Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health explained

The Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health
Native Name:	Национальный государственный университет физической культуры, спорта и здоровья имени П. Ф. Лесгафта
Established:	1896
Type:	State
President:	Vladimir Ageevetz
City:	Saint Petersburg
State:	Russia
Campus:	Urban
Website:	http://www.lesgaft.spb.ru

The Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health is a university in St. Petersburg, Russia, named after Peter Lesgaft.^[1]

History

Its history started from 1896, when Peter Lesgaft founded a training program for PE teachers.

It consists of following colleges:

• Institute of Adaptive Physical Culture
• Institute of Sports Facilities and Industries
• Institute of Economics and Social Technology
• Institute of International sports Programs
• Institute of Health and Sports Medicine

and the following faculties:

• Faculty Summer Olympic Sports
• Faculty of Winter Olympic Sports
• Faculty of non-Olympic sports
• Faculty of martial arts
• Faculty of Economics, Management and Law
• Faculty individual educational and sports technology
• Faculty of Basic Training
• Faculty profiled training
• Faculty training and retraining
• Faculty training of the teaching staff (postgraduate and doctoral studies)
• Faculty teaching and professional practice
• Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
• Preparatory Faculty

It is also the publisher of the magazine Scientific notes University Lesgaft and the newspaper Lesgaftovets ("For physical training cadres").

Sports teams

A team representing this university was the runner-up for the first edition of the Soviet Cup in bandy in 1937.

External links

• Lesgaft National State University

Notes and References

1. Web site: Распоряжение Президента РФ от 12.01.2011 № 16-рп «О поощрении». Источник публикации: «Собрание законодательства РФ», 17.01.2011, № 3, ст. 534. . 2016-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130426153419/http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1;1540941 . 2013-04-26 . dead .