Eller, Harry Andreyevich

Harry Eller was born in 1941 in the city of Engels, Saratov Region ^[1] in a family of Volga Germans ^[2] . After the start of World War II, my father went to the front, and five-month-old Harry Eller and his mother were deported to Siberia. They lived near the village of Filimonovo of the Kansky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory . In 1942, his father returned from the front and moved to his family ^[3] . At the age of five, Harry Eller moved with his family to the city of Borodino . He studied at Borodino secondary school No. 64. There he became interested in skiing ^[3] .

After graduation, he worked as a fireman and assistant locomotive driver in a coal mine railway workshop. In 1962 he was drafted into the army ^[3] . In 1972 he graduated from the Department of Physical Education of the Krasnoyarsk Pedagogical Institute ^[1] .

Since 1966, he worked as a teacher of physical education at Borodino school No. 68. He was among the initiators of the opening in 1975 in the city of Borodino of a youth sports school ^[1] . In 1978, Harry Eller became its director ^[3] . This school was named after Eller during his lifetime ^[2] . In 1992, he transferred to the post of director of a health-improving and preventive complex based on the section ^[3] .

He trained many biathletes. Among them are two-time Olympic champion Olga Medvedtseva , silver medalist of the Olympic Games Olga Romasko .

In 2014, Harry Eller was the torchbearer of the Olympic torch relay of the Winter Olympics ^[1] .

• Excellence in Public Education of the RSFSR (1984) ^[1]
• Honored Trainer of Russia (2002) ^[1]
• Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation (2006) ^[1]
• Badge of Honor "For Merits in the Development of Physical Culture and Sports" ^[3]
• Honorary Resident of Borodino (2001) ^[1]