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and people of other ethnicities. This list also includes those who were born in Russia but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country. For the full plain list of Russian sportspeople on Wikipedia, see :Russian sportspeople.


Alpine skiing

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Svetlana Gladysheva Svetlana Alekseyevna Gladysheva (russian: Светлана Алексеевна Гладышева, born 13 September 1971) is a retired Russian alpine skier. In her early career she had her best results in the downhill, becoming the junior worl ...
, Olympic silver medalist and World Championship bronze medalist * Aleksandr Khoroshilov, Olympic skier *
Sergei Maitakov Sergei Vladimirovich Maitakov (russian: Серге́й Владимирович Майтаков) (born 7 January 1990 in Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast) is a Russian olympic alpine skiing, alpine skier. External links

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, 3rd place at the world junior ski championships *
Yevgeniya Sidorova Yevgeniya Nikolaevna Sidorova (russian: Евгения Николаевна Сидорова, later ''Kabina'' russian: Кабина, 13 December 1930 – 29 January 2003) was a Soviet alpine skier who competed for the Soviet Union in the ...
, Olympic bronze medalist * Varvara Zelenskaya, World Cup skier * Aleksandr Zhirov, World Cup skier


American football

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Charles Goldenberg Charles R. "Buckets" Goldenberg (April 15, 1911 – April 16, 1986) was an All-Pro National Football League (NFL) American football player. He is often credited as the originator of the draw play by forcing Sid Luckman to hand off with his blitzi ...
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Ace Gutowsky LeRoy Erwin "Ace" Gutowsky (August 2, 1909 – December 4, 1976) was a Russian-American professional American football fullback. He played professional football for eight years from 1932 to 1939 and set the NFL career rushing record in Oct ...


Archery

* Andrey Abramov, Olympic archer *
Bair Badënov Bair Badënov (russian: Баи́р Доржи́евич Бадёнов, ''Baír Dorzhíyevich Badyónov'', ; born June 28, 1976, in Zugalay, now Zabaykalsky Krai) is a Russian archer. Badënov was a World Champion among Youth in 1993, a Europe ...
, Olympic bronze medalist, 1st place at the European championships * Natalia Bolotova, 2nd place at the world championships *
Miroslava Dagbaeva Danzandorjiin Miroslava born Miroslava Dagbaeva (born 14 August 1987) is a Buryat Mongol athlete from Mongolia who competes in archery (since 2013). Career 2008 Summer Olympics She represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Su ...
, Olympic archer * Elena Dostay, Olympic archer * Natalia Erdyniyeva, 3rd place at the world championships *
Margarita Galinovskaya Margarita Viktorovna Galinovskaya (russian: Маргарита Викторовна Галиновская, born April 19, 1968) is a Russian archer. She competed in the women's individual and team events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Galinovskaya ...
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Boris Isachenko Boris Valentinovich Isachenko (russian: Борис Валентинович Исаченко, born 26 December 1958) is a retired Belarusian archer who competed for the Soviet Union. He won individual silver medals at the 1980 Olympics and 1983 ...
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Dmitry Nevmerzhitsky Dmitry Vladimirovich Nevmerzhitsky (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Невмержицкий; born 27 February 1975) is an archer from Russia. Nevmerzhitskiy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( e ...
, Olympic archer *
Balzhinima Tsyrempilov Balzhinima Tsyrenzhapovich Tsyrempilov (russian: Бальжинима́ Цыренжа́пович Цыремпи́лов, links=no, ''Balzhinimá Tsyrenzhápovich Tsyrempílov'', born April 9, 1975 in Ulekchin, Zakamensky District, Buryatia) is ...
, 2nd place the world championships, 1st place at the European championships *
Vladimir Yesheyev Vladimir Nikolayevich Yesheyev (born 7 May 1958 in Zabaykalsky Krai) is a former archer from the Soviet Union. Biography He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual event where he ...
, Olympic bronze medalist


Arm wrestling

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Alexey Voyevoda Alexey Ivanovich Voyevoda (russian: Алексей Иванович Воевода; born 9 May 1980) is a Russian bobsledder, professional armwrestler and politician. Bobsleigh A professional bobsleigher since 2002, Voyevoda won silver in the fo ...


Athletics

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Aleksandr Aksinin Aleksandr Timofeyevich Aksinin (russian: Александр Тимофеевич Аксинин, 4 November 1954 – 28 July 2020) was a Russian athlete and gold medal winner of the 4 × 100m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Aleksandr Aksin ...
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Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh (russian: Наталья Николаевна Антюх, born 26 June 1981) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres and a silver fo ...
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Pyotr Bolotnikov Pyotr Grigoryevich Bolotnikov (russian: Пётр Григо́рьевич Боло́тников; 8 March 1930 – 20 December 2013) was a Soviet Track and field athlete who competed mainly in long-distance running events. Great Russian Encyclope ...
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Olga Bondarenko Olga Petrovna Bondarenko (née Krentser, russian: О́льга Петро́вна Бондаре́нко-Кренцер;Valeriy Borchin Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin (russian: Вале́рий Ви́кторович Бо́рчин; born 11 September 1986) is a race walker from Russia who won the 2008 Olympic gold medal and was World champion over the 20 km distance. His Worl ...
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Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy (russian: Юрий Михайлович Борзаковский, , born 12 April 1981) is a Russian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. Early life Borzakovskiy was born at Kratovo, in the Mos ...
* Lyudmila Bragina * Valeriy Brumel *
Yuliya Chermoshanskaya Yuliya Igorevna Chermoshanskaya (russian: link=no, Юлия Игоревна Чермошанская; born 6 January 1986 in Bryansk, Russian SFSR) is a Russian track and field athlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4x100 metr ...
* Anna Chicherova *
Nadezhda Chizhova Nadezhda Vladimirovna Chizhova (russian: Надежда Владимировна Чижова, born 29 September 1945) is a retired Russian shot putter who won three Olympic medals and four European titles, and set seven new world records. She b ...
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Aleksandra Fedoriva Aleksandra Andreyevna Fedoriva (russian: Александра Андреевна Федорива) (born 13 September 1988 in Moscow) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes mainly in sprinting events. Fedoriva began her career as a hu ...
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Gulnara Samitova-Galkina Gulnara Iskanderovna Samitova-Galkina (russian: Гульнара Искандеровна Самитова-Галкина, tt-Cyrl, Гөлнара Искәндәр кызы Самитова-Галкина) (born 9 July 1978 in Naberezhnye Chelny, ...
* Tatyana Goyshchik *
Yuliya Gushchina Yuliya Aleksandrovna Gushchina (russian: Ю́лия Александровна Гу́щина, born 4 March 1983 in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.
* Yelena Isinbayeva *
Vyacheslav Ivanenko Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanenko (russian: link=no, Вячеслав Иванович Иваненко; born March 3, 1961) is a retired race walking, race walker who represented the USSR. Biography He won the gold medal over 50 kilometers at ...
* Olga Kaniskina *
Tatyana Kazankina Tatyana Vasilyevna Kazankina (russian: Татья́на Васи́льевна Каза́нкина; born 17 December 1951 in Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet/Russian former runner who set s ...
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Sergey Kirdyapkin Sergey Alexandrovich Kirdyapkin (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Кирдя́пкин; born 18 June 1980, in Insar, Mordovia) is a Russian race walker. He was stripped of the 2012 Olympic gold medal in the 50K walk, by d ...
* Vladimir Kiselyov *
Sergey Klyugin Sergey Petrovich Klyugin (Russian: Сергей Петрович Клюгин; born 24 March 1974 in Kineshma) is a Russian high jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of ...
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Vera Komisova Vera Yakovlevna Komisova, née Nikitina (russian: Вера Яковлевна Комисова bzw. Никитина, born 11 June 1953) is a retired hurdler. Her career highlight came in 1980 when she won the Olympic gold medal. External link ...
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Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Andreyevna Kondratyeva (russian: Людмила Андреевна Кондратьева; born 11 April 1958) is a Russian former track and field athlete, who competed for the Soviet Union and is the 1980 Olympic 100 m champion. Kondr ...
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Vera Krepkina Vera Samuilovna Krepkina (later ''Kalashnikova'', russian: Вера Самуиловна Крепкина (Калашникова); 15 April 1933 – 25 April 2023) was a Soviet-Ukrainian track and field athlete. She competed for the Soviet Unio ...
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Svetlana Krivelyova Svetlana Vladimirovna Krivelyova (russian: Светлана Владимировна Кривелёва; born 13 June 1969) is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the shot put. Krivelyova was born in Bryansk, Russia. Her career ...
* Vladimir Krylov *
Olga Kuzenkova Olga Sergeyevna Kuzenkova (russian: Ольга Серге́евна Кузенкова; born 4 October 1970 in Smolensk) is a Russian track and field athlete, the first woman to throw the hammer more than 70 meters. She has tested positive for ...
* Elena Lashmanova *
Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva (russian: Татьяна Романовна Лебедева, born 21 July 1976) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of the most successful athle ...
* Mikhail Linge *
Natalya Lisovskaya Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya (russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская; born 16 July 1962) is a Soviet former athlete who competed mainly in shot put. Lisovskaya trained at Spartak in Moscow. Career Born in Aleg ...
* Sergey Litvinov (born 1958), Olympic hammer thrower * Sergey Litvinov (born 1986), his son * Tatyana Lysenko *
Viktor Markin Viktor Fyodorovich Markin () (born 23 February 1957 in the village of Oktyabrsky, Ust-Tarksky District, Novosibirsk Oblast ) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. After graduating from a ...
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Svetlana Masterkova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Masterkova (russian: Светлана Александровна Мастеркова; born 17 January 1968) is a Russian former middle-distance runner and former women's world record holder for the mile and the current 1 ...
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Irina Nazarova Irina Viktorovna Nazarova (Bagryantseva) (russian: Ирина Викторовна Назарова (Багрянцева)) (born July 31, 1957 in Kaliningrad) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She trained in Dynamo. She ...
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Olga Nazarova Olga Vladimirovna Nazarova (russian: Ольга Владимировна Назарова), born 1 June 1965) is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union. She won two Olymp ...
* Yelena Nikolayeva *
Liliya Nurutdinova Liliya Foatovna Nurutdinova (russian: Лилия Фоатовна Нурутдинова; born 15 December 1963) is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the Soviet Union and the Unified Team. Her greatest achievement was the 1992 Ol ...
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Andrey Perlov Andrey Borisovich Perlov (russian: Андрей Борисович Перлов, born 12 December 1961 in Novosibirsk, Soviet Union) is a retired race walker who represented the USSR and later Russia. Career Perlov won the gold medal over 50 k ...
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Yevgeniya Polyakova Yevgeniya Andreyevna Polyakova (russian: link=no, Евгения Андреевна Полякова) (born 29 May 1983 in Moscow) is a Russian sprint (running), sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
* Nina Ponomaryova * Irina Privalova *
Andrey Prokofyev Andrey Vassilyevich Prokofyev (russian: Андрей Васильевич Прокофьев; 6 June 1959, Sverdlovsk, USSR – 19 June 1989, Sverdlovsk, USSR) was a Soviet athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1980 Summer ...
* Viktor Rashchupkin * Yelena Romanova *
Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina (russian: Елена Ивановна Рузина) (born 3 April 1964 in Voronezh) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union and later, Russia. She competed for Commonwealt ...
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Natalya Sadova Natalya Ivanovna Sadova (russian: Наталья Ивановна Садова, née Koptyukh, born 15 July 1972 in Gorky) is a Russian discus thrower who has competed in many Olympic Games. Career She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer O ...
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Mariya Savinova Mariya Sergeyevna Savinova (russian: Мария Сергеевна Савинова; born 13 August 1985) is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 800-metres event. In 2017, she was found guilty of doping and was subsequently suspen ...
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Marina Shmonina Marina Shmonina (born 9 February 1965) is an athlete who represented the Soviet Union, and later Russia. She specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. Born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Shmonina competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Sum ...
* Lyudmila Shevtsova * Nikolay Sidorov *
Andrey Silnov Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov (russian: Андрей Александрович Сильнов; born 9 September 1984) is a Russian high jumper and the 2008 Olympic champion. Born in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, he is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighs ...
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Yelena Slesarenko Yelena Vladimirovna Slesarenko, née Sivushenko (russian: Елена Владимировна Слесаренко; born February 28, 1982 in Volgograd) is a Russian high jumper. Largely unknown before 2004, she kick started the season by cleari ...
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Leonid Spirin Leonid Vasilevich Spirin (russian: Леонид Васильевич Спирин, 21 June 1932 – 23 February 1982) was a Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Zhavoronki. He competed for the USSR in the ...
* Maksim Tarasov *
Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov (russian: Иван Сергеевич Ухов; born 29 March 1986) is a Russian high jumper. He won a gold medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and is a two-time European Indoor champion (2009 and 2011). ...
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Valentina Yegorova Valentina Mikhailovna Yegorova (russian: Валентина Михайловна Егорова, born 16 February 1964) is a long-distance runner from Russia. She was born in Cheboksary. Her first medal in the marathon came at the 1990 European ...
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Yelena Yelesina Yelena Borisovna Yelesina (russian: Елена Борисовна Елесина; born April 4, 1970) is a Russian female high jumper. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2,01m, one centimetre behind her personal best jump. S ...
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Yuliya Zaripova Yuliya Mikhailovna Zaripova ( rus, Юлия Михайловна Зарипова, née Ivanova ( rus, Иванова), divorced Zarudneva ( rus, Заруднева); born 26 April 1986 in Svetly Yar, Volgograd Oblast) is a Russian former middl ...
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Galina Zybina Galina Ivanovna Zybina (russian: Гали́на Ива́новна Зы́бина, born 22 January 1931) is a retired Soviet and Russian athlete and coach. She competed in the shot put at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fir ...


