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Valeriy Brumel (Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel) was born on 14 April, 1942 in Razvedki, Amur Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, is a Soviet high jumper. Discover Valeriy Brumel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

Popular As Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel
Occupation N/A
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 14 April 1942
Birthday 14 April
Birthplace Razvedki, Amur Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 2003
Died Place Moscow, Russia
Nationality Russia

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Valeriy Brumel Height, Weight & Measurements

At 61 years old, Valeriy Brumel height is 185 cm and Weight 79 kg.

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Height 185 cm
Weight 79 kg
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Valeriy Brumel Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Valeriy Brumel worth at the age of 61 years old? Valeriy Brumel’s income source is mostly from being a successful jumper. He is from Russia. We have estimated Valeriy Brumel's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1942

Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel (Валерий Николаевич Брумель; 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003) was a Russian high jumper.

1944

Brumel had two brothers, Oleg (1944–2005) and Igor, a Russian politician born in 1952 in Rostov.

Brumel was married three times.

His first wife, Marina, was a gymnastics instructor.

1960

In 1960 he broke the USSR record, 2.17 m, and was selected to the Olympic team.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he cleared the same height as the winner Robert Shavlakadze, but made more attempts and thus was awarded a silver medal.

1961

In 1961–1963 he broke his own world record in the high jump six times, improving it from 2.23 m to 2.28 m. He also won the high jump at the 1961 and 1963 Universiade, 1962 European Championships, the 1964 Summer Olympics and the USSR Championships of 1961–1963.

1964

The 1964 Olympic champion and multiple world record holder, he is regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to compete in the high jump.

1965

His international career was ended by a motorcycle crash in 1965.

Brumel was born in a far eastern Siberian village to a family of geologists exploring the region.

They later moved to Luhansk and taught at a local university.

Brumel took up the high jump at age 12 in Lugansk, coached by P. S. Shtein.

Aged 16 he cleared 2 m using the then dominant straight-leg straddle technique.

He improved his skills under the coaching of V. M. Dyachkov in Moscow.

After going undefeated during the 1965 season, Brumel suffered a multiple fracture in his right foot in a motorcycle crash, and faced an amputation.

He was operated on successfully by professor Gavriil Ilizarov with a new leg-lengthening procedure using his external fixator.

Yet even after 29 surgeries, he could not fully recover.

She left him with a son in 1965, when Brumel was recovering from his motorcycle crash.

1970

He retired in 1970 after jumping 2.06 m at local competitions.

In retirement Brumel turned to acting and writing.

He starred in the film Sport, Sport, Sport (1970) and wrote the script for Pravo na pryzhok (The right on a jump, 1973).

1973

In 1973 Brumel married Yelena Petushkova, an equestrian and 1972 Olympic champion in dressage.

The couple divorced 18 months later, citing irreconcilable differences.

1974

They had a daughter, Vlada Petushkova, born in 1974, who was raised by her mother.

1979

He also wrote numerous novels and plays, including the novel Don't Change Yourself (1979), which was translated into seven languages, and the libretto to Rauf Hajiyev's operetta Golden Caravel (Золотая каравелла).

1992

In 1992 Brumel married Svetlana Belousova, who later founded and managed the Valeriy Brumel Fund.

They had a son Viktor.