Notable Alumni of Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism [Sorted List]

1. Svetlana Alexeeva

1955-. (aged 71)

figure skater figure skating coach ice dancer

Svetlana Lvovna Alekseeva is a Russian figure skating coach and former ice dancer.

2. Fliura Abbate-Bulatova

1963-. (aged 63)

table tennis player

Fliura Askarovna Abbate-Bulatova is a former Soviet and then Italian table tennis player. Born in 1963 in Uzbekistan, then part of USSR, her main achievement has been the gold medal in the single competition at the Table Tennis European Championships in 1988. She won several other medals in international competitions. She is also a multiple USSR National champion - twice...

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3. Alexey Liventsov

1981-. (aged 45)

table tennis player

Alexey Vyacheslavovich Liventsov is a Russian table tennis player. He captured three bronze medals on European Championships: in 2011 and 2012 in doubles, and in 2013 with team.

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4. Pavel Trikhichev

1992-. (aged 34)

alpine skier

Pavel Sergeevich Trikhichev is a Russian World Cup alpine ski racer. He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and in three World Championships.

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5. Polina Komar

1999-. (aged 27)

swimmer synchronized swimmer

Polina Dmitryevna Komar is a Russian synchronised swimmer. She won team gold medals at the 2020 Olympics, and all world and European championships between 2017 and 2020.

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6. Alexander Graf

1962-. (aged 64)

chess player

Alexander Graf is an Uzbekistani-German chess grandmaster. He was Uzbekistani Chess Champion in 1989 and German Chess Champion in 2004.

7. Oleg Grams

1984-. (aged 42)

handball player

Oleg Mikhaylovich Grams is a former Russian handball player for the Russian national team.

8. Galina Alekseyeva

1946-2024 (aged 78)

competitive diver

Galina Aleksandrovna Alekseyeva was a Soviet diver who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics.

9. Artem Borodulin

1989-. (aged 37)

figure skater

Artem Igorevich Borodulin is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2008 World Junior silver medalist and competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing 13th.

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10. Angelina Goncharenko

1994-. (aged 32)

ice hockey player

Angelina Pavlovna Goncharenko is a Russian ice hockey defenseman and member of the Russian national team. She is captain of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL).

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11. Aleksandr Yelizarov

1952-. (aged 74)

biathlete coach

Aleksandr Matveyevich Elizarov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, and an individual bronze medal.

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12. Nikolay Anikin

1932-2009 (aged 77)

cross-country skier association football coach

Nikolay Petrovich Anikin was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the late 1950s and early 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow. He was born in Ishim, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, USSR.

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13. Valentina Rastvorova

1933-2018 (aged 85)

fencer

Valentyna Ksenofontivna Rastvorova was a Ukrainian who was a Soviet fencer who competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics in the individual foil and team foil events. She won an individual silver medal and team gold medal in 1960, and a team silver medal in 1964. She also won six gold and two silver medals at the world championships...

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14. Mikhail Chipurin

1980-. (aged 46)

handball player

Mikhail Alekseevich Chipurin is a former Russian handball player for the Russian national team.

15. Svetlana Liapina

1967-. (aged 59)

figure skating coach ice dancer technical specialist figure skating choreographer assistant technical specialist

Svetlana Evgenievna Lyapina is a Soviet figure skating coach and former ice dancer. With partner Georgi "Gorsha" Sur, she won two medals at the World Junior Championships for the Soviet Union. As a coach, she coached Australian ice dancers Portia Rigby and Francis Rigby, as well as many others in Australia.

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16. Vasily Borisov

1922-2003 (aged 81)

sport shooter

Vasily Fyodorovich Borisov was a Soviet rifle shooter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five individual events and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. Between 1954 and 1966 Borisov won 22 medals at the world championships. At the 1954 World Championships, he and his teammate Anatoli Bogdanov won 13 medals each, cleansweeping most rifle...

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17. Alexander Riazantsev

1985-. (aged 41)

chess player coach

Alexander Riazantsev is a Russian chess grandmaster. In 2016, he won the Russian Chess Championship and the European Rapid Chess Championship. He is one of the coaches of the Russian women's national chess team.