Badminton

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Ekaterina Ananina Ekaterina Sergeevna Ananina (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Ананина; born 31 January 1982) is a badminton player from Russia. She was the women's doubles champion at the National Championships in 2002 and 2009. Now, she was ...
, Russian national champion * Andrei Antropov, Olympic badminton player *
Ella Diehl Ella Aleksandrovna Diehl (russian: Элла Александровна Диль; born 5 August 1978; née Karachkova; russian: Карачкова) is a badminton player from Russia. Career Diehl was selected to join the national team in 1995. S ...
, Russian national champion, Scottish International Open, & two-time
Irish International The Irish Future Series or ''Irish International'' is an international badminton tournament held in Ireland. This tournament has been a BWF Future Series, Future Series level, another tournament for higher tournament level is Irish Open (badminton) ...
winner * Vladimir Ivanov, European doubles champion * Sergey Ivlev, Russian national champion * Irina Ruslyakova, Olympic badminton player *
Anastasia Russkikh Anastasia Vladimirovna Russkikh (russian: Анастасия Владимировна Русских; born 20 May 1983) is an international badminton player from Gatchina, Russia. She entered her first tournament at age 9 in Sweden and finished in ...
, Russian national champion *
Valeria Sorokina Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina (russian: Валерия Михайловна Сорокина; born 29 March 1984) is a badminton player from Russia. Together with her doubles partner Nina Vislova, she is the first Russian Olympic medalist in badmin ...
, Olympic bronze medalist, European champion *
Ivan Sozonov Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov (russian: Иван Андреевич Созонов; born 6 July 1989) is a Russian badminton player. He competed for Russia at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. His current partner is Vladimir Ivanov. The duo' ...
, European doubles champion *
Nina Vislova Nina Gennadyevna Vislova (russian: Нина Геннадьевна Вислова; born 4 October 1986) is a badminton player from Russia. Along with her doubles partner Valeria Sorokina, Vislova is the first Russian Olympic medalist in badminton ...
, Olympic bronze medalist, European champion *
Marina Yakusheva Marina Alexandrovna Yakusheva (russian: Марина Александровна Якушева; born 19 June 1974 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a badminton player from Russia. She was the 1996 European runner-up. Yakusheva competed in badminton at ...
, Olympic badminton player * Misha Zilberman, Israeli Olympic badminton player * Nikolai Zuyev, Olympic badminton player


Bandy

* Vsevolod Blinkov, Russian national champion * Mikhail Butusov, Russian national champion *
Nikolay Durakov Nikolay Aleksandrovich Durakov (russian: Николай Александрович Дураков; born 5 December 1934) is a former Soviet bandy player from SKA-Sverdlovsk. He is a seven times world champion. Honours Club ; SKA-Sverdlo ...
, won the
Bandy World Championship The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...
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Valeri Maslov Valeri Pavlovich Maslov (russian: Валерий Павлович Маслов; 28 April 1940 – 27 July 2017) was a Soviet football and bandy player. Honours Football * Soviet Top League winner: 1963. * Soviet Top League runner-up: 1962, 19 ...
, won the
Bandy World Championship The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...
eight times *
Sergey Obukhov Sergey Gennadyevich Obukhov (russian: Серге́й Генна́дьевич Обухов; born June 29, 1974) is a Russian professional bandy player from Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Kirov, who in the 2018-19 season is captain for Dynamo Kazan Bandy ...
, Bandy World Cup, Champions Cup winner * Vladimir Savdunin, Russian national champion * Sergei Solovyov, Russian national champion


Baseball

* Eddie Ainsmith, Played for various
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
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Victor Cole Victor Cole (born January 23, 1968) is a former professional baseball pitcher. Cole is the only Major League Baseball player ever to have been born in the Soviet Union, and the ninth to have been born in what is now Russia. Cole pitched in eight ...
, Played for the
Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...
* Jake Livingstone, Played for the
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
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Victor Starffin Victor Starffin ( rus, Виктор Константинович Старухин, Viktor Konstantinovich Starukhin, 1 May 1916 – 12 January 1957), nicknamed , was a Japanese baseball player. While playing in Japan, he became the first professio ...
, First professional pitcher in
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
to win three hundred games


Basketball

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Svetlana Abrosimova Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (russian: Светлана Олеговна Абросимова, born 9 July 1980) is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She most recently played for th ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Anna Arkhipova Anna Valeryevna Arkhipova (russian: Анна Валерьевна Архипова) (born 27 July 1973 in Stavropol) is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summe ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Olga Arteshina Olga Dmitrievna Arteshina (russian: Ольга Дмитриевна Артешина, born 27 November 1982) is a Russian basketball player. Since 2000 she played in most international competitions for the Russian national team, except for the 2 ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Ruslan Avleev Ruslan Avleev (born June 4, 1976 in Sarapul, Udmurtia) is a former Russian professional basketball 6'6" power forward of Tatar ethnicity. Started his career as a pro in 1995 with BK EVRAZ. Avleev had played in Russia (EVRAZ, CSKA, UNICS Kazan, ...
, Olympic basketball player * Dmitri Gontcharov, Professional basketball player *
Elena Baranova Elena Viktorovna Baranova (russian: Елена Викторовна Баранова; born 28 January 1972) is a Russian former professional basketball player. She is a former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player, where she bec ...
, Olympic gold medalist *
Rasim Başak Rasim Başak (born Ruslan Avleev on 17 February 1980) is a retired Azerbaijani- Turkish professional basketball player. The power forward is 2.02 m tall and 100 kg weight and wears numbers 8. He has Russian mother and Azeri father but also h ...
, Professional basketball player *
Sergei Bazarevich Sergei Valerianovich Bazarevich (russian: Сергей Валерьянович Базаревич; born 16 March 1965) is a Russian former professional basketball player and coach. At and , he played at the point guard and shooting guard positio ...
, 2nd place at the World championships, 2nd place at the European championships, played in the
NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
* Sergei Belov, Olympic gold medalist, two-time World champion, four-time European champion *
Sergei Bykov Sergey Vladimirovich Bykov (alternate spelling: Sergei Bykov) (russian: Сергей Владимирович Быков; born February 26, 1983) is a Russian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. Standing at , he played at t ...
, European basketball champion * Sergei Chikalkin, Russian national champion * Ivan Chiriaev, Professional basketball player * Aleksandr Dedushkin, Professional basketball player *
Fedor Dmitriev Fedor Dmitriev (born 19 November 1984) is a Russian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He was also a member of the seni ...
, Russian national champion *
Dmitri Domani Dmitri Viacheslavovich Domani (russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Домани; born 27 September 1974) is a Russian professional basketball official and a former player. He is 2.00 m tall and he weighs 98 kg. H formerly played ...
, Professional basketball player * Ivan Dvorny, Olympic gold medalist *
Andrei Fetisov Andrei Sergeyevich Fetisov (alternate spelling: Andrey) (russian: Андрей Сергеевич Фетисов; born 19 January 1972) is a Russian former professional basketball player. Professional career Fetisov was a second round pick of th ...
, Professional basketball player *
Dmitry Flis Dmitry Flis, (in russian: Дмитрий Флис, born October 10, 1984, in Kaliningrad) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Ciclista Olimpico in the Liga Nacional de Basquet in Argentina. Honours ;DKV Joventut * FIBA ...
, Professional basketball player *
Vitaly Fridzon Vitaly Valeryevich Fridzon (russian: Виталий Валерьевич Фридзон, born October 14, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player for BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He also rep ...
, Professional basketball player * Diana Goustilina, Olympic bronze medalist * Becky Hammon, Olympic bronze medalist *
Travis Hansen Travis Mitchell Hansen (born April 15, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Both his junior high school, Orem Junior High, and his high school, ...
, Professional basketball player *
Jon Robert Holden Jon Robert "J.R." Holden (russian: Джон Ро́берт Хо́лден; born August 10, 1976) is a retired American-Russian professional basketball player, currently serving as an NBA Director of Player Personnel for the Brooklyn Nets. Holden wa ...
, Professional basketball player *
Maria Kalmykova Maria Lvovna Kalmykova (russian: Мария Львовна Калмыкова) (born 14 January 1978 in Ryazan) is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russia women's national basketball team, Russian National Team at the 2004 ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Vasily Karasev Vasily Nikolayevich Karasev (russian: Василий Николаевич Карасев; born April 14, 1971) is a Russian former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He was most recently the head coach of B.C. Zenit Saint ...
, 2nd place the World Championships, 2nd place at the European Championships *
Elena Karpova Elena Viktorovna Karpova (russian: Елена Викторовна Карпова) (born 14 June 1980 in Leningrad) is a Russian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing o ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Marina Karpunina Marina Germanovna Karpunina (russian: Марина Германовна Карпунина, born 21 March 1984) is a Russian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one anoth ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Anatoly Kashirov Anatoly Kashirov (born May 19, 1987) is a Russian professional basketball player who last played for Dzūkija Alytus of the Lithuanian Basketball League Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * ...
, Professional basketball player * Sasha Kaun, Professional basketball player * Victor Keyru, Professional basketball player * Dmitri Khvostov, Professional basketball player *
Viktor Khryapa Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor; russian: Виктор Владимирович Хряпа; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing for CSKA Moscow of t ...
, European basketball champion * Andrei Kirilenko, Professional basketball player,
NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
All-Star *
Evgeny Kolesnikov Evgeny Sergeyevich Kolesnikov (russian: Евгений Сергеевич Колесников; born December 26, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player for Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ¾ in) in h ...
, Professional basketball player * Anatoly Konev, Olympic silver medalist, three-time European champion *
Yaroslav Korolev Yaroslav Igorevich Korolev (russian: Ярослав Игоревич Королёв; born 7 May 1987) is a Russian former professional basketball player. Professional career Korolev began his pro career with the Russian club Avtodor Saratov. Ko ...
, Professional basketball player * Ilona Korstin, Olympic bronze medalist *
Nikita Kurbanov Nikita Aleksandrovich Kurbanov (russian: Никита Александрович Курбанов; born October 5, 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player and the team captain of CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at , Prof ...
, Professional basketball player *
Marina Kuzina Marina Kuzina (born 19 July 1985 in Moscow) is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. She was also part of the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Ol ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Fedor Likholitov Fedor Likholitov (russian: Фёдор Лихолитов; born March 14, 1980) is a Russian former professional basketball player. He is a power forward – center who most recently played for Krasny Oktyabr in VTB United League. College caree ...
, Professional basketball player *
Yekaterina Lisina Yekaterina Viktorovna Lisina (russian: Екатерина Викторовна Лисина; born 15 October 1987), also known as Ekaterina Lisina, is a Russian model and former basketball player. She currently holds a Guinness World Record as t ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Kelly McCarty Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975) is a naturalized Russian former professional basketball player, originally from the United States. He represented the senior men's Russian national basketball team internationally. At 2.01 m (6'7") 235 ...
, Professional basketball player *
Cyrille Makanda Cirill Makanda-Etogo (born 5 May 1980) is a Cameroonian-Russian former professional basketball player. Throughout his ten-year professional career, he has played for four teams in Russia, plus teams in Germany and France before joining APOEL B.C ...
, Professional basketball player * Kelly Miller, Professional basketball player *
Sergei Monia Sergei Alexandrovich Monia (russian: Сергей Александрович Моня; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian professional basketball player. He was selected by the NBA club the Portland Trail Blazers, in the first round (23rd overall) o ...
, European basketball champion *
Nikita Morgunov Nikita Leonidovich Morgunov (russian: Никита Леонидович Моргунов; born June 29, 1975) is a Russian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played both the power forward and center positions. He represented ...
, 2nd place at the World Championships, European basketball champion * Timofey Mozgov, Professional basketball player * Can Maxim Mutaf, Professional basketball player *
Anatoly Myshkin Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
, Olympic bronze medalist, World champion, European champion *
Irina Osipova Irina Viktorovna Osipova (russian: Ирина Викторовна Осипова, born 25 June 1981) is a Russian basketball player. Since 2002 she was part of the Russia women's national basketball team at most major international competitions ...
, Olympic bronze medalist * Yuri Ozerov, Olympic silver medalist, European basketball champion *
Nikolay Padius Nikolay Padius (alternate spelling: Nikolai; born January 9, 1980, in Saint Petersburg, SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, and a weight of 93 kg (205 pounds ...
, European basketball champion *
Svetlana Pankratova Svetlana Pankratova (born April 29, 1971) is a Russian woman formerly recognized, according to ''Guinness World Records'', as having the longest legs of any woman in the world. 11-03-2009 While she is not the world's tallest woman, her legs ar ...
, professional basketball player * Sergei Panov, 2nd place at the World Championships, 2nd place at the European Championships *
Evgeniy Pashutin Evgeniy Yuryevich Pashutin (russian: Евгений Юрьевич Пашутин; born February 6, 1969) is a Russian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Parma Basket of the VTB United League. Club pl ...
, Professional basketball player * Zakhar Pashutin, 2nd place at the World Championships, European basketball champion * Alexander Petrenko, Professional basketball player * Kirill Pichshalnikov, Professional basketball player *
Pavel Podkolzin Pavel Nikolaevitch Podkolzin (russian: Павел Николаевич Подкользин) (born 15 January 1985) is a Russian former professional basketball player. Formerly, he played in the NBA and the NBA Development League. He is a tal ...
, Professional basketball player * Anton Ponkrashov, Professional basketball player * Epiphanny Prince, Professional basketball player * Oxana Rakhmatulina, Olympic bronze medalist * Petr Samoylenko, Professional basketball player *
Aleksey Savrasenko Alexey Dmitrievitch Savrasenko (alternate spelling: Alexei) (russian: Алексей Дмитриевич Саврасенко, born February 28, 1979) is a retired Russian-Greek professional basketball player. He played at the Center (basketball) ...
, European basketball champion *
Nikita Shabalkin Nikita Shabalkin (born October 9, 1986) is a Russian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.06 m (6'9") tall, and a weight of 105 kg (232 lbs.), he played at both the small forward and power forward positions. Professional career ...
, Professional basketball player *
Tatiana Shchegoleva Tatiana Shchegoleva is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. References The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Living people ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Alexey Shved Alexey Viktorovich Shved (Russian language, Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at , he pl ...
, Professional basketball player * Dmitri Sokolov, Professional basketball player * Irina Sokolovskaya, Olympic bronze medalist *
Maria Stepanova Maria Alexandrovna Stepanova (russian: Мари́я Алекса́ндровна Степа́нова; born 23 February 1979) is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player. In the United States, she played for the Phoenix ...
, Olympic bronze medalist *
Ilja Syrovatko Ilja Syrovatko is a Russian professional basketball player, who plays in Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club b ...
, Professional basketball player *
Sergei Tarakanov Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World champion, European basketball champion * Yuri Vasiliev, Professional basketball player * Viktor Vlasov, Olympic silver medalist, European basketball champion *
Natalia Vodopyanova Natalia Andreyevna Vodopyanova (russian: Наталья Андреевна Водопьянова, born 4 June 1981) is a Russian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one ...
, Olympic bronze medalist * Gennadi Volnov, Olympic gold medalist, World champion, European basketball champion *
Evgeny Voronov Evgeny Sergeyevich Voronov (russian: Евгений Сергеевич Воронов, born May 7, 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player for Parma Basket of the VTB United League. He is also a member of the Russia national basketball t ...
, Professional basketball player *
Andrey Vorontsevich Andrey Konstantinovich Vorontsevich (russian: Андрей Константинович Воронцевич, born July 17, 1987) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He plays at th ...
, Professional basketball player *
Egor Vyaltsev Egor Ivanovich Vyaltsev (russian: Егор Иванович Вяльцев, born 10 October 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Samara. He also represents the senior Russian national basketball team. Professional caree ...
, OProfessional basketball player * Olga Yakovleva, Professional basketball player * Artem Zabelin, Professional basketball player *
Alexey Zhukanenko Alexey Yurevich Zhukanenko (russian: Алексей Юрьевич Жуканенко, born May 18, 1986) is a Kazakhstani-born naturalised-Russian professional basketball player for Pieno žvaigždės of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga. A center, he ...
, Professional basketball player *
Aleksei Zozulin Alexey Sergeevich Zozulin (russian: Алексей Сергеевич Зозулин, born January 14, 1983) is a Russian professional basketball player who last played for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He also represents the Russia n ...
, Professional basketball player


