Career
He is also a noted as the author of the two-volume book Transfer of Training, which was translated from Russian to English by Michael Yessis. As an athlete, Bondarchuk accumulated numerous international awards and honors throughout a long career. Near the end of the season, Bondarchuk set two world records in the event.
Four years later, he earned the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Despite his athletic success, Bondarchuk is better known as a coach. He began coaching while competing himself, and has since worked with medal-winning athletes at five Olympic Games.
Bondarchuck is currently living and coaching in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, where he guided Canadian shot put record holder Dylan Armstrong to a fourth-place finish at the 2008 Summer Olympics.