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18. Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova

1973-. (aged 53)

freestyle skier

Yelizaveta Aleksandrovna Kozhevnikova is a Russian freestyle skier and Olympic medalist.

19. Valentin Piseev

1941-2024 (aged 83)

figure skater figure skating coach figure skating judge

Valentin Nikolaevich Piseev was a general director of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (until 2014) and the member of Russian Olympic Committee. He had been the president of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (from 1992 to 2010) before becoming a director, and the president of the Figure Skating Federation of the USSR (from 1988 to 1992, till the dissolution...

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20. Aleksey Ostapenko

1986-. (aged 40)

volleyball player

Aleksey Aleksandrovich Ostapenko is a volleyball player from Russia.

21. Aleksey Yakimenko

1983-. (aged 43)

fencer

Aleksey Andreyevich Yakimenko is a Russian sabre fencer, eight-time team world champion (2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016), eleven-time European champion (team and individual), and team bronze medallist in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won the Fencing World Cup series three times (2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11), with fifteen titles to his name, and earned five gold medals in the...

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22. Sergey Ridzik

1992-. (aged 34)

freestyle skier

Sergey Sergeyevich Ridzik is a Russian freestyle skier. Competing for Independent Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the ski cross. He replicated this success at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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23. Anastasia Bavykina

1992-. (aged 34)

volleyball player

Anastasija Al'bertovna Bavykina is a Russian female volleyball player, playing as an outside spiker for the PLDT High Speed Hitters of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) in the Philippines. She is part of the Russia women's national volleyball team.

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24. Antonina Seredina

1929-2016 (aged 87)

kayaker canoeist

Antonina Alexandrovna Seredina was a Russian sprint canoeist. She won the 500 m singles and doubles events at the 1960 Olympics, and placed third in the doubles in 1968 and fourth in 1964. She also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 500 m: 1963, 1966) and three silvers (K-1 500 m: 1958,...

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25. Vadim Pankov

1964-. (aged 62)

volleyball player coach

Vadim Anatolyevich Pankov is a Soviet and Russian volleyball coach, head coach of VC Zarechye Odintsovo (since 2007) and Russia women's national volleyball team (since 2018).

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26. Tatiana Logounova

1980-. (aged 46)

fencer

Tatiana Yuryevna Logunova is a Russian épée fencer. She won two gold medals in the team épée event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

27. Alexander Dyachenko

1990-. (aged 36)

kayaker canoeist

Alexander Igorevich Dyachenko is a banned Russian sprint canoeist.

28. Aleksandr Novikov

1955-. (aged 71)

association football player association football coach

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Novikov is a Russian football coach and a former Soviet and Russian player. He works at the academy of FC Dynamo Moscow.

29. Vlada Chigireva

1994-. (aged 32)

swimmer synchronized swimmer

Vlada Alexandrovna Chigireva is a Russian competitor in synchronised swimming.

30. Nikolai Tolstykh

1956-. (aged 70)

association football player association football coach

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tolstykh is a Russian football administrator and a former player.

31. Denis Dmitriev

1986-. (aged 40)

sport cyclist

Denis Sergeyevich Dmitriev is a Russian track cyclist. Specialising in the sprint events, Dmitriev's best result in international sports was winning a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Hong Kong. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he succeeded to the bronze medal race in sprint, winning the medal. Dmitriev is a four-time European Champion at senior level in the...

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32. Artur Akhmatkhuzin

1988-. (aged 38)

fencer

Artur Kamilevich Akhmatkhuzin is a Russian foil fencer, silver medallist at the 2013 World Fencing Championships.

33. Aleksandr Gorelik

1945-2012 (aged 67)

figure skater figure skating coach

Aleksandr Yudaevich Gorelik was a Soviet pair skater. He competed with Tatiana Zhuk. They are the 1965 World bronze medalists and the 1966 and 1968 World silver medalists. At the European Figure Skating Championships, they won the bronze medal in 1965 and the silver in 1966. They won the silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

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34. Pavel Kolchin

1930-2010 (aged 80)

cross-country skier coach

Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow. He was born in Yaroslavl.

