Bryan Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 3 questions#1 What is a sport master?#2 What was it awarded for?#3 What does it worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Rick Research Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I can't remember ever seeing one for sale.It is Badge #198 in V.A.Borisov's "Nagrudnye Znaki Sovetskikh Vooruzhennykh Sil 1918-1991"--created by decree of the Ministry of Defense 12 January 1950, it is a purely military badge, to rank above the round 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Class sports badges authorized in 1949.I'm not sure when this went out of use-- probably when the M1961 sports badges (little aluminum stars) were created?I also cannot recall ever seeing a photo of this "Master of Sport" badge being worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Well that's a start. Thanks Rick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 "Master of Sports" was very special designation during Soviet times.Basically the title was given for conisistantly achieving certaing performance results (ie run 100 meters in XX seconds). Athletes who were bestowed such title proudly wore their badges!In addition to "Master of Sports", there were related titles:1) Candidate Master of Sports (one level below Master)2) Master of Sports3) Distinguished (Zasluzheniy) Master of Sports4) Master of Sports of International Level (Maser Sporta Mezhdunarodnogo Klassa)Distunguished and International Masters were given to the medal winners of international competitions.There were aslo designations for the coaches of accomplished athletes. I have a badge for "Honored Coach" somewhere.Hope this helps,William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Thanks Wiliam for the precision! It really helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Some images found on the web:two Master of Sports badges and Kandidate of Master of Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 2 badges:- Master of Sports of International Level (Maser Sporta Mezhdunarodnogo Klassa)- Honored Master of Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) Three badges:- Honored Coach- two badges Distinguished (Zasluzheniy) Master of SportsAfter the fall of USSR some former republics adopted their own Master of Sports titles (ie Russian Federation, Ukraine, Georgia). They still exist today. Edited December 27, 2007 by new world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 And to finish on a funny note - these were custom made:Master of Sports in Litrebol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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