Beach volleyball

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Dmitri Barsouk Dmitry Nikolayevich Barsuk (russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Барсук; born 20 January 1980) is a Russian beach volleyball player. He made an Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In August 2008 Barsuk a ...
, Olympic volleyball player, World Championship silver medalist *
Igor Kolodinsky Igor Georgiyevich Kolodinsky (russian: Игорь Георгиевич Колодинский; born July 7, 1983) is a Russian male volleyball player and a former beach volleyball player. On club level he plays for Fakel Novy Urengoy. He was bo ...
, Olympic volleyball player, World Championship silver medalist *
Alexandra Shiryayeva Alexandra Alexandrovna Shiryayeva (russian: Александра Александровна Ширяева; born February 9, 1983) is a , , female beach volleyball player from Russia. She claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships ...
, Olympic volleyball player, European volleyball champion *
Natalya Uryadova Natalya Nikolayevna Uryadova (russian: Наталья Николаевна Урядова; born March 15, 1977, in Moscow) is a female beach volleyball player from Russia. She claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hagu ...
, Olympic volleyball player, European volleyball champion


Biathlon

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Albina Akhatova Albina Khamitovna Akhatova (russian: Альби́на Хами́товна Аха́това, tt-Cyrl, Альбина Хәмит кызы Әхәтова; born 13 November 1976) is a Russian (of Tatar origin) former biathlon, biathlete. She was ba ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy (russian: А́нна Ива́новна Бога́лий) (born 12 June 1979) is a retired Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg. She has had eleven podium finishes, three in first place, four in ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Anna Boulygina Anna Frolina, (russian: Анна Алексеевна Фролина, ko, 안나 프롤리나, née Boulygina russian: Булыгина, born 11 January 1984) is a South Korean (since 2016) and Russian (until 2015) biathlete. Currently she resid ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion * Anna Burmistrova, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion * Svetlana Tchernusova, World biathlon champion *
Vladimir Drachev Vladimir Petrovich Drachev (russian: Владимир Петрович Драчёв, born 7 March 1966) is a former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Drachev has four ...
, Olympic silver medalist, World biathlon champion * Rustam Garifoullin, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion * Natalia Guseva, Olympic bronze medalist, World biathlon champion *
Ekaterina Iourieva Ekaterina Valeryevna Iourieva (russian: Екатерина Валерьевна Юрьева; born June 11, 1983, in Chaykovsky, Perm Krai) is a Russian former biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rif ...
, World biathlon champion * Maria Iovleva, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Svetlana Ishmouratova Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova ( ba, Светлана Ирек ҡыҙы Ишморатова, russian: Светлана Ирековна Ишмуратова) (born 20 April 1972) is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk a ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Elena Khrustaleva Elena Vladimirovna Khrustaleva (russian: Елена Владимировна Хрусталёва) (born 28 September 1980, in Krasnoyarsk) is a former Russian (until 2001, and since 2002 till 2006), Belarusian (since 2001 till 2002), and Kazakhst ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Valeri Kiriyenko Valeri Viktorovich Kiriyenko (russian: Валерий Викторович Кириенко) (born 13 February 1965 in Murmansk) is a Russian biathlete, who won two silver medals at the Winter Olympics, and three silver medals at the ...
, Olympic silver medalist, World biathlon champion *
Galina Koukleva Galina Alekseyevna Kukleva or Koukleva (russian: Галина Алексеевна Куклева, born 21 November 1972) is a retired Russian biathlon, biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics she won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint, and w ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Nikolay Kruglov Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov (russian: Никола́й Константи́нович Кругло́в; born 31 January 1950) is a former Soviet Union biathlete. At the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck he won gold medals in the 20 km individu ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Nikolay Kruglov, Jr. Nikolay Nikolayevich Kruglov (russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Кругло́в; born 8 April 1981) is a former Russian biathlete. His father, Nikolay Kruglov, was also a biathlete. Kruglov Jr. has won a couple of medals with the ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Anastasiya Kuzmina Anastasiya Vladimirovna Kuzmina ( sk, Anastasia Kuzminová, russian: Анастасия Владимировна Кузьмина; née Shipulina; born 28 August 1984) is a retired Russian-born Slovak biathlete. Career Kuzmina represented Slova ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Viktor Maigourov Viktor Viktorovich Maigourov (russian: Виктор Викторвич Майгуров); born 7 February 1969) is a former biathlete from Russia. Career Maigourov competed for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, where he placed fourth on the rela ...
, Olympic bronze medalist, World biathlon champion *
Irina Malgina Irina Anatolievna Malgina (russian: Ири́на Анато́льевна Ма́льгина; born in Murmansk on June 8, 1973) is a retired Russian biathlete and sport coach at present. Biography Irina Malgina was born in Murmansk, Soviet U ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Valeriy Medvedtsev Valeriy Alekseevitch Medvedtsev (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Медведцев; born 5 July 1964) is a former Russian biathlete. Career On 16 January 1986, Medvedtsev achieved the feat of winning his World Cup debut. He train ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Olga Medvedtseva Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva (russian: Ольга Валерьевна Медведцева), former Pyleva (russian: Пылёва), née Zamorozova (russian: Заморозова), (born 7 July 1975) is a former Russian biathlete. At the 2002 Win ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Olga Melnik Olga Ivanovna Melnik (russian: Ольга Ивановна Мельник; born 12 May 1974 in Sovetsky, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) is a Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she received a silver medal with the R ...
, Olympic silver medalist, World biathlon champion *
Pavel Muslimov Pavel Iliych Muslimov (russian: Павел Ильич Муслимов) (born June 15, 1967 in Ufa) is a former Russian biathlete. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''1 medal (1 bronze)' ...
, Olympic bronze medalist * Luiza Noskova, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion * Nikolay Polukhin, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion * Eugeni Redkine, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova (russian: Анфиса Анатольевна Резцова, née Romanova, Романова; born 16 December 1964) is a former Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed in both sports from 19 ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Yana Romanova Yana Sergeyevna Romanova (russian: Яна Сергеевна Романова; born 11 May 1983) is a retired Russian biathlete. She competed in various events at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4×6 km relay ...
, Professional biathlete *
Olga Romasko Olga Vladimirovna Romasko (russian: Ольга Владимировна Ромасько) (born 18 April 1968 in Borodino, Krasnoyarsk Krai) is a former Russian biathlete. She began with biathlon in 1993. Both in 1996 and 1997, she b ...
, Olympic silver medalist, World biathlon champion *
Pavel Rostovtsev Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev (Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев; born 21 September 1971) is a Russian former biathlete. Life and career Rostovtsev lives in Krasnoyarsk. He is a three times world champion in bia ...
, Professional biathlete *
Sergei Rozhkov Sergei Leonidovich Rozhkov (russian: Серге́й Леони́дович Рожко́в; born 1 April 1972) is a former Russian biathlete. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games :''*Mas ...
, Professional biathlete *
Anton Shipulin Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin (russian: Антон Владимирович Шипулин; born 21 August 1987) is a retired Russian biathlete and politician serving as the member of the State Duma since 2019. Sport career Absolute champion of E ...
, Olympic bronze medalist, World biathlon champion *
Svetlana Sleptsova Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova (russian: Светлана Юрьевна Слепцова; born 31 July 1986 in Khanty Mansiysk) is a retired Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA (Central Sports Club of the Army). She is a three-time J ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Natalya Snytina Natalya Anatolyevna Snytina (russian: Наталья Анатольевна Снытина) born 13 February 1971 in Zlatoust) is a Russian biathlete. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet c ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion * Natalya Sokolova, Professional biathlete *
Nadezhda Talanova Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Talanova (russian: Надежда Александровна Таланова; born 17 April 1967, in Udmurtia) is a Russian biathlete. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she won a gold medal with the Russian ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion * Sergei Tarasov, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Mikhail Terentiev Mikhail Borisovich Terentyev (russian: Михаил Борисович Терентьев, born 14 May 1970 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia) is a Russian Paralympian, member of parliament, and secretary-general of the Russian Paralympic Committee, and the ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov (russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Че́пиков; born 30 January 1967) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Ivan Tcherezov Ivan Yuryevich Tcherezov (russian: Иван Юрьевич Черезов; born 18 November 1980) is a former Russian biathlete. He announced his retirement from biathlon at the end of the 2015–16 season. Biathlon results All results are sour ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Alexandrovich Chudov (russian: Максим Александрович Чудов; born 12 November 1982) is a former Russian biathlete. Career He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion * Andrey Tokarev, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Romanovich Ustyugov (russian: Евгений Романович Устюгов; born 4 June 1985) is a Russian former biathlete. Born to cross-country skiers, Ustyugov was introduced to biathlon at the age of three. He started his career ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Olga Vilukhina Olga Gennadyevna Vilukhina (russian: Ольга Геннадьевна Вилухина; born 22 March 1988) is a former Russian biathlete, who was competing on the World Cup circuit since the 2008–09 season. Career She has had four Top 10 f ...
, Olympic silver medalist *
Dmitri Yaroshenko Dmitri Vladimirovich Yaroshenko (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Ярошенко; born 4 November 1976) is a Russian former biathlete. He broke through during the 2006–07 season at the age of 30, after winning a European Ch ...
, World biathlon champion *
Olga Zaitseva Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva (russian: Ольга Алексеевна Зайцева; born 16 May 1978) is a former Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994. After not competing in the 2014–15 season, Zaitseva announced her retirement o ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion *
Irek Zaripov Irek Zaripov (russian: Ирек Айратович Зарипов, ba, Ирек Айрат улы Зәрипов; born March 27, 1983) is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier. He was born on March 27, 1983, in Sterlitamak, USSR. He lost ...
, Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion


Bobsleigh

* Dmitry Abramovitch * Konstantin Aladachvili * Vladimir Aleksandrov * Alexey Andryunin * Kristina Bader * Elena Doronina * Olga Fyodorova * Sergey Golubev * Nikolay Hrenkov * Alexey Kireev *
Alevtina Kovalenko Alevtina Kovalenko (born September 9, 1980) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2005. Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was fifth in the two-woman event at Winterberg in February 2007. Kovalenko's best finish at the FIBT World ...
* Petr Moiseev * Denis Moiseychenkov *
Alexey Negodaylo Alexey Aleksandrovich Negodaylo (russian: Алексей Александрович Негодайло; born 28 May 1989) is a Russian bobsled Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, ban ...
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Roman Oreshnikov Roman Oreshnikov (russian: Роман Александрович Орешников; born 6 February 1983 in Kerch, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2002. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 2008 ...
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Evgeny Pechonkin Evgeny Gennadyevich Pechonkin (russian: Евгений Геннадьевич Печёнкин; born October 9, 1973, in Krasnodar) is a Russian bobsledder and former track and field athlete who has switched to his current sport in 2005. As a sprin ...
* Yevgeni Popov * Sergey Prudnikov * Alexei Seliverstov * Anastasia Skulkina *
Kirill Sosunov Kirill Olegovich Sosunov (russian: Кири́лл Оле́гович Сосуно́в; born 1 November 1975 in Ryazan) is a Russian long jumper and bobsledder. He is the 1998 European champion, and that year he also set his personal best jump with ...
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Dmitriy Stepushkin Dmitry Fyodorovich Stepushkin (russian: Дмитрий Фёдорович Стёпушкин; 3 September 1975 – 30 June 2022) was a Russian bobsledder who competed from 2000. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Champi ...
* Yulia Timofeeva * Viktoria Tokovaya *
Dmitry Trunenkov Dmitry Vyacheslavovich Trunenkov (russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Труненков; born 19 April 1984) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since the early 2000s. Career He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the ...
* Alexander Ushakov *
Alexey Voyevoda Alexey Ivanovich Voyevoda (russian: Алексей Иванович Воевода; born 9 May 1980) is a Russian bobsledder, professional armwrestler and politician. Bobsleigh A professional bobsleigher since 2002, Voyevoda won silver in the fo ...
* Filipp Yegorov * Andrey Yurkov *
Alexandr Zubkov Alexandr Yuryevich Zubkov (russian: Александр Юрьевич Зубков; born 10 August 1974) is a Russian retired bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals with a silver in 2006 (four ...


Bodybuilding

* Varya Akulova * Sergey Arkhipov * Vladimir Ashcheulov * Aleksandr Fyodorov * Maxim Luzyanin * Evgeny Mishin * Konstantin Nerchenko * Sergei Ogorodnikov * Elena Panova * Mikhail Sazonov *
Aziz Shavershian Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian (russian: link=no, Ази́з Серге́евич Шавершя́н; 24 March 1989 – 5 August 2011), better known as Zyzz, was a Russian-born Australian bodybuilder, personal trainer and model. He established a ...
* Sergey Shelestov * Efim Shifrin * Elena Shportun * Ramesses Tlyakodugov *
Vladimir Turchinsky Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky (russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Турчи́нский; 28 September 1963 – 16 December 2009) was a Russian wrestler, strongman, television and radio presenter, actor, author, singer and bus ...


