Empirical Study of the Psychology of the Winner (On the Example of the Republic of Mordovia Athletes)

of the project 2.1.2. Solution to complex problems of formation of professional competence of the teacher and psychologist in continuing education programs of the Institute of Strategic Development for 2012-2016. The paper describes the results of empirical studies on the psychological traits of the winning athletes of international and European tournaments, with the title of "Honoured Master of Sports " and "International Master of Sports " in sports such as athletics and combat sports. The study used the following psychological and acmeological diagnostic methods: author's questionnaire named "Psychology of the winner", which includes questions relating to the biographical information of athletes, intellectual and personal traits, motivation and value constructs, emotional and volitional components of personality, etc..; the "Mini-Mult " questionnaire (a shortened version of the Minnesota multidimensional personality test, MMPI), which assesses personal trait