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'''Vladimir Valeryevich Bure''' ({{lang-ru|Владимир Валерьевич Буре}}, 4 December 1950 – 3 September 2024) was a Russian freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]. Bure was the father of retired NHL players [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] and [[Valeri Bure]].
'''Vladimir Valeryevich Bure''' ({{langx|ru|Владимир Валерьевич Буре}}, 4 December 1950 – 3 September 2024) was a Russian and [[Soviet]] freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]. Bure was the father of retired NHL players [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] and [[Valeri Bure]].


==USSR==
==USSR==
Bure competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics and won four medals: one in the individual 100 m and three in the relay. Additionally, Bure was a two-time European champion as well as a 17-time Soviet champion. He also won two silver medals at the 1973 and 1975 World Championships.<ref name=sr/>
Bure competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics and won four medals: one in the individual 100 m and three in the relay. Additionally, Bure was a two-time European champion as well as a 17-time Soviet champion. He also won two silver medals at the 1973 and 1975 World Championships.<ref name=sr/>


Bure was swimming coach at the [[Armed Forces (sports society)|Armed Forces Society]] in 1979–85. After that he served as Vice President of Exsport club (1985–91), where he managed eight different sports.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055227/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/vladimir-bure-1.html Vladimir Bure]. sports-reference.com</ref>
Bure was swimming coach at the [[Armed Forces (sports society)|Armed Forces Society]] in from 1979 to 1985. After that he served as Vice President of Exsport club from 1985 to 1991, where he managed eight different sports.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055227/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/vladimir-bure-1.html Vladimir Bure]. sports-reference.com</ref>


Vladimir married Tatiana Bure<ref name="Banks18">{{cite book |last=Banks |first=Kerry|title=Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket|year=1999|publisher=[[Douglas & McIntyre]]|location=Vancouver, BC|isbn=1-55054-714-3 |page=18}}</ref> and they had two sons born in [[Moscow]] – [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] born on 31 March 1971<ref name="Pavel Bure, NHL.com - Players">{{Cite web|title = Pavel Bure, NHL.com - Players|url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8455738|website = nhl.com|access-date = 6 December 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151121102922/http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8455738|archive-date = 21 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="Pavel Bure, HHOF">{{Cite web|title = Pavel Bure, HHOF|url = http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=P201201&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName|website = hhof.com|access-date = 6 December 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160107071144/http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=P201201&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName|archive-date = 7 January 2016}}</ref> and [[Valeri Bure|Valeri]] born on 13 June 1974.<ref name="0001FlamesMG">{{cite book |editor-last=Hanlon |editor-first=Peter |editor-last2=O'Brien |editor-first2=Sean |title=2000–01 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=2000 |pages=30–31}}</ref>
Vladimir married Tatiana Bure<ref name="Banks18">{{cite book |last=Banks |first=Kerry|title=Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket|year=1999|publisher=[[Douglas & McIntyre]]|location=Vancouver, BC|isbn=1-55054-714-3 |page=18}}</ref> and they had two sons born in [[Moscow]]: [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] born on 31 March 1971<ref name="Pavel Bure, NHL.com - Players">{{Cite web|title = Pavel Bure, NHL.com - Players|url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8455738|website = nhl.com|access-date = 6 December 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151121102922/http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8455738|archive-date = 21 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="Pavel Bure, HHOF">{{Cite web|title = Pavel Bure, HHOF|url = http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=P201201&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName|website = hhof.com|access-date = 6 December 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160107071144/http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=P201201&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName|archive-date = 7 January 2016}}</ref> and [[Valeri Bure|Valeri]] born on 13 June 1974.<ref name="0001FlamesMG">{{cite book |editor-last=Hanlon |editor-first=Peter |editor-last2=O'Brien |editor-first2=Sean |title=2000–01 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=2000 |pages=30–31}}</ref>


==North America==
==North America==
In 1991, Vladimir and his sons [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] and [[Valeri Bure|Valeri]] moved to North America. They settled initially in [[Los Angeles]] where Vladimir continued to train and coach both Valeri and Pavel in hockey and physical conditioning until [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] embarked on a [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) career with the [[Vancouver Canucks]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/12/07/the-russian-rocket-moscow-born-right-wing-pavel-bure-is-having-a-blast-in-vancouver#|title = The Russian Rocket}}</ref> However both sons became estranged from their father, along with his second wife Julia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/katya-bure/3887|title=Katya Bure – Women's Tennis}}</ref> and their half-sister Katya,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/katya-bure/3887|title=Katya Bure – Women's Tennis}}</ref> by 1998. Neither brother has explained a reason for the split.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Terry |title=My boys...everybody knows I love my sons |work=Vancouver Province |date=6 February 2000 |page=A22}}</ref>
In 1991, Vladimir and his sons [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] and [[Valeri Bure|Valeri]] moved to North America. They settled initially in [[Los Angeles]] where Vladimir continued to train and coach both Valeri and Pavel in hockey and physical conditioning until Pavel embarked on a [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) career with the [[Vancouver Canucks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/12/07/the-russian-rocket-moscow-born-right-wing-pavel-bure-is-having-a-blast-in-vancouver#|title = The Russian Rocket}}</ref> However both sons became estranged from their father, along with his second wife Julia,<ref name="Katya Bure – Women's Tennis">{{Cite web|url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/katya-bure/3887|title=Katya Bure – Women's Tennis}}</ref> and their half-sister Katya,<ref name="Katya Bure – Women's Tennis"/> by 1998. Neither brother has explained a reason for the split.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Terry |title=My boys...everybody knows I love my sons |work=Vancouver Province |date=6 February 2000 |page=A22}}</ref>