Bowling

* Maria Bulanova


Boxing

* Aleksandr Alekseyev * Georgy Balakshin * Denis Boytsov *
Valery Brudov Valery Brudov (russian: Валерий Александрович Брудов; born November 27, 1976) in Pskov, Russia is a former professional boxer. He held the WBA interim world cruiserweight title from 2006 until 2007, and challenged twice ...
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Dmitry Bivol Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol (russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Бивол; born 18 December 1990) is a Russian professional boxer who has held the WBA light heavyweight title since 2017. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2013 World Com ...
* Artur Beterbiev * Denise Inkin *
Roman Karmazin Roman Alexandrovich Karmazin (born January 2, 1973) is a Russian former professional boxer. He held the IBF Light Middleweight title. Professional career Karmazin suffered his first loss in 2002, a twelve-round decision against Javier Castillejo ...
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Sergey Kazakov Sergey Kazakov (born July 8, 1976) is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the World Championships 2003 and European Championships 1998, 2002 and 2004 in the Men's Light Flyweight. Kazakov won the European Championships in 1998. In 2000 he ...
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Matvey Korobov Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov (russian: Матвей Георгиевич "Мэтт" Коробов; born 7 January 1983) is a Russian professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBO middleweight title in 2014, as well as the WBC interim mid ...
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Alexander Maletin Alexandr Ivanovich Maletin (russian: Александр Иванович Малетин; born February 6, 1975) is a boxer from Russia best known to win the lightweight world championships 1997. Career Maletin won the bronze medal ...
* Egor Mekhontsev * Dmitry Pirog *
Aleksandr Povetkin Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Povetkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the WBA (Regular) heavy ...
* Roman Romanchuk *
Oleg Saitov Oleg Elekpayevich Saitov (russian: Оле́г Элекпа́евич Саи́тов; (born May 26, 1974 in Novokuybyshevsk, Russian SFSR to a Volga Tatar father and ethnic Russian mother) is a Russian former Olympic boxer. He won the Olympic gol ...
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Aleksei Tishchenko Aleksei Viktorovich Tishchenko (russian: Алексей Викторович Тищенко; born 29 May 1984) is a former Russian Olympic boxer best known to dominate the lower weight classes in the last years winning numerous tit ...
* Kostya Tszyu * Nikolai Valuev *
Sergey Vodopyanov Sergey Vodopyanov (russian: Серге́й Водопьянов) (born 20 September 1987 in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan) is a Russian amateur boxer best known for winning gold in the bantamweight class at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. ...
* Andrey Zamkovoy * Roman Zentsov


Bridge

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Irina Levitina Irina Solomonovna Levitina (born June 8, 1954) is a Russian-American chess and bridge player. In chess, she has been a World Championship Candidate in 1984 and gained the title Woman Grandmaster. In contract bridge she has won five world champio ...


Chess

* Alexander Alekhine *
Ekaterina Atalik Ekaterina Atalik (née Polovnikova; born 14 November 1982 in Kirov) is a Russian- Turkish chess player, who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the European Youth Chess Championship in the under-1 ...
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Mikhail Botvinnik Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, ( – May 5, 1995) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster. The sixth World Chess Champion, he also worked as an electrical engineer and computer scientist and was a pioneer in computer chess. Botvinnik ...
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Elisabeth Bykova Elisaveta Ivanovna Bykova (or ''Elisabeth Bykova'', Russian: Елизаве́та Ива́новна Бы́кова; 4 November 1913 – 8 March 1989) was a Soviet chess player and twice Women's World Chess Champion, from 1953 until 1956, and a ...
* Dmitry Jakovenko * Anatoly Karpov * Garry Kasparov *
Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (russian: Алекса́ндра Константи́новна Костеню́к; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian chess grandmaster who is the former Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021, and the for ...
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Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (russian: Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник; born 25 June 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Cha ...
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Boris Maliutin Boris Evgenievich Maliutin (Maljutin, Malyutin, Malutin) (1883–1920) was a chess master. Chess career He played many tournaments in Saint Petersburg. He took 4th in 1902, 8th in 1903, 13th, 5th, 2nd and 3rd in 1904, tied for 3-4th, tied for 4- ...
* Vasily Smyslov * Artyom Timofeev * Sergey Volkov


Canoeing

* Aleksandr Artemida * Sergey Chemerov *
Viktor Denisov Viktor Denisov (russian: Виктор Денисов, born 2 April 1966 in Kalinin), is a Russian canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. He won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, ...
* Yevgeniy Dorokhin *
Alexander Dyachenko Alexander Igorevich Dyachenko (russian: Александр Игоревич Дьяченко; born 24 January 1990) is a banned Russian sprint canoeist. He won the Men's K-2 200 metres gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Yury Postriga ...
* Konstantin Fomichev * Sergey Gaikov *
Vitaly Galkov Vitaly Aleksandrovich Galkov (russian: Виталий Александрович Галков; May 26, 1939 in Tambov – April 7, 1998 in Moscow) was a Soviet Union, Soviet-born Russian Canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. ...
* Vitaliy Gankin *
Nina Gopova Nina Yuryevna Gopova-Trofimova (russian: Нина Юрьевна Гопова-Трофимова; born 4 May 1953) is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she wo ...
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Oleg Gorobiy Oleg Gorobiy (russian: Олег Горобий), born 7 February 1971 in Voronezh) is a Russian canoe sprinter who competed from 1990 to 2003. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m even ...
* Natalya Gouilly * Evgeny Ignatov *
Vladimir Grushikhin Vladimir Grushikin (russian: Владимир Юрьевич Грушихин; born 11 June 1971 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is an Armenian-Russian sprint canoeist who competed for Armenia in the early 2000s before competing for Russia in the m ...
* Aleksandr Ivanik *
Andrey Kabanov Andrey Kabanov (born August 9, 1971) is a Russian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid -1990s to the early 2000s (decade). He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (C-4 200 m: 1994, 1999; C-4 ...
* Maria Kazakova * Sergey Khovanskiy *
Artem Kononuk Artem Kononuk (russian: Артём Андреевич Кононюк; born December 19, 1989) is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Champ ...
* Andrey Konovalov * Pavel Konovalov * Sergey Kosilov * Larissa Kosorukova * Olga Kostenko *
Aleksandr Kostoglod Aleksandr Viktorovich Kostoglod (russian: Александр Викторович Костоглод, born 31 May 1974) is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won t ...
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Ignat Kovalev Ignat Kovalev is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s. He won two medals in the C-4 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1999 and a silver in 1998 1998 was designated as the ''Inter ...
* Aleksandr Vladimirovich Kovalyov *
Galina Kreft Galina Sergeyevna Kreft-Alekseyeva (russian: Галина Серге́евна Крефт-Алексеева; 14 March 1950 – 24 February 2005) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competin ...
* Roman Kruglyakov * Danila Kuznetsov * Mikhail Kuznetsov *
Vladimir Ladosha Vladimir Ladosha, Rus. Владимир Ладоша, is a Russian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1990s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-4 200 m and C-4 500 m: both 1999), a silve ...
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Dmitry Larionov Dmitry Olegovich Larionov (russian: Дмитрий Олегович Ларионов; born 22 December 1985) is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s in the C-2 class together with his partner Mikhail Kuznetsov. He ...
* Anton Lazko *
Alexander Lipatov Alexander Yevgenyevich Lipatov (russian: Александр Евгеньевич Липатов; born 10 June 1981 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998. At the 2008 Summe ...
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Nikolay Lipkin Nikolay Lipkin (russian: Николай Липкин, born 20 May 1985 in Kasimov, Ryazan Oblast) is a Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since 2003. He received a four-year ban for steroid doping, and was stripped of a ti ...
* Natalia Lobova * Vasiliy Mailov * Ilya Medvedev *
Viktor Melantev Viktor Sergeyevich Melantyev (russian: Виктор Сергеевич Мелантьев; born 2 June 1986) is a Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a complete set of medals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cha ...
* Alexander Nikolaev *
Maxim Opalev Maxim or Maksim may refer to: Entertainment * ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine ** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition ** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition *Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...
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Stepan Oshchepkov Stepan Mikhaylovich Oschepkov (russian: Степан Михайлович Ощепков; 9 January 1934 – 3 January 2012) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. He was born in Vladivostok, Primors ...
* Anastasia Panchenko * Mikhail Pavlov *
Aleksandra Perova Aleksandra Andreyevna Perova (russian: Александра Андреевна Перова) (born 16 May 1982 in Lyubertsy) is a Russian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2002 to 2017. She participated in the K1 event ...
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Pavel Petrov Pavel Pavlovich Petrov (russian: Павел Павлович Петров; born 20 March 1987) is a Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 500 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cha ...
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Vladislav Polzounov Vladislav Polzounov is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one silver (C-4 1000 m: 1997) and four bronzes (C-2 200 m: 1998, C-4 200 m: 2001 Th ...
* Galina Poryvayeva * Natalia Proskurina *
Anton Ryakhov Anton Ryakhov (born May 29, 1980) is an Uzbek-born Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-1 200 m: 2002, K-1 500 m: 200 ...
* Yuliana Salakhova *
Yevgeny Salakhov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Salakhov (russian: Евгений Александрович Салахов; born 25 January 1979) is a Russian former canoe sprinter. Competing in the K-1 event he won a silver medal at the 2011 and a bronze at the 2010 I ...
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Irina Salomykova Irina Salomykova-Vaag (November 28, 1961 – April 12, 2015) was a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K ...
* Anastasia Sergeeva * Andrey Shchegolikhin * Stephan Shevchuk * Andrey Shkiotov * Ivan Shtyl * Tatyana Tischenko *
Anatoli Tishchenko Anatoly Tishchenko (russian: Анатолий Анатольевич Тищенко; born 18 July 1970, in Taganrog) is a Russian sprint canoer who competed from 1989 to 2004. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a b ...
* Olga Tishchenko * Andrey Tissin *
Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina (russian: Елена Тиссина, born February 10, 1977) is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in 1997 (K ...
* Denys Tourtchenkov * Sergey Tsibuinikov * Georgiy Tsybulnikov *
Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin (born October 8, 1977 in Engels) is a Russian canoeist who has been competing since 2001 He won a silver in the men's C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Ulegin has w ...
* Anton Vasilev * Sergey Verlin * Aleksandr Vinogradov *
Konstantin Vishnyakov Konstantin Vishnyakov (born March 6, 1982) is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won two bronze medals in the K-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 2006 and 2007. Vish ...
* Aleskey Volkinskiy *
Alexey Volkonsky Alexei Volkonski (russian: Алексей Волконский), born 4 December 1978 in Vladivostok, is a Russian flatwater canoer. Biography He is a former world and European champion in the Canadian canoe C4 1000m. Volkonsky did not ta ...
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Mikhail Zamotin Mikhail Zamotin (russian: Михаил Замотин; born 14 November 1937 in Leningrad) is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1 ...
* Roman Zarubin * Viktor Zavolskiy


Cross-country skiing

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Ivan Alypov Ivan Vladimirovich Alypov ( Russian: Иван Владимирович Алыпов; born 19 April 1982) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He won the bronze medal in the Team Sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics at ...
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Nikolay Anikin Nikolay Petrovich Anikin (russian: Николай Петрович Аникин; also transliterated as Nikolai or Nikolaj; 25 January 1932 – 14 November 2009) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the late 1950s and early 1960s, ...
* Natalia Baranova-Masalkina *
Nikolay Bazhukov Nikolay Serafimovich Bazhukov (russian: Николай Серафимович Бажуков) (born July 23, 1953 in Troitsko-Pechorsk, Komi ASSR) is a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1980. He won the 15  ...
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Yevgeny Belyayev Yevgeny Prokopievich Belyayev (russian: Евге́ний Проко́пьевич Беля́ев) (March 20, 1954 - March 15, 2003) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and 1980s, representing the Soviet ...
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Yuliya Chepalova Yulia Anatolyevna Chepalova (russian: Ю́лия Анато́льевна Чепа́лова; born 23 December 1976 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russian SFSR) is a former Russian cross-country skier. Early and current personal life Daughter of a cros ...
* Olga Danilova *
Yevgeny Dementyev Yevgeny Alexandrovich Dementyev (russian: Евге́ний Александрович Деме́нтьев, born 17 January 1983 in Tayozhny, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug) is a Russian cross-country skier. He attended Children and Youth Sports ...
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Mikhail Devyatyarov Mikhail Talgatovich Devyatyarov (russian: Михаи́л Талга́тович Девятья́ров; born 25 February 1959 in Chusovoy) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1992, training at Armed Forces sp ...
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Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrylyuk (russian: Ни́на Васи́льевна Гаврылю́к; born 13 April 1965) is a former Soviet (until 1991) and Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. Born in Leningrad, she won f ...
* Mikhail Ivanov *
Irina Khazova Irina Viktorovna Khazova, born ''Irina Artemova'' (russian: Ирина Викторовна Хазова; born March 20, 1984, in Sarov) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 2003 to 2007. She was then suspended for two years for the ...
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Pavel Kolchin Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin (sometimes spelled Pavel Koltsjin; russian: Павел Константинович Колчин; 9 January 1930 – 29 December 2010) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, tr ...
* Natalya Korostelyova *
Nikita Kriukov Nikita Valeryevich Kryukov (russian: Никита Валерьевич Крюков; born 30 May 1985) is a Russian former cross-country skier who competed internationally between 2006 and 2018. He was a sprint specialist who won an Olympic gold ...
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Larisa Kurkina Larisa Nikolaevna Kurkina (russian: Лариса Николаевна Куркина) born December 18, 1973) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympic ...
* Vladimir Kuzin * Larisa Lazutina *
Alexander Legkov Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov (russian: Алекса́ндр Геннáдьевич Легков; born 7 May 1983) is a retired Russian cross-country skier who competed internationally between 2002 and 2017. He has five individual World Cup v ...
* Yevgeniya Medvedeva *
Nikolay Morilov Nikolay Sergeyevich Morilov (russian: Николай Серге́евич Морилов) (born August 11, 1986 in Perm) is a Russian cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championsh ...
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Alexander Panzhinskiy Alexander Eduardovich Panzhinskiy (russian: Александр Эдуардович Панжинский; born March 16, 1989) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was fifth in a sprint event in ...
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Alexei Petukhov Alexey Yevgenyevich Petukhov (russian: Алексей Евгеньевич Петухов; born 28 June 1983) is a Russian cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2019. Career His best World Cup finishes we ...
* Vasily Rochev *
Alyona Sidko Alyona Viktorovna Sidko (russian: Алёна Ви́кторовна Сидько́; born 20 September 1979, Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed between 2000 and 2013. Sidko won a bronze medal in the Individual Sprint at th ...
* Fyodor Simashev * Yuri Skobov *
Fyodor Terentyev Fyodor Mikhaylovich Terentyev (russian: Фёдор Михайлович Терентьев; 4 October 1925 – 20 January 1963) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He won a gold medal in the 4×10 km re ...
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Yelena Välbe Yelena Valeryevna Välbe (russian: Елена Валерьевна Вяльбе, née ''Trubitsyna''; born 20 April 1968) is a Russian former cross-country skier. She won a record-high 14 gold, including all five golds at the 1997 World Champion ...
* Vyacheslav Vedenin *
Vladimir Voronkov Vladimir Petrovich Voronkov (russian: Владимир Петрович Воронков; 20 March 1944 – 25 September 2018) was a Russian cross-country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, training at the Armed Forces sport ...
* Lyubov Yegorova * Nikolay Zimyatov


