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Valentin Nikolayev (other)
Valentin Nikolayev may refer to: * Valentin Nikolayev (figure skater), Soviet figure skating coach for Oksana Baiul Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina (; born November 16, 1977) is a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1993 world champion and the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies' singles. Baiul is the first Olympic Champion from Ukraine t ... * Valentin Nikolayev (footballer), Soviet international footballer and national team manager * Valentin Nikolayev (wrestler), Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic champion in 1956 {{hndis, Nikolayev, Valentin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Baiul
Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina (; born November 16, 1977) is a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1993 world champion and the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies' singles. Baiul is the first Olympic Champion from Ukraine to compete under the Ukrainian flag. Baiul is the second skater representing Ukraine to win gold at the Winter Olympics after Viktor Petrenko in 1992. She is also the first Olympic champion of independent Ukraine in any sport. After winning the gold medal in 1994, Baiul decided to move to the United States and participate in professional ice skating tours and shows. She followed one of her coaches to Connecticut. Later, she also became involved in a variety of TV appearances, and benefit skates. She has lived in the United States since 1994. In 1997, she published two books, a memoir about her life and one on skating. Early life and education Baiul was born on 16 November 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, an industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Nikolayev (footballer)
Valentin Aleksandrovich Nikolayev (; 16 August 1921 in Yerosovo, Vladimir Governorate – 9 October 2009 in Moscow) was a Soviet football player and coach. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1970 (as manager). * Soviet Top League runner-up: 1945, 1949. * Soviet Top League bronze: 1964, 1965 (both as manager). * Soviet Cup winner: 1945, 1948, 1951. * Soviet Top League top scorer: 1946 (16 goals), 1947 (14 goals). * Grigory Fedotov Club member: 111 goals. * As a manager: Europe U-23 champion: 1976, Europe U-21 champion: 1980. International career Nikolayev made his debut for USSR on July 20, 1952 in an Olympics game against Bulgaria. As a manager, he was in charge of USSR national football team The Soviet Union national football team () was the national football team who represented the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1992. After the breakup of the Union the team was transformed into the CIS national football team. FIFA and UEFA considers ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |