54 Notable alumni of St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education is ranked #6,559 in the world and #181 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 54 notable alumni from St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Natalya Yevdokimova
1978-. (aged 48)
long-distance runner
Natalya Yevdokimova is a Russian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Having run her first sub-four-minute 1500 m, she was selected for the 2004 Olympic Games where she finished fourth in the women's 1500 metres.
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2. Sofia Prosvirnova
1997-. (aged 29)
speed skater
short-track speed skater
Sofia Sergeyevna Thorup is a Russian-born Danish short track and long track speed skater.
3. Ekaterina Konstantinova
1995-. (aged 31)
short-track speed skater
Ekaterina Igorevna Konstantinova is a Russian short track speed skater. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
4. Anatoly Cherepovich
1936-1970 (aged 34)
sport cyclist
Anatoly Cherepovich was a Soviet Ukrainian cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished in 15th place individually and in sixth place with the Soviet team.
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5. Petr Dron
1985-. (aged 41)
curler
Petr Dmitrievich Dron is a Russian curler and curling coach. He lives in St. Petersburg. He competed at the 2013 World Curling Championships, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He currently coaches the Russian men's junior team.
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6. Aleksey Kamkin
1952-. (aged 74)
rower
Aleksey Dmitrievich Kamkin is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the coxless fours, together with Valeriy Dolinin, Aleksandr Kulagin and Vitaly Eliseyev. In this event they won a world title in 1981 and silver medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1982 World Rowing Championships.
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7. Aleksei Katulsky
1977-. (aged 49)
association football player
Aleksei Vladimirovich Katulsky is a former Russian professional footballer.
8. Sergey Klimov
1980-. (aged 46)
sport cyclist
Sergey Alexandrovich Klimov is a Russian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2014 for the Itera, Lokomotiv, Tinkoff Credit Systems, Team Katusha and RusVelo teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team Roland Le Dévoluy.
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9. Mariya Shorets
1990-. (aged 36)
triathlete
Mariya Sergeyevna Shorets is a Russian professional triathlete and the 2016 World Aquathlon Champion. Russian U23 Champion of the year 2011, bronze medalist in the Elite ranking, and a member of the National Team.
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10. Dmitry Makarov
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
Dmitri Alekseyevich Makarov is a former Russian professional footballer.
11. Pavel Yakushevskiy
1987-. (aged 39)
sport cyclist
Pavel Andreyevich Yakushevskiy is a Russian professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He graduated from Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health.
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12. Fedor Trikolich
1985-. (aged 41)
para athletics competitor
Fedor Viktorovich Trikolich is a visually impaired Russian sprinter. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics and won two gold and a silver medal in 2012. He is also a multiple world and European champion, taking nine medals over five tournaments.
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13. Valentin Filatov
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
Valentin Vladimirovich Filatov is a Russian former footballer who played as a defender.
14. Klavdiya Nazarova
1920-1942 (aged 22)
resistance fighter
Klavdiya Ivanovna Nazarova was an organizer of an underground Komsomol partisan unit in Ostrov during the Second World War who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 20 August 1945 after she was executed by the Germans.
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15. Dmitri Barannik
1963-. (aged 63)
association football player
association football coach
Dmitri Petrovich Barannik is a retired Russian professional footballer.
16. Ludmila Ezhova
1982-. (aged 44)
artistic gymnast
Ludmila Ezhova Grebenkova is a Russian former competitive gymnast. She won bronze in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and four medals at the World Championships.
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17. Mikhail Artamonov
1997-. (aged 29)
taekwondo athlete
Mikhail Vladimirovich Artamonov is a Russian taekwondo athlete. He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships and a bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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18. Elizaveta Nazarenkova
1995-. (aged 31)
rhythmic gymnast
Elizaveta Sergeyevna Nazarenkova is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for Uzbekistan. She is a two-time all-around silver medalist at the Asian Championships.
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19. Angelina Turenko
1988-. (aged 38)
figure skater
figure skating coach
Angelina Nikolayevna Turenko is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor. She is the 2003 Coupe Internationale de Nice champion.
20. Andrei Makrov
1979-. (aged 47)
ice hockey player
Andrei Makrov is an Estonian professional ice hockey player who plays for HC Viking of the Meistriliiga (EML).
21. Ardalion Ignatyev
1930-1998 (aged 68)
athletics competitor
sprinter
Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR.