Curling

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Andrey Drozdov Andrey Anatolyevich Drozdov (russian: Андрей Анатольевич Дроздов; born 23 February 1988) is a Russian curler from Zelenograd. He skips one of the Russian national teams, and is the first Russian men's skip to ever play in ...
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Nkeirouka Ezekh Nkeirouka Khilarievna "Kira" Ezekh (russian: Нкеирука (Кира) Хилариевна Езех; born October 17, 1983) is a Russian curler. She currently skips her own team out of Saint Petersburg. The team won the 2022 Russian Curlin ...
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Margarita Fomina Margarita Mikhailovna Fomina (russian: Маргари́та Миха́йловна Фомина́; born 19 August 1988 in Dmitrov) is a curler from Moscow, Russia. She was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team that won the 2006 European Curling Cha ...
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Ekaterina Galkina Ekaterina Vladimirovna Galkina (russian: Екатери́на Влади́мировна Га́лкина; born 10 August 1988 in Moscow) is a Russian curler. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was part of Ludmila Privivkova's te ...
* Jason Gunnlaugson * Olga Jarkova *
Liudmila Privivkova Liudmila Andreyevna Privivkova (russian: Людмила Андреевна Прививкова) (born 13 September 1986 in Moscow; also spelled Ludmila or Liudmilla, but she spells it Liudmila) is a curler (Skip) from Russia. At the 2006 Winte ...
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Anna Sidorova Anna Vladimirovna Sidorova (russian: А́нна Влади́мировна Си́дорова; born 6 February 1991) is a Russian curler. She currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. Sidorova was the skip of the Russian team tha ...
* Anastassia Skoultan


Cycling

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Tamilla Abassova Tamilla Rashidovna Abassova ( az, Tamilla Rəşid qızı Abbasova, russian: Тамилла Рашидовна Абасова; born 9 December 1982, in Moscow) is a Russian racing cyclist who won the silver medal in the women's sprint event at the ...
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Viatcheslav Ekimov Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov (Russian Вячеслав Владимирович Екимов; born 4 February 1966), nicknamed ''Eki'', is a Russian former professional racing cyclist. A triple Olympic gold medalist, he was awarded the titl ...
* Oksana Grishina *
Eduard Gritsun Eduard Vyacheslavovich Gritsun (russian: Эдуард Вячеславович Грицун; born 4 February 1976 in Rostov-on-Don) is a retired Russian professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1996 : 1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat ...
* Mikhail Ignatiev * Irina Kalentieva *
Alexandr Kolobnev Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev (russian: Александр Васильевич Колобнев; born 4 May 1981) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer. His major victories include winning the 2007 Monte Paschi Eroica, a stage of ...
* Nikolay Kuznetsov *
Alexei Markov Alexei Mikhailovich Markov (; born 26 May 1979 in Moscow) is a Russian former professional track cycling, track and road bicycle racer. Major results Track ;1996 : 2nd Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, Team pursu ...
* Anton Shantyr *
Olga Slyusareva Olga Anatolyevna Slyusareva (russian: Ольга Анатольевна Слюсарева) (born 28 April 1969 in Chervonyi Donets, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian professional racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in the p ...
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Olga Zabelinskaya Olga Sergeyevna Zabelinskaya (also transliterated Zabelinskaia; russian: Ольга Серге́евна Забелинская; born 10 May 1980) is a Russian-born Uzbekistani professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Conti ...
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Zulfiya Zabirova Zulfiya Khasanovna Zabirova (russian: Зульфия Хасановна Забирова; born 19 December 1973) is a Russian professional cycle racer who won the gold medal in the time trial event in the 1996 Olympics and later, in 2002, won th ...


Darts

* Irina Armstrong * Anastasia Dobromyslova *
Roman Konchikov Roman Konchikov (born 23 July 1987 in Moscow) is a former Russian professional darts player. Who played in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. Konchikov qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, and lost 4-3 in the preliminar ...


Diving

* Inga Afonina * Aleksandr Dobroskok * Dmitriy Dobroskok *
Gleb Galperin Gleb Sergeyevich Galperin (russian: Глеб Серге́евич Гальпе́рин; born 25 May 1985, in Moscow) is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform wi ...
* Natalia Mikhaylovna Goncharova *
Vera Ilyina Vera Sergeyevna Ilyina (russian: Вера Серге́евна Ильина, born 20 February 1974) is a Russian diver who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Ilyina is the ...
* Yulia Koltunova *
Yuriy Kunakov Yuriy Aleksandrovič Kunakov (russian: Юрий Александрович Кунаков) is a Russian diver who won the silver medal in the 3 m spring synchro along with Dmitri Sautin in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ...
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Irina Lashko Irina Lashko (russian: Ирина Лашко; born 25 January 1973, in Samara) is a Russian diver who, after her marriage with an Australian, became known as Irina Furler. Lashko competed in four Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (f ...
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Igor Lukashin Igor Vladimirovich Lukashin (russian: Игорь Владимирович Лукашин; born 7 August 1979, in Penza) is Russian diver who, along with Dmitri Sautin, won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, ...
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Yelena Miroshina Yelena Nikolaevna Miroshina (russian: Елена Николаевна Мирошина, 5 June 1974 – 18 December 1995) was a Russian diver, best known for twice winning the gold medal at the European Championships in the 10 m platform, ...
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Alexey Molchanov Alexey Molchanov (russian: Алексей Олегович Молчанов, born 6 March 1987) is a Russian champion freediver, 34-time world champion (AIDA and CMAS), world record holder, and freediving promoter. He is also president of the " ...
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Yuliya Pakhalina Yuliya Vladimirovna Pakhalina (russian: link=no, Юлия Владимировна Пахалина, born 12 September 1977) is a Russian diver. She won the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 3m Synchronized Springboard with partner ...
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Anastasia Pozdniakova Anastasia Yuryevna Pozdnyakova (russian: Анастасия Юрьевна Позднякова; born 11 December 1985) is a Russian diver. Pozdniakova competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with her partner Yulia Pakhalina ...
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Nadezhda Bazhina Nadezhda Valeryevna Bazhina (russian: Надежда Валерьевна Бажина; born 29 December 1987) is a Russian diver. She won the 3 m springboard event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships and at the 2014 European Aquatics ...
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Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin (russian: Дмитрий Иванович Саутин; born 15 March 1974) is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh. Sautin started diving at age seven; however, hi ...
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Vladimir Timoshinin Vladimir Alexandrovich Timoshinin (russian: Владимир Александрович Тимошинин; born July 12, 1970, in Moscow) is a retired diver from Russia, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10 m platfor ...
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Aliaksandr Varlamau Aleksandr Viktorovich Varlamov (russian: Александр Викторович Варламов; born July 18, 1979) is Russian diver who, along with Igor Lukashin, won the bronze medal at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in the men's 10&n ...


Draughts

* Alexander Baljakin *
Alexei Chizhov Alexei Rudolfovich Chizhov (russian: Алексей Рудольфович Чижов; born October 15, 1964 in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российск ...
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Alexander Georgiev Alexander Sergeyevich Georgiev (russian: link=no, Александр Серге́евич Георгиев; born 17 July 1975) is a Russian draughts player. He won the world championship in international draughts in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 201 ...
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Vladimir Kaplan Vladimir Kaplan (January 11, 1925 – September, 2000) was a noted player of pool checkers from Russia. Kaplan was an International Grandmaster who immigrated from Russia in 1977 to live in New York City, New York and by 1983 he played compet ...
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Alex Moiseyev Alexander Moiseyev (born February 19, 1959) is a Soviet-born American draughts player. He holds the title of Grandmaster in international draughts, Russian draughts and English draughts. In this latter he was world champion in the 3-move version f ...
* Rashid Nezhmetdinov *
Alexander Schwarzman Alexander Mikhailovich Schwarzman (russian: Александр Михайлович Шварцман; born 18 September 1967 in Moscow) is an international grandmaster in international draughts, Russian draughts and Brazilian draughts from Russia ...
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Tamara Tansykkuzhina Tamara Mikhailovna Tansykkuzhina (russian: Тамара Михайловна Тансыккужина; ba, Тамара Танһыҡҡужина; born December 11, 1978, in Naberezhnye Chelny, Soviet Union) is a Russia, Russian international drau ...


Electronic sports

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Ivan Demidov Ivan Demidov (russian: Ива́н Деми́дов, ; born 1981) is a professional poker player from Moscow, Russia. Demidov is one of the original "November Nine", having made the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 2 ...


Equestrians

* Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia *
Vladimir Littauer Vladimir Stanislavovitch Littauer (January 10, 1892 – August 31, 1989) was an influential horseback riding master and the author of books and films on educated riding and the training of horses. As a riding instructor, Littauer was in great dema ...
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Karol Rómmel Karol Rómmel (russian: Карл Альфонсович Руммель, german: Karol von Rummel; 23 May 1888 – 7 March 1967) was a Polish and Russian military officer, sportsman and horse rider. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics ...


Fencing

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Karina Aznavourian Karina Borisovna Aznavourian (russian: Карина Борисовна Азнавурян; hy, Կարինա Բորիսի Ազնավուրյան; born 20 September 1974 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Russian épée fencer. She won two gold med ...
* Svetlana Boyko * Inna Deriglazova *
Kamilla Gafurzianova Kamilla Yusufovna Gafurzianova (russian: Камилла Юсуфовна Гафурзянова; born 18 May 1988 in Kazan) is a Russian female fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women' ...
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Pavel Kolobkov Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov (russian: link=no, Павел Анатольевич Колобков, born 22 September 1969) is a retired Russian (and formerly Soviet) épée Fencing, fencer. He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at ...
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Larisa Korobeynikova Larisa Viktorovna Korobeynikova ( rus, Лариса Викторовна Коробейникова, , ɫɐˈrʲisə kərɐˈbʲeɪ̯nʲɪkəvə; born 26 March 1987) is a Russian right-handed foil fencer, 2021 team Olympic champion, 2021 indivi ...
* Nikolay Kovalev * Yevgeniya Lamonova * Tatiana Logounova * Viktoria Nikishina *
Aida Shanayeva Aida Vladimirovna Shanayeva (russian: Аида Владимировна Шанаева, os, Санаты Владимиры чызг Аидæ; born 23 April 1986) is a Russian foil fencer, team Olympic champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wor ...
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Anna Sivkova Anna Vitalyevna Sivkova (russian: Анна Витальевна Сивкова; born 12 April 1982) is a Russian épée fencer, 2004 Olympic team champion., three-time World team champion (2001, 2003, and 2013) and European team champion in 201 ...
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Sofiya Velikaya Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya ( rus, Софья Александровна Великая, , ˈsofʲjə vʲɪˈlʲikəjə; born 8 June 1985) is a Russian sabre fencer. Velikaya is a former European champion (four-time individual, six-time t ...
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Aleksey Yakimenko ) , nationality = Russian , birth_date = , birth_place = Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR , height = 1.84 m , weight = 78 kg , weapon = Sabre , hand = left-handed , club = Dynamo ...
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Oksana Yermakova Oksana Ivanovna Yermakova (russian: Оксана Ивановна Ермакова, et, Oksana Jermakova, also spelled Oxana Ermakova, born 16 April 1973) is an Estonian and Russian épée fencer. She represented Soviet Union in 1991, Estonia ...


