THE RUSSIAN TRAINER EVGENI USANOV DIED 09:25 04/04/2012 We sorrowfully inform that on the 2nd April 2012 died Evgeni Usanov - one of the most titled people in our sport. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. This outstanding sportsmen and trainer started his carrier as a wrestler and then an armwrestler. For dozens of years he was working in a Physical Culture Department at the University of Moscow, where he educated many high class competitors. In 1990 the first section of armwrestling was organized on his initiative at the University of Moscow. During last 15 years he raised an impressive cast of sportsmen including over 30 European and World Champions i.e. Igor Grushnikov, Andrej Yunkov, Abdule Eldarov. From 1990 to 1992 Evgeni Usanov was leading the USSR armwrestling team and between 1992 and 1994 he was the main Russian trainer. In 1993 he became the first in the history of the sport, honoured USSR trainer. Under the supervision of Usanov the Russian National Team