Vladimir joined Pavel, spending four seasons (1994–98) as fitness consultant with [[Vancouver Canucks]]. In the summer of 1999 he joined the [[New Jersey Devils]] as fitness consultant. He won the [[Stanley Cup]] twice with New Jersey, in [[1999–2000 NHL season|2000]] and [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]]. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 2003.<ref name=sr/>
Vladimir joined Pavel, spending four seasons (1994 to 1998) as a fitness consultant with the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. In the summer of 1999 he joined the [[New Jersey Devils]] as fitness consultant. He won the [[Stanley Cup]] twice with New Jersey, in [[1999–2000 NHL season|2000]] and [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]]. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 2003.<ref name=sr/>


==Death==
==Death==
Bure died on 3 September 2024, at the age of 73.<ref>[https://matchtv.ru/hockey/matchtvnews_NI2103386_Otec_khokkeistov_Pavla_i_Valerija_Bure_skonchalsa_v_SShA_na_74godu_zhizni Отец хоккеистов Павла и Валерия Буре скончался в США на 74‑м году жизни]. matchtv.ru</ref>
Bure died from complications of a heart attack on 3 September 2024, at the age of 73.<ref>[https://matchtv.ru/hockey/matchtvnews_NI2103386_Otec_khokkeistov_Pavla_i_Valerija_Bure_skonchalsa_v_SShA_na_74godu_zhizni Отец хоккеистов Павла и Валерия Буре скончался в США на 74‑м году жизни]. matchtv.ru</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:59, 29 October 2024

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeryevich and the family name is Bure.
Vladimir Bure
Bure, c. 1974
Personal information
Born(1950-12-04)4 December 1950[1]
Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR[1]
Died3 September 2024(2024-09-03) (aged 73)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
EventFreestyle
ClubLokomotiv Moscow
Armed Forces Moscow[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 51.32 (1975)
200 m – 1:56.15 (1972)
400 m – 4:06.3 (1973)
1500 m – 17:25.6 (1968)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games[3][4]
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)[4]
Silver medal – second place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)[4]
Gold medal – first place 1970 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m freestyle
Summer Universiade[5]
Gold medal – first place 1973 Moscow 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Turin 400 m freestyle

Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (Russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, 4 December 1950 – 3 September 2024) was a Russian and Soviet freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure was the father of retired NHL players Pavel and Valeri Bure.

USSR

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Bure competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics and won four medals: one in the individual 100 m and three in the relay. Additionally, Bure was a two-time European champion as well as a 17-time Soviet champion. He also won two silver medals at the 1973 and 1975 World Championships.[1]

Bure was swimming coach at the Armed Forces Society in from 1979 to 1985. After that he served as Vice President of Exsport club from 1985 to 1991, where he managed eight different sports.[1]

Vladimir married Tatiana Bure[6] and they had two sons born in Moscow: Pavel born on 31 March 1971[7][8] and Valeri born on 13 June 1974.[9]

North America

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In 1991, Vladimir and his sons Pavel and Valeri moved to North America. They settled initially in Los Angeles where Vladimir continued to train and coach both Valeri and Pavel in hockey and physical conditioning until Pavel embarked on a National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Vancouver Canucks.[10] However both sons became estranged from their father, along with his second wife Julia,[11] and their half-sister Katya,[11] by 1998. Neither brother has explained a reason for the split.[12]

Vladimir joined Pavel, spending four seasons (1994 to 1998) as a fitness consultant with the Vancouver Canucks. In the summer of 1999 he joined the New Jersey Devils as fitness consultant. He won the Stanley Cup twice with New Jersey, in 2000 and 2003. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 2003.[1]

Death

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Bure died from complications of a heart attack on 3 September 2024, at the age of 73.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Vladimir Bure. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 413.
  3. ^ "Vladimir BURE | USSR | Swimming". olympics.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Vladimir BURE | Medals | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics.
  5. ^ "World Student Games (Universiade) – Swimming and Diving (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com.
  6. ^ Banks, Kerry (1999). Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket. Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre. p. 18. ISBN 1-55054-714-3.
  7. ^ "Pavel Bure, NHL.com - Players". nhl.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Pavel Bure, HHOF". hhof.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. ^ Hanlon, Peter; O'Brien, Sean, eds. (2000). 2000–01 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club. pp. 30–31.
  10. ^ "The Russian Rocket".
  11. ^ a b "Katya Bure – Women's Tennis".
  12. ^ Bell, Terry (6 February 2000). "My boys...everybody knows I love my sons". Vancouver Province. p. A22.
  13. ^ Отец хоккеистов Павла и Валерия Буре скончался в США на 74‑м году жизни. matchtv.ru
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