Field hockey

* Minneula Azizov * Valeri Belyakov *
Viktor Deputatov Viktor Deputatov (born May 10, 1961) is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul ...
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Aleksandr Goncharov Aleksandr Goncharov (russian: Александр Гончаров; March 27, 1959 – June 19, 1990) was a field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olymp ...
* Aleksandr Gusev * Sergei Klevtsov * Viacheslav Lampeev * Aleksandr Miasnikov * Mikhail Nichepurenko *
Leonid Pavlovski Leonid Viktorovich Pavlovski (russian: Леонид Викторович Павловский, born 29 May 1949) is a retired Russian field hockey defender. He was the captain of the Soviet team that who the bronze medal at the 1980 Olympics in ...
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Sergei Pleshakov Sergei Mikhailovich Pleshakov (russian: Сергей Михайлович Плешаков, born 2 November 1957) is a retired Russian field hockey defender. Together with his twin brother Vladimir he competed in the 1980, 1988 and 1992 Summer ...
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Vladimir Pleshakov Vladimir Mikhailovich Pleshakov (russian: Владимир Михайлович Плешаков, born 2 November 1957) is a retired Russian field hockey goalkeeper. Together with his twin brother Sergei he competed in the 1980, 1988 and 1992 ...
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Tatyana Shvyganova Tatyana Shvyganova (russian: Татьяна Ивановна Швыганова; born November 9, 1960, in Gorky) is a field hockey player and Olympic medalist. Competing for the Soviet Union, she won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olymp ...
* Aleksandr Sychyov * Galina Vyuzhanina * Oleg Zagorodnev * Farit Zigangirov


Figure skating

* Ilia Averbukh * Elena Bechke *
Ludmila Belousova Ludmila Yevgenyevna Belousova (russian: Людмила Евгеньевна Белоусова; 22 November 1935 – 26 September 2017) was a Soviet and Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With her partner and husband Oleg Pr ...
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Elena Berezhnaya Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (russian: Елена Викторовна Бережная, born 11 October 1977) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Anton Sikharulidze, she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medali ...
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Natalia Bestemianova Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova or Bestemyanova (russian: Наталья Филимоновна Бестемьянова, born 6 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With her part ...
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Ekaterina Bobrova Ekaterina Alexandrovna Bobrova (russian: link=no, Екатерина Александровна Боброва, born 28 March 1990) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Dmitri Soloviev, she is the 2014 Olympic champion in the team even ...
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Andrei Bukin Andrei Anatolyevich Bukin (russian: Андрей Анатольевич Букин, born 10 June 1957) is a Soviet and Russian former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union in his competitive career. With his partner Natalia Bestemianova, he ...
* Maria Butyrskaya *
Marina Cherkasova Marina Evgenievna Cherkasova (russian: Марина Евгеньевна Черкасова; born 17 November 1964) is a Russian retired pair skater. With Sergei Shakhrai, she won the 1979 European title at the age of 14. At 15, she was the 1 ...
* Sergei Chetverukhin * Artur Dmitriev * Oksana Domnina * Artur Gachinski * Ekaterina Gordeeva *
Aleksandr Gorelik Aleksandr Yudaevich Gorelik (russian: Александр Юдаевич Горелик; 9 August 1945 – 27 September 2012) was a Soviet Union, Soviet pair skater. He competed with Tatiana Zhuk. They are the 1965 World Figure Skating Champi ...
* Aleksandr Gorshkov * Sergei Grinkov * Oksana Grishuk * Elena Ilinykh *
Kira Ivanova Kira Valentinovna Ivanova (russian: Кира Валентиновна Иванова; 10 January 1963 – 18 December 2001) was a Soviet Russian figure skater. She was the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1985 World silver medalist, a four- ...
* Nikita Katsalapov * Oksana Kazakova *
Fedor Klimov Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov (russian: Фёдор Александрович Климов; born 7 September 1990) is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Ksenia Stolbova, he is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in ...
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Marina Klimova Marina Vladimirovna Klimova (russian: Марина Владимировна Климова; born 28 July 1966) is a former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union and the Unified Team. With skating partner and husband Se ...
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Anjelika Krylova Anjelika Alexeyevna Krylova (russian: Анжелика Алексеевна Крылова; born 4 July 1973) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Oleg Ovsyannikov, she is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time (1998, 1999) World ...
* Ilia Kulik *
Roman Kostomarov Roman Sergeyevich Kostomarov (russian: Роман Серге́евич Костомаров, born 8 February 1977) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Tatiana Navka, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion (2004–05), three-t ...
* Vladimir Kovalev * Maxim Kovtun *
Natalia Linichuk Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk (; born 6 February 1956) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Gennadi Karponosov, she is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World cham ...
* Yulia Lipnitskaya *
Irina Lobacheva Irina Viktorovna Lobacheva (russian: Ирина Викторовна Лобачёва; born 18 February 1973) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner and former husband Ilia Averbukh, she is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist, the ...
* Oleg Makarov *
Maxim Marinin Maxim Viktorovich Marinin (russian: link=no, Максим Викторович Маринин, born 23 March 1977) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World cham ...
* Andrei Minenkov *
Alexei Mishin Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin (russian: link=no, Алексей Николаевич Мишин; born 8 March 1941) is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he is the 1969 World silver medalist and ...
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Natalia Mishkutenok Natalia Yevgenievna Mishkutionok (russian: Наталья Евгеньевна Мишкутёнок, born 14 July 1970) is a Belarusian former pair skater. With Artur Dmitriev, she is the 1992 Olympic champion, the 1994 Olympic silver medalist ...
* Irina Moiseeva *
Tamara Moskvina Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina (, née Bratus, Братусь; born 26 June 1941) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitive skater. Competing in pairs with Alexei Mishin, she became the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national ...
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Tatiana Navka Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka (russian: Татьяна Александровна Навка; born 13 April 1975) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer and wife of Dmitry Peskov. With her dance partner Roman Kostomarov, she is the 2006 Olymp ...
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Oleg Ovsyannikov Oleg Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov (russian: Олег Владимирович Овсянников; born 23 January 1970) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Anjelika Krylova, he is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time ...
* Lyudmila Pakhomova * Nikolai Panin *
Denis Petrov Denis Alekseyevich Petrov (russian: Денис Алексеевич Петров; born 3 March 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Unified Team. With his then ...
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Evgeni Platov Evgeni Arkadievich Platov (Ukrainian to English: Ev'heni Arkadievich Platov) (russian: Евгений Аркадьевич Платов; born August 7, 1967; Ukrainian: Євген Аркадійович Платов) is a Russian former competit ...
* Evgeni Plushenko *
Sergei Ponomarenko Sergei Vladilenovich Ponomarenko (russian: Серге́й Владиленович Пономаренко; born October 6, 1960) is a Russian former competitive Ice dancing, ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union and the Unified Te ...
* Oleg Protopopov * Irina Rodnina *
Larisa Selezneva Larisa Yurievna Selezneva (russian: Лариса Юрьевна Селезнёва; born September 12, 1963 in Leningrad) is a Russian former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With her husband Oleg Makarov, she is the 1984 Olympic br ...
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Maxim Shabalin Maxim Andreyevich Shabalin (russian: Максим Андреевич Шабалин; born 25 January 1982) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. He and partner Oksana Domnina are the 2010 Olympic bronze medalists, the 2009 World Champions ...
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Sergei Shakhrai Sergei Semyonovich Shakhrai (russian: Серге́й Семёнович Шахрай; born 28 June 1958) is a Russian retired pair skater. With partner Marina Cherkasova, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, 1980 World champion, and 1979 ...
* Anton Sikhuralidze * Irina Slutskaya * Lyudmila Smirnova *
Elena Sokolova Elena Sergeyevna Sokolova (russian: Елена Сергеевна Соколова; born 15 February 1980) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist (2003–2004, 200 ...
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Dmitri Soloviev Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Соловьёв, born July 18, 1989) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Bobrova, he is the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2013 World bro ...
* Adelina Sotnikova *
Ksenia Stolbova Ksenia Andreyevna Stolbova (russian: Ксе́ния Андре́евна Столбо́ва; born 7 February 1992) is a retired Russian pair skater who skated with Andrei Novoselov and Fedor Klimov. She is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the ...
* Andrei Suraikin *
Tatiana Totmianina Tatiana Ivanovna Totmianina (russian: Татьяна Ивановна Тотьмянина; born 2 November 1981) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. With partner Maxim Marinin, she is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion, ...
* Maxim Trankov *
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Elizaveta Sergeyevna Tuktamysheva ( ; rus, Елизавета Серге́евна Туктамышева, , jɪlʲɪzɐˈvʲetə tʊktɐˈmɨʂɨvə; born 17 December 1996) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2015 World champion, the 202 ...
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Alexei Ulanov Alexei Nikolaevich Ulanov (russian: Алексей Николаевич Уланов; born 4 November 1947) is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Irina Rodnina, he is the 1972 Olympic champion and a four-time (1969–19 ...
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Alexei Urmanov Alexei Yevgenyevich Urmanov (; born 17 November 1973) is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 1994 Olympic champion, the 1993 World bronze medalist, the 1997 European champion, the 1995–96 Champions Series Final ...
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Maya Usova Maya Valentinovna Usova (russian: Майя Валентиновна Усова; born 22 May 1964) is a Russian former Ice dancing, ice dancer. With Alexander Zhulin, she is a two-time Olympic medalist (Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics ...
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Elena Valova Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (russian: Елена Александровна Валова; born 4 January 1963) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With her then-husband Oleg Vasiliev, she is the 19 ...
* Oleg Vasiliev *
Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova (; married name: Butsaeva (russian: Буцаева); born 30 July 1982) is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor. She is a four-time (1999–2002) European bronze medalist, the 2002 Grand Prix Final b ...
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Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Andreyеvna Volosozhar (russian: Татьяна Андреевна Волосожар, uk, Тетяна Андріївна Волосожар; born 22 May 1986) is a Ukrainian-born Russian pair skater. With Maxim Trankov, she is the tw ...
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Alexei Yagudin Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin ( rus, Алексей Константинович Ягудин, , ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪ̯ kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪt͡ɕ ɪ̯ɪˈɡudʲɪn, Ru-Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin.ogg; 18 March 1980) is a Russian former co ...
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Alexander Zaitsev Alexander Zaytsev may refer to: *Alexander Zaytsev (artist), Alexander Dmitryevich Zaytsev (1903–1982), Russian painter and art educator *Alexander Zaytsev (pilot), Alexander Andreyevich Zaytsev (1911–1965), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the ...
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Tatyana Zhuk Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk (russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Жук, January 1, 1946 - March 21, 2011) was a Soviet/Russian pair skater. With partner Aleksandr Gorelik, she was the 1968 Winter Olympics silver medalist. They were al ...
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Alexander Zhulin Alexander (Sasha) Viacheslavovich Zhulin (; born 20 July 1963) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With Maya Usova, he is a two-time Olympic medalist ( 1994 silver, 1992 bronze), the 1993 World champion, and the 1993 Europe ...


Football (soccer)

* Igor Akinfeev * Eugeny Aldonin *
Andrei Arshavin Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin (russian: Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин ; born 29 May 1981) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger or midfielder. Arshavin began his career at Zenit Saint Petersburg in ...
* Aleksandr Deryomov (1949–2004) * Alan Dzagoev * Sergey Ignashevich *
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Martynov Aleksandr Nikolayevich Martynov (russian: Александр Николаевич Мартынов) (1892–1956) was an association football player. Club career Martynov played for ZKS, Sokolniki, Novogireeyevo, SKL and Union in Moscow. He w ...
* Erast Osipyan * Roman Pavlyuchenko * Andrei Suvorov (1887–1917) *
Lev Yashin Lev Ivanovich Yashin (russian: Лев Иванович Яшин; 22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990), nicknamed the "Black Spider" or the "Black Panther", was a Soviet professional footballer regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the hi ...
* Dmitri Zhdanov * Yury Zhirkov * Aleksandr Golovin *
Aleksei Miranchuk Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk ( rus, Алексей Андреевич Миранчук, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪrɐnˈtɕuk; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder ...
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Denis Cheryshev Denis Dmitriyevich Cheryshev (russian: link=no, Денис Дмитриевич Черышев, p=dʲɪˈnʲis ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕerɨʂɨf; born 26 December 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for c ...
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Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov (russian: Александр Анатольевич Кержаков ; born 27 November 1982) is a Russian football manager and former professional football player who played as a striker. He is the most proli ...
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Artem Dzyuba Artem (or Artyom) Sergeyevich Dzyuba (russian: Артём Сергеевич Дзюба, ; born 22 August 1988) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for the Russia national football team. He began his career with Spa ...
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Aleksandr Kokorin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kokorin ('' né'' Kartashov; russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Коко́рин, ; born 19 March 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot club Aris Limassol ...


Freestyle skiing

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Marina Cherkasova (skier) Marina Yevgenyevna Cherkasova (russian: Марина Евгеньевна Черкасова, born 1 March 1972) is a Russian freestyle skier who specializes in the moguls discipline and competed at four Winter Olympics. She was born in Moscow ...
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Egor Korotkov Egor Vadimovich Korotkov (russian: Его́р Вади́мович Коротко́в; born 14 April 1986) is a Russian freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline. Career He finished fifth at the 2006 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski C ...
* Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova * Vladimir Lebedev * Dmitry Marushchak *
Daria Serova Daria Yevgenyevna Serova (russian: link=no, Дария Евгеньевна Серова, born 24 July 1982 in Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast) is a Russian freestyle skiing, freestyle skier who specializes in the Mogul skiing, moguls discipline. She com ...
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Sergey Shupletsov Sergey Borisovich Shupletsov (russian: Сергей Борисович Шуплецов; April 25, 1970 in Chusovoy – July 14, 1995 in La Clusaz) was a Russian freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1 ...
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Alexandr Smyshlyaev Alexandr Aleksandrovich Smyshlyaev (russian: Александр Александрович Смышляев, born 16 March 1987) is a Russian freestyle skier who specializes in the moguls discipline. Career Smyshlyaev competed at the 2006, 2 ...


Go

* Alexandre Dinerchtein *
Svetlana Shikshina Svetlana Valeryevna Shikshina (, born March 7, 1980) is a professional Go player from Russia, one of only four western women to date to reach professional status. She achieved this in 2002, affiliated to the Hanguk Kiwon (the Korean Baduk Associ ...