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35. Alexey Negodaylo

1989-. (aged 37)

bobsledder

Alexey Aleksandrovich Negodaylo is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2010.

36. Leonid Drachevsky

1942-. (aged 84)

diplomat rower

Leonid Drachevsky is a Soviet rower from Kazakhstan. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with the men's coxed pair where they qualified for the small final but did not start.

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37. Olga Zavyalova

1972-. (aged 54)

cross-country skier

Olga Viktorovna Zavyalova, née Korneyeva (born 24 August 1972 in Leningrad) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010. She won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two gold (30 km: 2003, 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit: 2007), one silver (10 km: 2007), and three bronzes (5 km + 5 km...

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38. Dmitry Zhitnikov

1989-. (aged 37)

handball player

Dmitry Valeryevich Zhitnikov is a Russian handball player for Wisła Płock and the Russian national team.

39. Alexandra Patskevich

1988-. (aged 38)

swimmer synchronized swimmer

Alexandra Vyacheslavovna Patskevich is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming. She is a three-time Olympic, 13-time World and four-time European champion.

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40. Alevtina Kolchina

1930-2022 (aged 92)

cross-country skier

Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for Burevestnik and later for Dynamo sports societies. She competed in four Winter Olympics, earning a total of five medals. Kolchina also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning three times at 10 km (1961–1963) and once at 5 km (1966).

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41. Dmitry Berestov

1980-. (aged 46)

weightlifter

Dmitry Vladimirovitch Berestov is a Russian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 105 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is 186 cm/6 ft 1 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb.

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42. Viktor Kudriavtsev

1937-. (aged 89)

figure skater figure skating coach

Viktor Nikolayevich Kudriavtsev is a Russian figure skating coach and choreographer.

43. Yuri Balashov

1949-. (aged 77)

chess player association football coach

Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1973.

44. Larisa Petrik

1949-. (aged 77)

artistic gymnast

Larisa Leonidovna Petrik is a former Russian gymnast and Olympic champion. Petrik competed at the 1966 World Championships where she shared the team silver medal (gold went to the Czechoslovaks) and earned an individual bronze medal on the beam. She also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in floor exercise (shared...

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45. Roman Dmitriyev

1949-2010 (aged 61)

coach amateur wrestler politician

Roman Mikhaylovich Dmitriev was a Russian freestyle wrestler, coach and politician of Yakut heritage. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. Between 1969 and 1974 he won four medals at world championships, including a gold in 1973; he was also a European champion in 1969. Domestically Dmitriev won the Soviet...

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46. Anna Levandi

1965-. (aged 61)

figure skater figure skating coach figure skating choreographer

Anna Levandi, née Kondrashova, is an Estonian former competitive figure skater and politician. Levandi, who is of Russian origin who represented the former Soviet Union in international competition. She was the 1984 World silver medalist and four-time European bronze medalist. She competed at two Winter Olympic Games.

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47. Viktor Shuvalov

1923-2021 (aged 98)

ice hockey player association football player

Viktor Grigoryevich Shuvalov was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He was born in the Republic of Mordovia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

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48. Aleksey Shevtsov

1979-. (aged 47)

amateur wrestler

Aleksey Viktorovich Shevtsov is a retired amateur Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He represented Russia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and later capped off his wrestling career with a bronze medal in the 60-kg division at the 2005 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Shevtsov also trained as a member of...

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49. Ivan Daniliants

1953-. (aged 73)

association football player association football coach

Ivan Daniliants or Danilianț is a Moldovan and Austrian professional association football coach and a former Soviet defender.

50. Ilya Zakharov

1991-. (aged 35)

swimmer competitive diver

Ilya Leonidovich Zakharov is a Russian diver and politician. He is the 2012 Olympics gold medalist in 3 metre Springboard.

51. Erika Salumäe

1962-. (aged 64)

politician sportsperson sport cyclist

Erika Salumäe is an Estonian track bicycle racer who won the first Olympic gold medal for Estonia in fifty-six years after the country regained independence in 1991.

