Kolesnikov (; masculine) or Kolesnikova (; feminine) is a Russian surname which means "son of

wheelwright A wheelwright is a Artisan, craftsman who builds or repairs wooden wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the word "wright" (which comes from the Old English word "''wryhta''", meaning a worker - as also in shipbuilding, shipwright ...

". Notable persons with that name include: * Anastasiya Kolesnikova (born 1984), Russian gymnast * Andrei Kolesnikov (footballer) (born 1984), Russian soccer player *

Andrei Kolesnikov (general) Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov (; born 6 February 1977) is a Russian Major general#Russia, major-general who commanded the 29th Combined Arms Army at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was later the deputy commander of the Russian m ...

, Russian major-general * Andrei Kolesnikov (ice hockey) (born 1989), Russian ice hockey player * Andrey Vladimirovich Kolesnikov (born 1965), Russian journalist and author * Borys Kolesnikov (born 1962), Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur * Dmitry Kolesnikov, Russian submarine captain * Evgeny Kolesnikov (born 1985), Russian basketball player * Irina Kolesnikova (born 1980), Russian ballet dancer *

Irina Kolesnikova (curler) Irina Vladimirovna Kolesnikova (; born 10 May 1964 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR) is a Russian curler and curling coach. As a coach of Russian women's curling team she participated in 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), of ...

(born 1964), Russian curler and coach * Leonid Kolesnikov (1937–2010), Russian swimmer * Maria Kolesnikova (born 1982), Belarusian politician * Mikhail Kolesnikov (politician) (1939–2007), Russian general and defense minister * Mikhail Kolesnikov (footballer, born 1966), Soviet and Russian footballer * Nadezhda Ilyina (née ''Kolesnikova''; 1949–2013), Soviet-Russian sprinter * Nadezhda Kolesnikova (1882-1964), leader of the revolutionary movement in Russia * Nikolay Kolesnikov (weightlifter) (born 1952), Soviet weightlifter *

Nikolay Kolesnikov (sprinter) Nikolay Vasilyevich Kolesnikov (; born 8 September 1953 in Kargaly, Almaty, Kazakh SSR) is a retired 100 metres runner who represented the USSR. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as well as the 60 metres at the 1978 European Ind ...

(born 1953), Soviet sprinter * Oleg Kolesnikov (born 1968), Russian politician * Ruslan Kolesnikov (born 2000), Russian boxer * Sergey Kolesnikov (cyclist) (born 1989), Russian road cyclist * Sergei Kolesnikov (whistleblower) (born 1948), Russian businessman * Stepan Kolesnikoff (1879–1955), Russian painter *

Tetiana Kolesnikova Tetiana Mykolaïvna Kolesnikova (;born 9 August 1977 in Mykolaiv Mykolaiv ( ), also known as Nikolaev ( ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and a hromada (municipality) in southern Ukraine. Mykolaiv is the Administrative cent ...

(born 1977), Ukrainian rower * Vladimir Kolesnikov (born 1948), Russian lawyer and politician

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