Balashov, Alexander Anatolyevich

In 1979, at the age of 12, Alexander Anatolyevich Balashov took part in his first competition on a moped with an engine capacity of 50 cm³ in the group of young men under 14 years old, at regional motocross competitions. Given the inadequate preparation of equipment and the lack of practical skills, the first achievement of Alexander Balashov was that, unlike many of his friends, beginner athletes, he just reached the finish line.

At the age of 16, Alexander Balashov took second place in the Championship of the Kazakh SSR in motocross among juniors, after which he was enrolled in the national team of the Kazakh SSR. After training in Alma-Ata as part of the national team, Alexander went to Leningrad for the USSR Championship (1985). At the same age, Alexander Balashov began training on ice. The first coach of Alexander was the famous coach Vasily Vasilievich Dalchanin.

In 1986, Alexander took part in the semi-finals of the USSR Championship in motorcycling on ice in Leningrad. He was not among the winners, but was noticed by coach Viktor Arkadievich Saburov, who invited a young driver to Moscow and offered to play for the ZIL plant team ^[1] . In his first competitions in the status of a racer of the ZIL plant in 1987, at the USSR Championship among juniors, A. Balashov took second place and was already invited to the USSR national motorcycle ice racing team.

1987-1989 - service in the ranks of the SA in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSVG) .

After the service, I had to start all over from scratch, as Alexander was expelled from the national team for the period of service.

Officially, a sports career ended in 2005.

Trainers

1978-1986 - Vasily Vasilievich Dalchanin (Leninogorsk)

1985-1986 - Victor Mikhailovich Sharabarin (Alma-Ata)

1986-2005 - Victor Arkadievich Saburov (Moscow)

1987-1991 - Starykh Sergey Alexandrovich (Moscow): coach of the USSR national team ^[2] .

• Champion of the USSR in the team of Moscow: 1990, 1991, 1992

• Participation in his first World Championship (reached the semifinals): 1991

• World Champion in the team event: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.

• World Champion in the individual competition: 1994, 1996, 1998

• Vice-champion of the World in the individual competition: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999.

• Champion of Russia in the individual competition: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

• Champion of Russia in the team event: 1998

• Vice-champion of Russia in the individual competition: 1999

• Vice-champion of Russia in the team event: 1999, 2000

• The title "Master of Sports of the USSR" - certificate No. 257167 of November 30, 1990, of the USSR State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports ^[3] .

• The title "Master of Sports of International Class" - certificate No. 013207 of 06/30/1991 of the USSR State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports.

• The title "Honored Master of Sports" - Order No. 1A dated 04/11/1994 of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Physical Culture and Tourism.

• Order of Friendship - certificate No. 166239, award No. 1846, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 34 of 01/22/1997

Father - Balashov Anatoly Andrianovich (June 15, 1937 - June 16, 1997).

Mother - Balashova Lyubov Pavlovna (December 5, 1938 - January 14, 2013).

Brother - Sergey Balashov (August 9, 1962 - January 23, 1985).

Since 2008, married to Balashova Lyudmila Anatolyevna.

Daughter - Balashova Alina Aleksandrovna (born February 25, 1991).

Daughter - Alexandra Balashova (born July 22, 2002).

Daughter - Balashova Milana Aleksandrovna (born February 9, 2014).

• Motocross
• Motocross World Championship
• Motocross in the USSR
• Personal ice speedway championship of Russia