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52. Sergei Pavlov

1929-1993 (aged 64)

diplomat politician functionary

Sergei Pavlovich Pavlov was a Soviet youth leader, hardline politician and diplomat.

53. Elena Sokolova

1980-. (aged 46)

figure skater figure skating coach

Elena Sergeyevna Sokolova is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist (2003–2004, 2006), and a three-time Russian national champion (2003–2004, 2006).

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54. Alla Shishkina

1989-. (aged 37)

swimmer synchronized swimmer

Alla Anatolyevna Shishkina is a Russian synchronized swimmer. She won a gold medal in the women's team competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.

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55. Alla Kudryavtseva

1987-. (aged 39)

tennis player

Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a retired Russian tennis player.

56. Olga Brusnikina

1978-. (aged 48)

synchronized swimmer

Olga Aleksandrovna Brusnikina is a Russian competitor in synchronised swimming and three times Olympic champion.

57. Vitali Smirnov

1935-. (aged 91)

sports executive

Vitali Georgiyevich Smirnov is a former athlete from the Soviet Union (Russian Far East) and longtime sports administrator.

58. Evgeny Donskoy

1990-. (aged 36)

tennis player

Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy is a Russian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 65, achieved on 8 July 2013 and a doubles ranking of No. 161, achieved on 5 November 2012.

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59. Andrey Chernyshov

1968-. (aged 58)

association football player association football coach

Andrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov is a Russian professional football coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Super League Kerala club Thrissur Magic.

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60. Olga Zaitseva

1978-. (aged 48)

biathlete

Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a former Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994. After not competing in the 2014–15 season, Zaitseva announced her retirement on 24 January 2015. Shortly afterwards she announced that she had been appointed as caretaker head coach of the Russian biathlon team.

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61. Pavel Kolobkov

1969-. (aged 57)

politician fencer

Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov is a Russian (and formerly Soviet) retired épée fencer. He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004. Kolobkov served as Russia's representative to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) until 2015 when WADA declared the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to be non-compliant, and he was barred from serving as...

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62. Vladimir Maslachenko

1936-2010 (aged 74)

association football coach association football player journalist

Vladimir Nikitovich Maslachenko was a Soviet and Russian footballer and football commentator.

63. Sergei Salnikov

1925-1984 (aged 59)

association football player association football coach

Sergei Sergeyevich Salnikov was a Russian footballer who played for Zenit Leningrad, Spartak Moscow and Dynamo Moscow. He was part of the Soviet Union national team that won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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64. Andrey Kuznetsov

1991-. (aged 35)

tennis player

Andrey Alexandrovich Kuznetsov is a Russian coach and a former professional tennis player. On 25 April 2016, he achieved his singles career-high of world No. 39.

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65. Oleg Matytsin

1964-. (aged 62)

minister

Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin is a Russian professor and doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Education and Honoured Doctor of Beijing Sport University, serving as Member of State Duma and Chairman of the Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sport since September 2024. He served as Minister of Sport of Russia from 2020 to May 2024 and...

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66. David Rigert

1947-. (aged 79)

weightlifter coach

David Adamovich Rigert is a Russian retired weightlifter and weightlifting coach of Austrian ancestry. During his career, he competed for the Soviet Union and set 65 ratified world records, and won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and six world titles.

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67. Anzhelika Sidorova

1991-. (aged 35)

pole vaulter athletics competitor

Anzhelika Aleksandrovna Sidorova is a former Russian pole vaulter. Sidorova won a gold medal at the 2019 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also won silver medals at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

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68. Zinetula Bilyaletdinov

1955-. (aged 71)

ice hockey player ice hockey coach

Zinetula Khaidarovich "Bill" Bilyaletdinov is a former Russian ice hockey player of Tatar descent, who played for the USSR.