Golf

* Svetlana Gounkina *
Maria Kostina Maria Alexandrovna Kostina (born 25 June 1983) is a Russian golfer. In July 2007 she became the first Russian, male or female, to play in a major golf championship by participating in the U.S. Women's Open Kostina was the Russian Amateur Champion ...
* Maria Verchenova


Gymnastics

* Denis Ablyazin * Ksenia Afanasyeva *
Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov (russian: Никола́й Ефи́мович Андриа́нов; 14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011) was a Soviet and Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, ...
* David Belyavskiy *
Aliya Mustafina Aliya Farkhatovna Mustafina (russian: Алия Фархатовна Мустафина) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. With a combined total of 45 Olympic, World and European Championship medals, she is considered one of the most success ...
* Svetlana Khorkina *
Viktoria Komova Viktoria Aleksandrovna Komova (russian: Виктория Александровна Комова; born 30 January 1995) is a former Russian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, having won silver medals in the all-around and te ...
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Tatiana Nabieva Tatiana Olegovna Nabieva (russian: Татьяна Олеговна Набиева; born November 21, 1994, in Pushkin) is a Russian artistic gymnast who has won four World Championship medals. She is known for the F-rated uneven bars skill named ...
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Yelena Produnova Yelena Sergeyevna Produnova, also known as Elena (russian: Елена Серге́евна Продунова; born 15 February 1980), is a Russian former competitive Gymnastics, gymnast. Her senior international career lasted from 1995 to 2000 ...
* Elena Zamolodchikova * Evgenia Kanaeva * Irina Tchachina * Alina Kabaeva *
Daria Dmitrieva Darya Andreyevna Dmitriyeva ( rus, Дарья Андреевна Дмитриева, , ˈdarʲɪ̯ə ˈdmʲitrʲɪ(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 22 June 1993) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around silver medalist, the 2010 Worl ...
* Yanina Batyrchina *
Yana Kudryavtseva Yana Alexeyevna Kudryavtseva (russian: Я́на Алексе́евна Кудря́вцева; born 30 September 1997) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympic All-around silver medalist, three-time World Champi ...
* Amina Zaripova *
Oxana Kostina Oksana Alexandrovna Kostina (russian: Оксана Александровна Костина; 15 April 1972 – 11 February 1993) was a Soviet and Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 1992 World All-around champion and 1992 Europ ...
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Daria Kondakova Daria Vladimirovna Kondakova (russian: Дарья Владимировна Кондакова; born 30 July 1991) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time ( 2011, 2010, 2009) World all-around silver medalist, the ...
* Margarita Mamun *
Olga Kapranova Olga Sergeyevna Kapranova (russian: Ольга Серге́евна Капра́нова; born 6 December 1987) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2005 World All-around champion, the 2007 World All-around bronze medal ...
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Ksenia Dudkina Ksenia Pavlovna Dudkina (russian: Ксения Павловна Дудкина; born 25 February 1995) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast from Omsk, Russia. She is the 2012 Olympics Group All-around champion, the 2011 World Group All-around sil ...
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Yelena Posevina Yelena Aleksandrovna Posevina (russian: Елена Александровна Посевина, born 13 February 1986) is a Russian former group rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time Group Olympic champion, who attended Olympic Games on 2004 and 20 ...
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Anastasia Nazarenko Anastasia Konstantinovna Nazarenko (russian: Анастасия Константиновна Назаренко; born 17 January 1993) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympics Group All-around champion, the 2011 World Gro ...
* Alexei Nemov * Emin Garibov * Nikolai Kuksenkov *
Vera Sessina Vera Valeryevna Sessina (russian: Вера Валерьевна Сесина, born 23 February 1986) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2007 World All-around silver medalist, the 2006 European All-around Champion, two time (2 ...
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Galina Shugurova Galima Akhmetkareevna Shugurova (russian: Галима Ахметкареевна Шугурова; Tatar: Галима Әхмәтгәрәй кызы Шөгурова; born 8 November 1953 in Omsk) is a retired rhythmic gymnast who competed for ...
* Yuri Titov * Or Tokayev, Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast


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Yekaterina Andryushina Yekaterina Sergeyevna Andryushina (russian: Екатерина Серге́евна Андрюшина) (August 17, 1985) is a former Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.
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Irina Bliznova Irina Yuryevna Bliznova (russian: Ирина Юрьевна Близнова, born 6 October 1986) is a Russian handball player, who plays for Lada Togliatti. She won the gold medal at the 2005 and 2007 world championships and 2016 Rio Olympics, ...
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Mikhail Chipurin Mikhail Alekseevich Chipurin (russian: Михаил Алексеевич Чипурин, born 17 November 1980) is a former Russian handball player for the Russian national team. In 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of ...
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Yelena Dmitriyeva Yelena Viktorovna Dmitriyeva, née Chaplina (russian: Елена Викторовна Дмитриева; born 1 July 1983 in Astrakhan) is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russia women's national handball team, Russian wom ...
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Dmitry Filippov Dmitry Filippov (russian: Дмитрий Рудольфович Филиппов; born 19 May 1969 in Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920 ...
* Aleksandr Gorbatikov *
Vyacheslav Gorpishin Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Gorpishin (russian: Вячеслав Николаевич Горпишин, born January 20, 1970) is a Russian team handball player and Olympic champion from 2000 in Sydney.Vitali Ivanov *
Anna Kareyeva Anna Vasilyevna Kareyeva (russian: Анна Васильевна Кареева; born 10 May 1977) is a Russian handball player who competed internationally with the Russian national team. She has won the World Championship three time ...
* Oleg Khodkov *
Eduard Koksharov Eduard Aleksandrovich Koksharov (russian: link=no, Эдуард Александрович Кокшаров, born 4 November 1975) is a Russian handball player and coach of the Russian national team. He played as a left winger. He retired from ...
* Alexey Kostygov * Denis Krivoshlykov * Vasily Kudinov *
Oleg Kuleshov Oleg Mikhaylovich Kuleshov (russian: Олег Михайлович Кулешов, born 15 April 1974) is a former Russian handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Currently he is the head coach o ...
* Stanislav Kulinchenko * Dmitry Kuzelev *
Andrey Lavrov Andrey Ivanovich Lavrov (russian: Андрей Иванович Лавров; born March 26, 1962, in Krasnodar) is a Russian (and former Soviet) handball goalkeeper and the only three times Olympic handball champion. Lavrov is also one of only ...
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Yekaterina Marennikova Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Marennikova (russian: link=no, Екатерина Александровна Маренникова; born 29 April 1982) is a Russian handball player, world champion and olympic medallist playing for HC Kuban Krasnodar ...
* Sergey Pogorelov *
Yelena Polenova Yelena Dmitrievna Polenova (Russian: Елена Дмитриевна Поленова; 15 November 1850, Saint Petersburg - 7 November 1898, Moscow) was a Russian painter and graphic artist in the Art Nouveau style. She was one of the first ill ...
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Irina Poltoratskaya Irina Igorevna Poltoratskaya (russian: Ирина Игоревна Полторацкая, born 12 March 1979 in Antratsyt, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.
* Lyudmila Postnova * Alexey Rastvortsev *
Oxana Romenskaya Oksana Viktorovna Romenskaya (russian: Оксана Викторовна Роменская; 6 June 1976 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) i ...
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Natalia Shipilova Natalya Borisovna Shipilova (russian: Наталья Борисовна Шипилова; December 31, 1979 in Volgograd) is a Russian team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a ...
* Maria Sidorova * Pavel Sukosyan *
Inna Suslina Inna Evgenevna Suslina (russian: Инна Евгеньевна Суслина) (born January 5, 1979) is a Russian team handball player, who last played for HC Vardar and Russia women's national handball team.Dmitri Torgovanov *
Aleksandr Tuchkin Aleksandr Arkadyevich Tuchkin (born 15 July 1964) is a Russian team handball player and Olympic champion from 2000 in Sydney.Emiliya Turey * Yana Uskova *
Lev Voronin Lev Alekseyevich Voronin (russian: Лев Алексеевич Воронин; 22 February 1928 – 24 June 2008) was a Soviet and Russian official. He served as a First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union, First Deputy Chairman of the Counci ...


Ice hockey

* Maxim Afinogenov * Maria Batalova * Ilya Bryzgalov *
Pavel Bure Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (russian: Па́вел Влади́мирович Буре́, ; born March 31, 1971) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played the right wing position. Nicknamed "the Russian Rocket" for his speed, Bu ...
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Valeri Bure Valeri Vladimirovich "Val" Bure (; rus, Валерий Владимирович Буре, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj bʊˈrɛ; born June 13, 1974) is a Russian-American former ice hockey right winger. He played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League ( ...
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Pavel Datsyuk Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (, ; born 20 July 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Datsyuk was nicknamed the "Magic Man" honoring his incredible stickhandling and creativity with the puck. From 2001 to 2016, he played for the ...
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Vitaly Davydov Vitali Semyonovich Davydov (russian: Виталий Семенович Давыдов), born 1 April 1939 in Moscow, is a retired Russian ice hockey player who spent his entire club career with Dynamo Moscow of the Top Soviet Hockey Championship. ...
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Sergei Fedorov Sergei Viktorovich Fyodorov (; born December 13, 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). During his playing career, for which he is best known fo ...
* Viacheslav Fetisov *
Irina Gashennikova Irina Vladimirovna Gashennikova (russian: Ирина Владимировна Гашенникова, born 11 May 1975) is a Russian retired ice hockey goaltender. International career Gashennikova represented Russia with the Russian national t ...
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Sergei Gonchar Sergei Viktorovich Gonchar ( rus, Серге́й Ви́кторович Гонча́р, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪdʑ ɡɐnʲˈtɕar; born 13 April 1974) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and a former assistant coach f ...
* Denis Gurianov *
Alexei Gusarov Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov (russian: Алексей Васильевич Гусаров) (born July 8, 1964) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. ...
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Valeri Kamensky Valeri Viktorovich Kamenski (russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Playing career Before the National Hockey League (NHL), h ...
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Alexandra Kapustina Alexandra Vitaliyevna Kapustina (russian: Александра Витальевна Капустина) (born 7 April 1984) is a Russian ice hockey defender. International career Kapustina was selected for the Russia national women's ice hocke ...
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Alexander Karpovtsev Alexander Georgievich Karpovtsev (russian: Александр Георгиевич Карповцев; April 7, 1970 – September 7, 2011) was a Russian ice hockey player and an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the ...
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Alexei Kasatonov Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov (russian: link=no, Алексей Викторович Касатонов; born 14 October 1959) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who was a long-time member of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. Car ...
* Darius Kasparaitis *
Nikolai Khabibulin Nikolai Alexandrovich Khabibulin (; rus, Николай Александрович Хабибулин, p=xəbʲɪˈbulʲɪn, born January 13, 1973) is a Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Known by the nickname "The Bulin Wall", h ...
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Valeri Kharlamov The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ...
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Vladimir Konstantinov Vladimir Nikolaevich Konstantinov (russian: Владимир Николаевич Константинов; born March 19, 1967) is a Russians, Russian-Americans, American former professional ice hockey player who played his entire National Hocke ...
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Ilya Kovalchuk Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk (russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Montrea ...
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Andrei Kovalenko Andrei Nikolaevich Kovalenko (russian: Андрей Николаевич Коваленко; born June 7, 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Aval ...
* Alexei Kovalev *
Vyacheslav Kozlov Vyacheslav Anatolevich "Slava" Kozlov (russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Козлов; born May 3, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger. Kozlov was a member of the Stanley Cup winning Detroit Red Wings t ...
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Igor Kravchuk Igor Aleksandrovich Kravchuk (russian: Игорь Александрович Кравчук; born September 13, 1966) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who spent several seasons in the Soviet League and then in the National Hock ...
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Vladimir Krutov Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov (russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Крутов; 1 June 1960 – 6 June 2012), nicknamed "The Tank", was a Soviet ice hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the fam ...
* Igor Larionov *
Yekaterina Lebedeva Yekaterina Sergeyevna Lebedeva (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Лебедева; born 14 September 1989 in Yekaterinburg, Russian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian ice hockey forward. On December 12, 2017 she and five other Ru ...
* Sergei Makarov * Evgeni Malkin *
Aleksandr Maltsev Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
* Andrei Markov * Boris Mironov *
Dmitri Mironov Dmitri Olegovich Mironov (; born December 25, 1965) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the eighth round, 160th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He was part of the 1 ...
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Boris Mikhailov Boris Mikhailov may refer to: * Boris Mikhailov (Comintern), representative of the Communist International to the US in 1929-30 * Boris Mikhailov (photographer) (born 1938), fine art photographer * Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey) (born 1944), former ...
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Elina Mitrofanova Elina Sergeyevna Mitrofanova (russian: Элина Сергеевна Митрофанова; born 28 January 1992) is a Russian ice hockey player, currently playing with HC Agidel Ufa of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). She represented at the ...
* Alexander Mogilny *
Aleksey Morozov Alexei Alekseyevich Morozov (russian: Алексей Алексе́евич Морозов; born 16 February 1977) is the president of the Kontinental Hockey League and a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played professional ho ...
* Evgeni Nabokov * Sergei Nemchinov *
Andrei Nikolishin Andrei Vasilievich Nikolishin (russian: Андрей Васильевич Николишин; born March 25, 1973) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who last played for Sokil Kyiv of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine. Over ...
* Alexander Ovechkin *Maria Pechnikova *Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov *Anna Prugova *Alexander Radulov *Sergei Samsonov *Alexander Semin *Anna Shibanova *Anna Shukina *Yelena Silina *Olga Sosina *Andrei Svechnikov *Valeria Tarakanova *Anna Timofeyeva (ice hockey), Anna Timofeyeva *German Titov (ice hockey), German Titov *Vladislav Tretiak *Oleg Tverdovsky *Semyon Varlamov *Alexei Yashin *Anton Volchenkov *Alexei Zhitnik *Viktor Zinger *Sergei Zubov


Judo

*Lyubov Bruletova *Tea Donguzashvili *Arsen Galstyan *Mansur Isaev *Tagir Khaybulaev *Vitali Kuznetsov (judoka), Vitali Kuznetsov *Vladimir Nevzorov *Serhiy Novikov (judo fighter), Serhiy Novikov *Yelena Petrova *Nikolai Solodukhin


Martial Arts

*Aleksander Emelianenko *Aleksei Oleinik *Alexander Volkov (fighter), Alexander Volkov *Andrey Koreshkov *Askar Askarov *Damir Ismagulov *Fedor Emelianenko *Islam Makhachev *Khabib Nurmagomedov *Magomed Ankalaev *Movsar Evloev *Petr Yan *Sergei Kharitonov *Sergei Pavlovich *Shamil Abdurakhimov *Tagir Ulanbekov *Umar Nurmagomedov *Usman Nurmagomedov *Vadim Nemkov *Valentin Moldavsky *Yana Kunitskaya *Zabit Magomedsharipov *Zubaira Tukhugov


Luge

*Denis Alimov *Yuliya Anashkina *Vladislav Antonov *Yevgeny Vladimirovich Belousov, Yevgeny Belousov *Aleksandr Belyakov *Gennady Belyakov *Vladimir Boitsov *Sergey Danilin *Albert Demtschenko *Alexander Denisyev *Valery Dudin *Stepan Fedorov *Irina Gubkina *Tatiana Ivanova *Yuri Kharchenko *Dmitriy Khamkin *Natalia Khoreva *Viktor Kneib *Semen Kolobayev *Boris Kuryschkin *Mikhail Kuzmich *Pavel Kuzmich *Yekaterina Lavrentyeva *Ivan Lazarev (luger) *Aleksey Lebedev *Vladimir Makhnutin *Stanislav Mikheev *Roman Molvistov *Ivan Nevmerzhitski *Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova *Lyubov Panyutina *Pyotr Popov *Pavel Porzhnev *Vladimir Prokhorov *Alexandra Rodionova *Kiril Serikov *Anastasiya Skulkina *Jury Talykh *Jury Veselov *Yuliya Vetlova *Aleksandr Yegorov (luger), Aleksandr Yegorov *Vladislav Yuzhakov *Aleksei Zelensky *
Alexandr Zubkov Alexandr Yuryevich Zubkov (russian: Александр Юрьевич Зубков; born 10 August 1974) is a Russian retired bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals with a silver in 2006 (four ...


