Whilst studying at school he was engaged in basketball and swimming, then he became interested in water polo.

He attended water polo section at the Dzerzhinsk Children's and Youth Sports School.

[2] Graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism in 1983 and the All-Union Academy of Foreign Trade in 1988.

[2] Played for the team of the Automobile Factory in Honour of the Leninist Communist Youth Union (Moscow) from 1976 to 1992.

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