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22. Victor Arbekov
1942-2017 (aged 75)
motocross rider
military personnel
Victor Mikhailovich Arbekov was a Russian Grand Prix motocross racer. He competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships from 1963 to 1968. Arbekov is notable for being the first Russian competitor to win a Motocross World Championship.
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23. Vladimir Drachyov
1966-. (aged 60)
soldier
biathlete
biathlon coach
politician
Vladimir Petrovich Drachev is a former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Drachev has four world championship titles in his career (two individually and two for teams). He also has two olympic relay medals for Russia (silver in 1994, and bronze in 1998). During his career he took a total...
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24. Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
1979-. (aged 47)
biathlete
Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy is a retired Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg.
25. Farid Gayibov
1979-. (aged 47)
community leader
Farid Fazil oghlu Gayibov is the Minister of Youth and Sports since 2021 (He is re-appointed as the Minister of Youth and Sport in the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 16 February 2024.). He also served as the President of European Gymnastics...
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26. Evgeny Ketov
1986-. (aged 40)
ice hockey player
Evgeny Ketov is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former player, currently the head coach of SKA-VMF in the All-Russian Hockey League (VHL). He played extensively in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He holds SKA Saint Petersburg's team record for games played, and had his number 40 retired by SKA.
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27. Samira Mustafayeva
1993-. (aged 33)
rhythmic gymnast
Samira Arastunovna Mustafaeva is a Russian and Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast. She is a multiple time medalist of the World Team Championships, a champion in St. Petersburg, “Master of Sport” in Russia, and a world-class gymnast according to FIG. She was part of the national team of Azerbaijan, and later became part of the Russian national team. She retired from her...
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28. Sergey Morozov
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Sergey Petrovich Morozov, is a Russian statesman and security official, who is currently an employee of the state security bodies.
29. Dmitri Torgovanov
1972-. (aged 54)
handball coach
handball player
Dmitri Nikolaevich Torgovanov is a former Russian handball player and Olympic Champion from 2000 in Sydney. He is currently a head coach for Neva. He was the head coach for the Russian national team between 2015 and 2017.
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30. Yuri Zheludkov
1959-. (aged 67)
association football player
association football coach
Yuri Vladimirovich Zheludkov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
31. Tatyana Averina
1950-2001 (aged 51)
speed skater
Tatyana Borisovna Averina was a Soviet Russian speed skater. After getting married, her name also appeared as Tatyana Barabash (Russian: Татьяна Барабаш).
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32. Victoria Moiseeva
1991-. (aged 35)
curler
Victoria Alexandrovna Moiseeva is a Russian curler. She won gold as an alternate of the Russian national women's team at the 2013 Winter Universiade and the 2015 Winter Universiade. She plays for CC Adamant (St. Petersburg).
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33. Vladimir Balon
1937-2013 (aged 76)
stunt performer
actor
Vladimir Yakovlevich Balon was a Soviet and Russian actor, a professional fencer, Master of sports of the USSR (1956), champion of the USSR in fencing (juniors, 1958, adults 1961) foil, stunt. Since 1990 to 2002 was the director of the studio Mosfilm-Autotrake.
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34. Maria Komissarova
1990-. (aged 36)
freestyle skier
Maria Leonidovna Komissarova is a Russian athlete who competes in freestyle skiing. She was due to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics, but during a training run before her event, she fractured a vertebra with a dislocation of her spine, rendering her unable to compete.
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35. Irina Fetisova
1994-. (aged 32)
volleyball player
Irina Andreyevna Fetisova is a Russian volleyball player. She plays for the Russia women's national volleyball team and Tianjin Bohai Bank at club level.
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36. Alexander Krushelnitskiy
1992-. (aged 34)
curler
Alexander Alexandrovich Krushelnitskiy is a Russian curler predominantly playing as skip. He was banned for four years after testing positive for Meldonium.
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37. Yuri Kukin
1932-2011 (aged 79)
songwriter
singer-songwriter
composer
figure skating coach
poet
Yuri Alexeevich Kukin was a Russian bard.
38. Julia Berezikova
1983-. (aged 43)
judoka
boxer
Thai boxer
Julia Alexandrovna Berezikova is a Russian female mixed martial artist and boxer. In February, 2014 she was the #7-ranked 125-pound female fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings. She has not fought since she knocked out Rosy Duarte in October 2015. She is a W5 World Champion and is also a champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo,...