69. Amina Zaripova

1976-. (aged 50)

rhythmic gymnast

Amina Vasilovna Zaripova is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast who now works as an elite coach. She is the 1994 World all-around silver medalist, 1993 World all-around bronze medalist and a two-time (1996, 1994) European all-around bronze medalist. She finished fourth at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

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70. Dmitri Bulykin

1979-. (aged 47)

association football player

Dmitri Olegovich Bulykin is a retired Russian footballer. Between 2003 and 2005, he played regularly for the Russian national team.

71. Konstantin Beskov

1920-2006 (aged 86)

association football player association football coach

Konstantin Ivanovich Beskov was a Soviet/Russian footballer and coach.

72. Elena Vodorezova

1963-. (aged 63)

figure skater figure skating coach

Elena Germanovna Buianova is a Russian figure skating coach and retired competitive skater who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1983 World bronze medalist and three-time European medalist.

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73. Natalya Lisovskaya

1962-. (aged 64)

athletics competitor

Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya is a Russian former athlete who competed mainly in shot put for the Soviet Union. She holds the world record in the event, with a mark set in 1987. Lisovskaya trained at Spartak in Moscow.

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74. Svetlana Zhurova

1972-. (aged 54)

statesperson politician speed skater

Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova is a speed skater from Russia and a deputy at the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

75. Anatoly Kharlampiyev

1906-1979 (aged 73)

sambo fighter

Anatoly Arkadyevich Kharlampiyev, was a Russian researcher of various kinds of national wrestling and martial arts, Merited Master of Sports of the USSR, and Honored Coach of Sports of the USSR. He was one of the founders of Sambo, a martial art technique developed in the Soviet Union (his predecessors in the creation of Sambo were Viktor Afanasyevich Spiridonov and...

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76. Alexander Zaitsev

1952-. (aged 74)

figure skater figure skating coach

Alexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev is a Russian retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With partner Irina Rodnina, he is a two-time (1976, 1980) Olympic champion, six-time World champion and seven-time European champion. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and later Tatiana Tarasova in Moscow.

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77. Dmitri Sychev

1983-. (aged 43)

association football player

Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev is a Russian professional football official and a former player who played as a forward or as a midfielder. He is the president of Irtysh Omsk. He was hailed by the international press as "The Russian Michael Owen", because of his pace, and was dubbed "the most sensational young Russian forward since Vladimir Beschastnykh". He was well...

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78. Ekaterina Makarova

1988-. (aged 38)

tennis player

Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and world No. 8 in singles.

79. Alexandra Kosteniuk

1984-. (aged 42)

chess player

Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian and Swiss chess grandmaster who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010 and Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021. She was European women's champion in 2004 and a two-time Russian Women's Chess Champion (in 2005 and 2016). Kosteniuk won the team gold medal playing for Russia at the Women's Chess...

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80. Mikhail Youzhny

1982-. (aged 44)

tennis player

Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny, nicknamed "Misha" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the first time on 13 August 2007, and reached a career peak of world No. 8 in...

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81. Vladimir Alekno

1966-. (aged 60)

coach volleyball coach volleyball player

Vladimir Romanovich Alekno is a former Russian volleyball player and current volleyball coach.

82. Igor Shestyorkin

1995-. (aged 31)

ice hockey player

Igor Olegovich Shestyorkin is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 118th overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft. In his first 82-game season in 2021–22, Shesterkin won the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender.

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83. Allan Chumak

1935-2017 (aged 82)

psychic writer editing staff presenter journalist

Allan Vladimirovich Chumak was a Russian faith healer who came to prominence at the height of Gorbachev's perestroika. When he appeared on television, his fans would hold jars of water next to their televisions in the hope that the water would be able to cure disease. At the height of his fame, he had a regular early morning television spot.

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84. Sofiya Velikaya

1985-. (aged 41)

fencer

Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya is a Russian sabre fencer.

85. Alexei Morozov

1977-. (aged 49)

ice hockey player

Alexei Alekseyevich Morozov is the president of the Kontinental Hockey League and a Russian former professional ice hockey player.

86. Irina Rodnina

1949-. (aged 77)

figure skater figure skating coach politician

Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976, 1980). She was elected to the State Duma in the 2007 legislative election as a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. As a figure skater, she...

