Oleg Matytsin
Full name: Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin
Date of birth: May 19, 1964
Place of birth: Moscow
Personal life: Married, has two sons.
Career
2018 - present IOC Commission Member, Olympic Education
2015 - present President of FISU
2015 - present Honorary President of the Russian Students Sport Union
2014 - present Deputy Chairman of the 2019 Krasnoyarsk Winter Universiade Organizing Committee
2012 - present Member of the International Fair Play Committee
2011-2015 1st Vice President of FISU
2005-2015 President of the Russian Students Sport Union
2007-2015 Vice-President of EUSA
2009-2013 Deputy Chairman of the 2013 Kazan Summer Universiade Organizing Committee
2006-2016 President of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism
2001-2006 Rector of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism
1999-2001 Vice rector of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism
1996-1999 Dean of the School of individual professional education at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism
1986-1996 Lecturer at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism Education
1985 Graduated from the State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (now the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism)
1989 Completed postgraduate studies at the State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (PhD received in 1990)
1991 Graduated from Beijing Sport University 2006
Graduated from the Russian Academy of Public Service under the President of Russian Federation (now the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration)
Academic degree
Candidate of Pedagogic Sciences (PhD, 1990), Doctor of Pedagogic Sciences (2002), Professor (1999), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education (2005) Research field: Psychology and pedagogy of sport.
Author of more than 80 scientific publications, including 2 monographs and 5 manuals.
Sports background
Master of Sports of USSR in table tennis (1980)
USSR Cup Table Tennis Champion (1982)
Honorary coach of the Russian Federation (1997)
Winner of International Table Tennis Tournaments
Honorary titles
2015 Honorary Doctor of Lithuanian Sports University
2005 Honorary Doctor of Beijing Sport University
2005 Honorary Doctor of National Sports Academy of Bulgaria NCA “Vasil Levsky”
2002 Corresponding Member of Peter’s Academy of Sciences and Arts in Saint-Petersburg.
Awards
• The Order of Friendship
• Мedal “1000 anniversary of Kazan”
• Medal “850 anniversary of Moscow”
• Breastplate “Honored Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation”
• Honorary Medal of Olympic Committee of Russia “For Merit in the Development of Olympic Movement in Russia”
• Honorary Medal of Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation “For Merit in the Development of Physical Culture and Sports”
• Medal “80 years to State Committee of Russia on Physical Education and Sport”
• Breastplate of Internal Forces of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “For merit in service”
• Petr Lesgaft Medal
More About Oleg Matytsin
Prior to his election as the President of FISU Oleg Matytsin was one of the initiators of the XXVII Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan, the XXIX Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk and the FISU International Education Centre in Kazan. He was actively involved in organizing a number of international university sports and educational events, including World and European university championships.
Oleg Matytsin actively supported and encouraged the FISU further development as the leading university sports organization with new activities leading to the growing recognition of its role and the importance of university sports from the global sports as well as university communities.
A special focus is put on strategic partnership with International Federations and international sports organizations such as IOC and SportAccord. Special priority is given to FISU educational activities with the aim of integrating sports, education and culture of member federations.
