 216 points.
9th place – Vitaly Sakun, GSD Bertran (Belarus) – 180 points.
10th place – Gornak (Belarus) – 158 points.
11th place – Vladimir Podgorny, GSD Irma (Belarus) – 155 points.
12th place – Anatoly Stelmashuk, GSD Reno (Belarus) – 150 points.
13th place – Stoma (Belarus) – 127 points.
14th place – Alexander Vorontsov, GSD Itt (Russia) – 114 points
15th place – Valery Krivitsky, GSD Chingiz (Belarus, coach Sergey Goldobin) – 87 points.
Other competitors didn’t get any points.
WOMEN
1st-3rd place – Tatiana Aplevich, GSD Onika (Belarus, coach Sergey Goldobin) – 281 points – title: Champion of Europe 2003
1st-3rd place – Varvara Bolshakova, GSD Aiko s Verhnih Polei (Russia) – 281 points – title: Champion of Europe 2003
1st-3rd place – Natalia Bubnova, GSD Eidos Yanika (Russia, coach Alexander Vorontsov) – 281 pioints – title: Champion of Europe 2003
4th place – Anastasia Rudikova, Mixed Breed Yuta (Russia, coaches Alexander Grigoriev, Varvara Bolshakova) – 212 points.
5th place – Elena Artiomova, GSD Isa (Belarus) – 178 points.
6th place – Oksana Goldobina, Rottweiller (Russia, coach Sergey Lysenko) – 161 points
7th place – Natalia Morgunova, GSD Rick (Russia, coaches Nikolai Kazantsev, Vitaly Romanchuk) – 153 points.
8th place – Nadezhda Karpushina, GSD Zoldars (Russia) – 146 points.
Other competitors didn’t get any points.
RESULTS OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM COMPETITIONS
1st place – Russia
scoring members: Alexei Mikhailov, GSD Zuck (coaches Nikolai Kazantsev, Vitaly Romanchuk); Olga Bryzgalova, Mixed Breed Rex (coaches Nikolai Kazantsev, Vitaly Romanchuk); Anna Bryzgalova, Mixed Breed Rex (coaches Nikolai Kazantsev, Vitaly Romanchuk) – 588 points – title: Winner of Youth European Championship 2003
2nd place – Belarus
scoring members: Nadezhda Davydova, GSD Kron (coach Eugene Kobets); Elena Davydova, GSD Kron (coach Eugene Kobets); Alexandra Kobets, GSD Kron (coach Eugene Kobets) – 377 points.
without place – Ukraine
team members: Maria Burmistrova, GSD Aik; Victoria Khomut, GSD Best; Danil Naboka, GSD Iton; Roman Phioktistov, GSD Jack; Yaroslav Khristenko, GSD Kitty – 0 points.
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS
BOYS
1st place – Alexei Mikhailov, GSD Zuck (coaches Nikolai Kazantsev, Vitaly Romanchuk) – 278 points – title: Winner of Youth European Championship 2003
2nd place – Dmitry Kotomin, GSD Rick (coaches Nikolai Kazantsev, Vitaly Romanchuk) – 95 points
Other competitors didn’t get any points.
GIRLS
1st place – Nadezhda Davydova, GSD Kron (Belarus, coach Eugene Kobets) – 193 points – title: Winner of Youth European Championship 2003
2nd place – Anna Bryzgalova, Mixed Breed Rex (Russia, coaches Nikolai Kazantsev, Vitaly Romanchuk) – 158 points – title: Silver Prizewinner of Youth European Championship 2003
3rd place – Olga Bryzgalova, Mixed Breed Rex (Russia, coaches Nikolai Kazantsev, Vitaly Romanchuk) – 153 points – title: Bronze Prizewinner of Youth European Championship 2003
4th place – Elena Davydova, GSD Kron (Belarus, coach Eugene Kobets) – 130 points.
5th place – Alexandra Kobets, GSD Kron (Belarus, coach Eugene Kobets) – 54 points.
6th place – Ekaterina Bashkova, American Pitbullterrier Milli (Russia, coach Varvara Bolshakova) – 31 points.
Other competitors didn’t get any points.