Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health
University in St Petersburg, Russia
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The Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health is a university in St. Petersburg, Russia, named after Peter Lesgaft.[1]
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| Type | State |
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| Established | 1896 |
| President | Sergei I. Petrov |
| Location | , Russia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.lesgaft.spb.ru |
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History
Its history started from 1896, when Peter Lesgaft founded a training program for PE teachers.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
