29 Notable alumni of Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture is ranked #9,079 in the world and #289 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sergei Lapshin
1974-. (aged 52)
association football player
association football coach
Sergei Ivanovich Lapshin is a Russian football coach and a former player who is the manager of FC Peresvet Domodedovo.
2. Natalya Russkikh
1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
Natalia Russkikh is a former Tajikistani-Russian football defender, who played for Zorky Krasnogorsk in the Russian Championship. A former player of Lada Togliatti, she has won the Championship and played the UEFA Champions League with both teams.
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3. Svetlana Sergeyeva
1986-. (aged 40)
athletics competitor
Svetlana Sergeeva in Kargopol, Arkhangelsk Oblast is a Paralympian athlete from Russia, competing mainly in category T37 throwing and sprint events. She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Games in London. At the London Games she won a track gold as part of the sprint relay and has also achieved success as an individual...
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4. Vasili Pogreban
1989-. (aged 37)
canoeist
Vasily Vladimirovich Pogreban is a Russian sprint canoeist. Competing in two-man (K-2) and four-man (K-4) events he won two medals at the world championships, including a gold in 2013, and silver medals at the 2015 European Games and 2016 European Championships. He placed ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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5. Stanislav Sukhina
1968-. (aged 58)
association football player
association football referee
Stanislav Valeryevich Sukhina is a Russian football official and a former referee and player.
6. Viktor Kapitonov
1933-2005 (aged 72)
sport cyclist
Viktor Arsenevich Kapitonov was a Russian road cyclist who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1956, he finished 32nd individually and 6th with the Soviet team. In 1960, he won the individual road race and finished third in the 100 km team time trial. His gold medal was the first for Soviet cyclists. At the end of...
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7. Ilia Shtokalov
1986-. (aged 40)
canoeist
Ilia Anatolyevich Shtokalov is a Russian sprint canoeist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's C-1 1000 metres. He finished 8th in the final.
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8. Pavel Sukosyan
1962-. (aged 64)
handball coach
handball player
Pavel Alekseyevich Sukosyan is a Russian handball player.
9. Dmitry Nikolayevich Smirnov
1980-. (aged 46)
association football player
Dmitri Nikolayevich Smirnov is a Russian former footballer. He is not related to Dmitry Alexandrovich Smirnov with whom he played on the same team for several years for FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow, Luch and Tom. To avoid confusion, he is usually referred to as Dmitri N. Smirnov.
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10. Sergei Panov
1970-. (aged 56)
basketball player
Sergei Yuryevich Panov is a Russian retired professional basketball player. He represented the Russian national basketball team.
11. Roman Petushkov
1978-. (aged 48)
biathlete
Roman Aleksandrovich Petushkov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete, and Paralympian. He competes in classification category sitting events.
12. Kirill Novikov
1981-. (aged 45)
association football referee
association football coach
association football player
Kirill Aleksandrovich Novikov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player and referee. He is the manager of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
13. Dmitri Svatkovskiy
1971-. (aged 55)
modern pentathlete
pentathlete
politician
Dmitriy Valerievich Svatkovskiy is a Russian modern pentathlete, Olympic champion and politician.
14. Alexander Zavyalov
1955-. (aged 71)
cross-country skier
Alexander Alexandrovich Zavyalov is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1980s, training at Armed Forces sports society. He won a bronze in the 50 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and two silvers at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (30 km, 4 × 10 km relay). Zavyalov won the Cross-Country...
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15. Aleksandr Samedov
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Samedov is a Russian professional football official and a former player who played as a right winger. He has played for the Russia national football team since 2011 and was selected for the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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16. Marat Izmailov
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
Marat Nailevich Izmailov is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
17. Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov
1947-2017 (aged 70)
ice hockey player
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov was a Russian ice hockey player, Olympic gold (1972, 1976) and silver medalist (1980).
18. Tatyana Ovechkina
1950-. (aged 76)
basketball player
coach
Tatyana Nikolaevna Ovechkina is a former Russian basketball player who played for the Soviet Union women's national basketball team that won two Olympic gold medals, the 1975 World Championships and six European Championships. Today, she runs the Russia women's national basketball program.
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19. Alexander Kurenkov
1972-. (aged 54)
military personnel
civil servant
politician
Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Kurenkov is a Russian politician and military officer. He has served as the Minister of Emergency Situations since May 2022, and holds the rank of lieutenant general.
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20. Vyacheslav Vedenin
1941-2021 (aged 80)
cross-country skier
Vyacheslav Petrovich Vedenin was a Soviet cross-country skier. His silver medal over 50 km was the only medal won by a Soviet male skier at the 1968 Olympics, as his 4×10 km team placed fourth. At the next Olympics he was the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union and won three medals, with golds in the 30 km and...
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21. Sergey Shustikov
1970-2016 (aged 46)
association football player
association football coach
Sergey Viktorovich Shustikov was a Russian football coach and player who managed FC Solyaris Moscow from 2014 until his death. He was the son of Viktor Shustikov and the father of Sergey Shustikov.
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22. Igor Chislenko
1939-1994 (aged 55)
bandy player
association football coach
association football player
Igor Leonidovich Chislenko was a Soviet association football player. He played over 200 league games for Dynamo Moscow, winning two Soviet league titles and the Soviet Cup on one occasion. He also played for the USSR national team, appearing 53 times, and scoring 20 goals. He was on the 1962 and 1966 World Cup teams.
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23. Boris Ivanyuzhenkov
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Boris Victorovich Ivanyuzhenkov is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.
24. Victor Shalimov
1951-. (aged 75)
ice hockey player
Viktor Ivanovich Shalimov is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. He scored 66 goals in his 126 career games for the Soviet national team. He played in the 1976 Winter Olympics and was one...
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25. Igor Jijikine
1965-. (aged 61)
manufacturer
television actor
actor
circus performer
film actor
Igor Vitalievich Jijikine is a Russian-American actor working in Los Angeles and Moscow.
26. Igor Akinfeev
1986-. (aged 40)
association football player
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.
27. Eduard Streltsov
1937-1990 (aged 53)
engineer
association football player
Eduard Anatolyevich Streltsov was a Soviet footballer who played as a forward for Torpedo Moscow and the Soviet national team during the 1950s and 1960s. A powerful and skilful attacking player, he scored the fourth-highest number of goals for the Soviet Union and has been called "the greatest outfield player Russia has ever produced". He is sometimes dubbed "the Russian...
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28. Anna Semenovich
1980-. (aged 46)
model
actor
ice dancer
figure skater
radio personality
Anna Grigorievna Semenovich is a Russian singer and former competitive ice dancer.
29. Vladislav Tretiak
1952-. (aged 74)
ice hockey player
politician
Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MP MSM is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in 1997. Considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport, he was voted one of six players to the...
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