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87. Adelina Sotnikova

1996-. (aged 30)

figure skater

Adelina Dmitriyevna Sotnikova is a retired Russian figure skater. She is the 2014 Olympic gold medalist in ladies' singles, a two-time European silver medalist (2012, 2013), a two-time Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist (2011, 2015), and a four-time Russian national champion (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014).

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88. Aliya Mustafina

1994-. (aged 32)

artistic gymnast

Aliya Farkhatovna Mustafina is a Russian former artistic gymnast.

89. Pavel Pogrebnyak

1983-. (aged 43)

association football player

Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

90. Anatoly Tarasov

1918-1995 (aged 77)

ice hockey player bandy player association football coach association football player

Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tarasov is considered "the father of Russian ice hockey" and established the Soviet Union national team as "the dominant force in international competition". He was one of the first Russians to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1974 in the builders category. He...

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91. Dmitry Guberniyev

1974-. (aged 52)

news presenter television presenter journalist pundit presenter

Dmitry Viktorovich Guberniev is a Russian TV presenter, sports commentator of TV channel Match TV. Previously, he was the editor in chief of the Joint Directorate of sports channels VGTRK (2013-2015).

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92. Eteri Tutberidze

1974-. (aged 52)

figure skater figure skating coach

Eteri Georgievna Tutberidze is a Georgian-Russian figure skating coach who works mainly with female single skaters. She is head coach at the Sambo 70 skating club in Moscow. She has coached several Russian skaters to success in international competitions, including 2022 Olympic and 2021 World champion Anna Shcherbakova, 2022 Olympic silver medalist and two-time Junior World champion Alexandra Trusova, 2020...

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93. Ilya Kovalchuk

1983-. (aged 43)

ice hockey player

Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as Ak Bars Kazan, Khimik Moscow Oblast, SKA Saint Petersburg, Avangard Omsk, and Spartak Moscow in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League...

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94. Pavel Bure

1971-. (aged 55)

ice hockey player

Pavel Vladimirovich Bure is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played the right wing position. Nicknamed "the Russian Rocket" for his exceptional speed and skill, Bure played for 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers between 1991 and 2003. Trained in the Soviet Union, he played three...

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95. Tatiana Tarasova

1947-. (aged 79)

figure skater figure skating coach figure skating choreographer

Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova is a Russian figure skating coach and national figure skating team adviser. Tarasova has been coach to more world and Olympic champions than any other coach in skating history. Her students have won a total of eight Olympic gold medals in three of the four Olympic figure skating disciplines, in addition to 41 gold medals at the...

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96. Alexander Ovechkin

1985-. (aged 41)

ice hockey player

Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the Great 8" (in reference to his jersey number) and "Ovi", as well as "Alexander the Great" (Russian: Александр Великий) by Russian media, Ovechkin has scored the most career goals in NHL...

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97. Lev Yashin

1929-1990 (aged 61)

ice hockey player association football player

Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Soviet professional footballer considered to be one of the greatest players of all time and the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport. He was the first and only goalkeeper to win a Ballon d'Or. He was known for his athleticism, positioning, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves. He was also deputy...

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98. Evgenia Medvedeva

1999-. (aged 27)

figure skater

Evgenia Armanovna Medvedeva, is a retired competitive Russian figure skater. She is the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic silver medalist (2018 women's singles, 2018 team event), a two-time world champion (2016, 2017), a two-time European champion (2016, 2017), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2015, 2016), a two-time Russian national champion (2016, 2017), silver medalist at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships...

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99. Valeri Kharlamov

1948-1981 (aged 33)

ice hockey player

Valeri Borisovich Kharlamov was a Russian ice hockey forward who played for CSKA Moscow in the Soviet League from 1967 until his death in 1981. Kharlamov was a speedy, intelligent, skilled and dominant player, being named the Soviet Championship League most valuable player in 1972 and 1973. An offensive player who was considered very creative on the ice, he also...

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100. Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov

1977-. (aged 49)

politician

Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Damdintsurunov is a Russian political figure, professional sportsman, and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.