Nordic skiing

*Sergey Chervyakov *Vyacheslav Dryagin *Andrey Dundukov *Alexey Fadeyev *Ildar Garifullin *Nikolay Gusakov *Valeriy Kapaev *Nikolay Kiselyov (athlete), Nikolay Kiselyov *Valery Kobelev *Dmitry Kochkin *Allar Levandi *Robert Makara *Sergey Maslennikov *Alexander Mayorov *Niyaz Nabeev *Nikolay Nogovitsyn *Aleksandr Nossov *Ivan Panin (skier) *Nikolai Parfionov *Alexander Prosvirnin *Dmitry Sinitsyn *Valeri Stolyarov


Pentathlon

*Andrey Moiseyev *Boris Nepokupnoy *Dmitri Svatkovskiy *Eduard Zenovka


Pool

*Anastasia Luppova *Konstantin Stepanov


Professional wrestling

*Salman Hashimikov *Alex Koslov *Ivan Markov *Victor Zangiev *Alexander Zass


Racing

*Sergey Afanasyev (racing driver), Sergey Afanasyev *Mikhail Aleshin *Yuri Baiborodov *Aleksei Dudukalo *Nikolai Fomenko *Lev Fridman *Misha Goikhberg *Boris Ivanowski *Dimitri Jorjadze *Alessandro Vita Kouzkin *Sergei Krylov (racing driver), Sergei Krylov *Daniil Kvyat *Kirill Ladygin *Ivan Lukashevich *Alexander Lvov *Viktor Maslov (racing driver), Viktor Maslov *Nikita Mazepin *Sergey Mokshantsev *Daniil Move *Anton Nebylitskiy *Vitaly Petrov, Formula 1 driver *Andrei Romanov (racing driver), Andrei Romanov *Roman Rusinov *Timur Sadredinov *Ivan Samarin (racing driver), Ivan Samarin *Viktor Shapovalov *David Sigachev *Sergey Sirotkin (racing driver), Sergey Sirotkin *Andrey Smetsky *Max Snegirev *Konstantin Tereshchenko *Igor Troubetzkoy *Alexander Tyuryumin *Alexey Vasilyev (racing driver), Alexey Vasilyev *Evgeny Zelenov *Maxim Zimin *Sergei Zlobin


Rally

*Vladimir Chagin *Firdaus Kabirov *Eduard Nikolaev *Evgeny Novikov *Leonid Novitskiy


Rowing

*Aleksandr Berkutov *Valentin Boreyko *Boris Dubrovskiy *Vladimir Eshinov *Sergey Fedorovtsev *Oleg Golovanov *Yelena Khloptseva *Aleksandr Klepikov *Gennadi Korshikov *Igor Kravtsov *Mikhail Kuznetsov (rower), Mikhail Kuznetsov *Aleksandr Lukyanov *Nikolay Ivanov (rower), Nikolay Ivanov *Vyacheslav Ivanov (rower), Vyacheslav Ivanov *Yury Malyshev (rower), Yury Malyshev *Anatoliy Sass *Nikolay Spinyov *Aleksey Svirin *Aleksandr Timoshinin *Yuriy Tyukalov *Oleg Tyurin


Rugby league

*Robert Campbell (rugby league), Robert Campbell *Andrei Olari *Sam Obst *Ian Rubin


Rugby union

*Vasily Artemiev *Igor Galinovskiy *B.P. Gavrilov *Kirill Kulemin *Alexander Obolensky *Alexandre Tichonov


Shooting

*Yevgeni Aleinikov *Sergei Alifirenko *Alexei Alipov *Boris Andreyev (shooter), Boris Andreyev *Haralds Blaus, Harry Blau *Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov, Antoli Bogdanov *Vasily Borisov *Yevgeny Cherkasov *Valentina Cherkasova *Svetlana Demina *Yuri Fedkin *Lyubov Galkina *Irina Gerasimenok *Tatiana Goldobina *Vladimir Isakov *Artem Khadjibekov *Boris Kokorev *Grigory Kosykh *Olga Gennadyevna Kuznetsova, Olga Kuznetsova *Marina Logvinenko *Vasily Mosin *Mikhail Nestruyev *Natalia Paderina *Yevgeni Petrov (sport shooter), Yevgeni Petrov *Sergei Polyakov *Sergei Pyzhianov *Viktor Shamburkin *Renart Suleymanov *Viktor Torshin *Viktor Vlasov (sport shooter), Viktor Vlasov *Aleksandr Zabelin


Short track speed skating

*Viktor Ahn *Yuliya Allagulova *Tatiana Borodulina *Semion Elistratov *Vladimir Grigorev *Natalya Isakova *Viktoriya Troytskaya *Yuliya Vlasova *Ruslan Zakharov (born 1987), Ruslan Zakharov


Skeleton

* Konstantin Aladachvili *Sergey Chudinov *Olga Korobkina *Yekaterina Mironova *Elena Nikitina *Aleksandr Tretyakov (skeleton racer), Aleksandr Tretyakov *Svetlana Trunova *Yelena Yudina


Ski jumping

*Irina Avvakumova *Vladimir Belussov *Ildar Fatchullin *Dimitry Ipatov *Nikolay Kamenskiy *Pavel Karelin *Arthur Khamidulin *Valery Kobelev *Denis Kornilov *Ilya Rosliakov *Roman Sergeevich Trofimov *Dimitry Vassiliev


Snowboarding

*Svetlana Boldykova *Stanislav Detkov *Yekaterina Ilyukhina *Nikolay Olyunin *Yuri Podladchikov *Andrey Sobolev *Yekaterina Tudegesheva *Vic Wild *Alena Zavarzina


Speed skating

*Yekaterina Abramova *Tatyana Averina *Varvara Barysheva *Svetlana Bazhanova *Oleg Bozhev *Natalya Donchenko *Dmitry Dorofeyev *Olga Fatkulina *Svetlana Fedotkina *Sergey Fokichev *Natalya Glebova *Olga Graf *Yevgeny Grishin (speed skater), Yevgeny Grishin *Aleksandr Golubev (speed skater), Aleksandr Golubev *Rafayel Grach *Nikolay Gulyayev *Klara Guseva *Sergey Khlebnikov *Sergey Klevchenya *Berta Kolokoltseva *Viktor Kosichkin *Vera Krasnova *Yevgeny Kulikov *Galina Likhachova *Yekaterina Lobysheva *Vladimir Lobanov *Igor Malkov *Yuri Mikhaylov *Valery Muratov *Vladimir Orlov (speed skater), Vladimir Orlov *Natalya Petrusyova *Tamara Rylova *Yekaterina Shikhova *Tatyana Sidorova *Boris Shilkov *Lidiya Skoblikova *Ivan Skobrev *Yuliya Skokova *Boris Stenin *Valentina Stenina *Galina Stepanskaya *Lyudmila Titova *Svetlana Vysokova *Irina Yegorova *Svetlana Zhurova


Sumo

*Aran Hakutora *Hakurozan Yūta *Alan Karaev *Rohō Yukio *Wakanohō Toshinori


Swimming

*Sergey Fesikov *Andrey Grechin *Larisa Ilchenko *Danila Izotov *Stanislava Komarova *Sergey Koplyakov *Andrey Korneyev *Yevgeny Korotyshkin *Marina Kosheveya *Vladislav Kulikov *Yevgeny Lagunov *Nikita Lobintsev *Vladimir Morozov (swimmer), Vladimir Morozov *Denis Pankratov *Mikhail Polischuk *Igor Polyansky *Alexander Popov (swimmer), Alexander Popov *Yevgeny Sadovyi *Vladimir Salnikov *Roman Sludnov *Alexander Sukhorukov *Arkady Vyatchanin *Yuliya Yefimova *Anastasia Valeryevna Zuyeva, Anastasia Zuyeva


Synchronized swimming

*Yelena Antonova (synchronised swimmer), Yelena Antonova *Elena Azarova, Yelena Azarova *Olga Brusnikina *Anastasia Davydova *Mariya Gromova *Natalia Ishchenko *Elvira Khasyanova *Mariya Kiselyova *Olga Kuzhela *Olga Novokshchenova *Yelena Ovchinnikova *Irina Pershina *Svetlana Romashina *Olga Sedakova (synchronized swimmer), Olga Sedakova *Anna Shorina *Yelena Soya *Yuliya Vasilyeva *Olga Vasyukova *Anastasiya Yermakova


Table tennis

*Fliura Abbate-Bulatova *Oksana Fadeyeva *Tatiana Ferdman *Svetlana Ganina *Stanislav Gomozkov *Svetlana Grinberg *Irina Kotikhina *Dmitry Mazunov *Rita Pogosova *Valentina Popova (table tennis), Valentina Popova *Zoja Rudnova *Alexey Smirnov (table tennis), Alexey Smirnov *Elena Timina


Taekwondo

*Anastasia Baryshnikova *Aleksey Denisenko *Natalia Ivanova (taekwondo), Natalia Ivanova *Olga Ivanova (taekwondo), Olga Ivanova


Tennis

* Elena Bovina * Andrei Cherkasov * Elena Dementieva * Natela Dzalamidze, took on Georgian citizenship * Yevgeny Kafelnikov * Maria Kirilenko * Anna Kournikova * Svetlana Kuznetsova * Elena Likhovtseva * Ekaterina Makarova * Eugenia Maniokova * Olga Morozova * Anastasia Myskina * Andrei Olhovskiy * Nadia Petrova * Dinara Safina * Marat Safin * Maria Sharapova * Vera Zvonareva * Elena Vesnina


Triathlon

*Irina Abysova *Alena Adanichkina *Nina Valentinovna Anisimova *Alexander Bryukhankov *Olga Dmitrieva *Olga Erofeeva *Olga Generalova *Lyubov Ivanovskaya *Vyacheslav Pimenov *Anastasiya Polyanskaya *Dmitry Polyanski *Igor Andreyevich Polyanski *Anastasia Protasenya *Alexandra Razarenova *Natalia Shliakhtenko *Mikhail Shubin (triathlete), Mikhail Shubin *Arina Shulgina *Yevgeniya Sukhoruchenkova *Igor Sysoyev *Ivan Vasiliev (triathlete), Ivan Vasiliev


Volleyball

*Nikolay Apalikov *Yevgeniya Artamonova *Yury Berezhko *Aleksandr Butko *Yekaterina Gamova *Yelena Godina *Sergey Grankin *Tatyana Gracheva *Dmitriy Ilinikh *Vadim Khamuttskikh *Taras Khtey *Olga Khrzhanovskaya *Anastasiya Kodirova *Inessa Korkmaz *Aleksandra Korukovets *Maxim Mikhaylov *Natalya Morozova *Dmitriy Muserskiy *Olga Nikolaeva *Aleksey Obmochaev *Yelena Plotnikova *Olga Potachova *Natalya Safronova *Marina Sheshenina *Aleksandr Sokolov (volleyball), Aleksandr Sokolov *Lioubov Sokolova *Irina Tebenikhina *Sergey Tetyukhin *Elizaveta Tishchenko *Yelena Tyurina *Yelena Vasilevskaya *Aleksandr Volkov (volleyball), Aleksandr Volkov


Water polo

*Anatoli Akimov *Marina Akobiya *Ekaterina Anikeeva *Aleksandr Dolgushin *Aleksandr Dreval *Yevgeny Grishin (water polo), Yevgeny Grishin *Vadim Gulyaev *Mikhail Ivanov (water polo), Mikhail Ivanov *Aleksandr Kabanov (water polo), Aleksandr Kabanov *Sofia Konukh *Maria Koroleva *Natalia Kutuzova *Svetlana Kuzina *Leonid Osipov *Tatiana Petrova *Yuliya Petrova *Galina Rytova *Yevgeny Sharonov *Aleksandr Shidlovsky *Elena Smurova *Viacheslav Sobchenko *Elena Tokun *Irina Tolkunova *Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Vasilieva, Ekaterina Vasilieva


Weightlifting

*Dmitry Berestov *Andrei Chemerkin *Zarema Kasayeva *Tatiana Kashirina *Aleksey Petrov (weightlifter), Aleksei Petrov *Valentina Popova *Marina Shainova *Oksana Slivenko *Svetlana Tsarukayeva *Nadezhda Yevstyukhina *Natalia Zabolotnaya


Wrestling

*Islambek Albiev *Mavlet Batirov *Vadim Bogiyev *Khasan Baroyev *Khadjimourat Gatsalov *Murat Kardanov *Aleksandr Karelin *Alan Khugayev *Aslanbek Khushtov *Khadzhimurad Magomedov *Nazyr Mankiev *Aleksey Mishin (wrestler), Aleksey Mishin *Shirvani Muradov *Sagid Murtazaliev *David Musuľbes *Djamal Otarsultanov *Adam Saitiev *Buvaisar Saitiev *Varteres Samourgachev *Murad Umakhanov *Roman Vlasov *Natalia Vorobieva *Abdulrashid Sadulaev


Yacht racing

*Andrey Balashov *Alexandr Budnikov *Boris Budnikov *Aleksandr Muzychenko *Timir Pinegin *Eugene Platon *Nikolay Polyakov *Viktor Potapov *Dmitri Shabanov *Georgy Shayduko *Fyodor Shutkov *Igor Skalin *Eduard Skornyakov *Philipp Strauch (sailor), Philipp Strauch {{Lists of Russians, state=expanded * * * Russian sportspeople, Lists of Russian sportspeople, Lists of sportspeople by nationality, Russian sportspeople