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.

Born in Ulaanbaatar on July 28th, 1968. Married, two children. Education: -Graduated from the Engineering Dept. of the Technical University of Mongolia -Business Management Master's Degree from Maastricht University Career: -President of Golomt Bank since 1995 Sports Career: tennis, basketball, volleyball, hiking Sports Administration: -Founder and Board Member NUSF (MSSF) 1989-1996 -President Mongolian Student Basketball League since 1992 -Board Member Mongolian Volleyball Federation since 1993 -Member of NOC since 1994 -President of NUSF (MSSF) since 1996 -First Vice-President Mongolian Handball Federation since 2000 -Executive Director Asian Society for Physical Education and Sports since 2000 -Executive Committee Member Asian University Sports Federation since 2000 -Vice-President Mongolian Woodball Federation since 2001 -First Vice-President WUCOC 7th WUC Chess, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2002 -Head of Delegation at Winter & Summer Universiades (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001)

Managing Director of Swiss Univerity Sports

Member of:

• Board of SUSF


• Swiss University Sports Foundation


• Commission of Sciences of the Federal Commission of Sport


• Swiss Sports Press Association


• FISU Executive Committee since 2003


• FISU Press Commission since 1991


• EUSA Executive Committee since 2005


• International Sports Press Association (AIPS) since 1985

Vice President since the GA of 2011

Chairman of the FISU Press Commission (2003-2011),

Vice-president of the Summer Universiade Supervision Commission (2003-2007)

Vice-president of the Winter Universiade Supervision Commission (since 2007)