Weniamin Yevgenevich But

Weniamin But
Weniamin But in 2013
Full name	Weniamin Yevgenevich But
nation	Soviet Union (until 1992) United Team (1992) Russia (since 1993)
birthday	August 1, 1961
place of birth	Leningrad ,  Soviet Union
size	191 cm
Weight	95 kg
Career
discipline	Rowing , belt
society	Dynamo Saint Petersburg
National squad	since 1985
status	resigned
End of career	1992
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × 1 × 0 × Rowing World Championships 1 × 2 × 0 ×
Olympic games silver 1988 Seoul Eighth  World championships gold 1985 Hazewinkel Eighth silver 1986 Nottingham Eighth silver 1987 Copenhagen Eighth
Last change: July 26, 2016

Weniamin Evgenjewitsch But ( Russian Вениамин Евгеньевич Бут ; born August 1, 1961 in Leningrad , Soviet Union ) is a former Russian rower and current rower functionary of the Russian Rowing Association.

Career as an athlete

But began rowing in 1976 in his hometown Leningrad, where he successfully competed in rowing competitions in the eighth as a junior .

From 1983 he belonged to the sports organization Dynamo and from then on established himself in the men's eighth of the Soviet national team. He won a gold medal when he took part in the world championships for the first time in 1985, followed by silver medals at the world championships in 1986 and 1987 . At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, But was a team member of the Soviet eight, who won the silver medal behind the Germany eight . After that he did not appear at the World Championships, but in 1992 he was able to qualify again for the four-man with helmsman of the United Team of the Commonwealth of Independent States at the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​where he came in sixth.

But won eight national championship titles in his career from 1984 to 1992. For his sporting success he was awarded the distinction " Honored Master of Sports of the USSR " (1986), as well as the medal "For heroic work" (1988) and the medal “In memory of the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg” (2003, Russian Меда́ль “В па́мять 300-ле́тия Санкт-Петербу́рга” ).

After his sports career

After his career as an athlete, But first worked as an entrepreneur in Saint Petersburg until 1998, and has since worked in Moscow. He is married and has three children.

On November 23, 2012 he was elected President of the Russian Rowing Federation (FGSR), which he wanted to make successful again after numerous failures at the Olympic Games. Before his election there was also a threat of a ban on the international level for the entire association after numerous doping offenses by Russian rowers from around 2006 onwards. During his tenure as President, the results of Russian national teams improved, so that no fewer than five starting positions for the Olympic rowing regatta Qualified in 2016 and some good results had already been achieved at European and World Championships. Four years earlier, only two teams had started in London.

During But's term of office, however, the phase of Russian state doping in numerous sports also falls, which was examined and confirmed by the McLaren Report shortly before the 2016 Olympic Games . The Russian top rowers were allegedly part of the Russian doping system, 20 of 28 registered athletes were therefore suspended just a few days before the Olympic Games. With But at the helm, the Russian Rowing Federation took action against the decisions of the World Rowing Federation (FISA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) before the International Court of Sport (CAS). However, the CAS confirmed 19 of 20 bans and thus effectively reduced the Russian rowing team to four athletes. But had already announced a challenge before the CAS after the suspension of the rower Sergei Fedorowzew on June 30, 2016, after he was noticed with a positive doping test and the Russian double foursome therefore lost the Olympic starting place. But said the substance in question accidentally got into Fedorovtsev's body.

But's presidency in the FGSR ended in 2016. As successor, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist Alexei Swirin was elected to head the association.

Web links

• Weniamin Evgenjewitsch But at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
• Weniamin Jewgenjewitsch But in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dmitri Lyubimov: Теряем чувство воды. In: www.mk.ru. Moskovsky Komsomolets , October 24, 2012, accessed July 26, 2016 (Russian). 
2. ↑ Vladimir Ilyin: Взялся за весла. In: rg.ru. Rossiyskaya gaseta , October 26, 2012, accessed July 26, 2016 (Russian). 
3. ↑ Russian rowing team may to be completely banned from 2016 Rio Olympics. In: tass.ru. TASS , July 26, 2016, accessed July 26, 2016 . 
4. ^ Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) - CAS OG 16/12 Ivan Balandin v. FISA & IOC. (PDF; 397 kB) In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association & CAS, accessed on August 15, 2016 (English). 
5. ^ Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) - CAS OG 16/13 Award between Karabelshikova / Podshivalov and FISA / IOC. (PDF; 5.20 MB) In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association & CAS, accessed on August 15, 2016 (English). 
6. ^ Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) - CAS OG 16/11 Daniil Andrienko et al. v. FISA & IOC. (PDF; 4.89 MB) In: www.worldrowing.com. World Rowing Association & CAS, accessed on August 15, 2016 (English). 
7. ↑ Russia defends rower banned from Olympics over doping. In: www.dailymail.co.uk. AP / Daily Mail , July 1, 2016, accessed July 26, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Rio 2016 Olympics: Russian rowers to appeal doping ban at CAS - TASS. In: indianexpress.com. Reuters / The Indian Express , July 4, 2016, accessed July 26, 2016 .