Water sports are particularly attractive. Sergey Makarenko, when the question arose in which section he wants to engage, the young man chose rowing and canoeing. And he became an Olympic champion.
Starting conditions
The generation of people born before the Great Patriotic War suffered severe trials. However, they, for the most part, possessed psychological stability and optimism. And these character traits helped them achieve success in life. Sergey Lavrentievich Makarenko was born on September 19, 1937 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents lived at that time in the city of Krivoy Rog. My father worked as a builder. Mother was engaged in housework. The following year, Sergey had two younger brothers.
Before the war, in 1940, the family moved to the famous city of Brest. When hostilities began, the father died in the very first days. Mother and eldest son had to take care of the house on their shoulders. In the summer, Sergey worked in the garden. I tried by any means to find additional work and bring a pretty penny to the house. In 1954, Makarenko graduated from high school, received secondary education and was immediately drafted into the army. In service, he got stronger. Joined in sports. The metal disk also ran well. Returning to the civilian, he got a job on a self-propelled barge, which cruised along the Mukhavets River.
Works and achievements
Once in the next flight Sergey saw a canoe. He liked these "boats" so much that he decided to try his hand at racing. After a short period of time, Makarenko showed a very good result. At the championship of the Republic of Belarus among single boats, he showed a second result at a distance of five kilometers. The following year, the coaches considered it necessary to form a crew for a double canoe consisting of Sergey Makarenko and Leonid Geishtor. The tandem has developed strong. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, they won gold medals at a distance of 1000 meters.
Sergey’s sports career was quite successful. For three years, the famous duet from Belarus on the European continent was not equal. Their "crown" distances were 1000 and 10000 meters. A few years later the crew for objective reasons broke up. In 1966, Sergey Makarenko completed his sports career and moved to a coaching position. Under his leadership, many champions and record holders in canoe racing have grown.