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39. Yelena Shushunova
1969-2018 (aged 49)
artistic gymnast
Yelena Lvovna Shushunova was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women (alongside Larisa Latynina, Věra Čáslavská, Ludmilla Tourischeva and Lilia Podkopayeva) who have won all-around titles at all major competitions: Olympics, World Championships and European/Continental Championships and one of eleven women who medaled on every event at World Championships. Shushunova was renowned for pioneering complex skills as...
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40. Tamara Moskvina
1941-. (aged 85)
figure skater
figure skating coach
figure skating choreographer
association football coach
Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina is a Soviet and Russian pair skating coach and former competitive skater. Competing in pairs with Alexei Mishin, she became the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national champion.
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41. Yuriy Vernydub
1966-. (aged 60)
association football player
association football coach
Yuriy Mykolayovych Vernydub is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi.
42. Vladimir Salnikov
1960-. (aged 66)
swimmer
coach
Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool", "Monster of the Waves" and "Leningrad Express", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes...
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43. Anastasia Bryzgalova
1992-. (aged 34)
curler
Anastasia Konstantinovna Bryzgalova is a Russian curler. She currently coaches the Alina Kovaleva rink from Saint Petersburg.
44. Nikolai Valuev
1973-. (aged 53)
television presenter
actor
writer
deputy
athletics competitor
Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title twice between 2005 and 2009. Standing at a height of 2.13 metres (7 feet) and a peak weight of 151 kilograms (333 pounds), Valuev is best known for being the tallest and...
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45. Lyaysan Utiasheva
1985-. (aged 41)
radio personality
gymnast
rhythmic gymnast
sports commentator
voice actor
Lyasan Albertovna Utiasheva is a Russian socialite, television host, and former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time Grand Prix Final all-around medalist, and was an ambassador of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Utiasheva was known for her extreme flexibility, her emphasis in point of landing on high relevé in her backsplit pivots led to a career ending injury.
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46. Arkady Rotenberg
1951-. (aged 75)
judoka
coach
entrepreneur
Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg is a Russian billionaire businessman and oligarch. With his brother Boris Rotenberg, he was co-owner of the Stroygazmontazh (S.G.M. group), the largest construction company for gas pipelines and electrical power supply lines in Russia.
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47. Aleksandr Kerzhakov
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
association football coach
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker.
48. Alexei Yagudin
1980-. (aged 46)
figure skater
figure skating coach
Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic champion, a four-time World champion (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002), a three-time European champion (1998, 1999, 2002), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (1998–1999, 2001–2002), the 1996 World Junior champion, and a two-time World Professional champion (1998, 2002).
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49. Dina Averina
1998-. (aged 28)
rhythmic gymnast
Dina Alekseyevna Averina is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic All-around silver medalist, the only four-time (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017) World All-around Champion, the 2018 silver and 2021 European All-around bronze medalist and the 2016 Grand Prix Final All-around silver medalist.
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50. Arina Averina
1998-. (aged 28)
rhythmic gymnast
Arina Alekseyevna Averina is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was a 2020 Summer Olympics finalist, a two-time (2017, 2019) world all-around silver medalist, a two-time European all-around champion (2018, 2021) and the 2016 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist. She was a three-time (2019–2021) Russian national all-around champion and a three-time (2015, 2017, 2022) Russian national all-around medalist....
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51. Boris Rotenberg
1986-. (aged 40)
association football player
Boris Romanovich Rotenberg is a Russian businessman and oligarch. He is co-owner (with his brother Arkady Rotenberg) of the SGM (StroyGazMontazh) group, the largest construction company for gas pipelines and electrical power supply lines in Russia. He was listed by Forbes as Russia's 69th wealthiest person in 2016 with a net worth of $1.07 billion. He is considered a close...
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52. Alexei Mishin
1941-. (aged 85)
figure skater
figure skating coach
figure skating choreographer
Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he is the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national champion.
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53. Alina Kabaeva
1983-. (aged 43)
model
rhythmic gymnast
film actor
politician
Alina Maratovna Kabaeva is a Russian politician, media manager, and retired individual rhythmic gymnast, who has been designated Honoured Master of Sports by the Russian government.
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54. Dmitry Bivol
1990-. (aged 36)
boxer
Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol is a Russian professional boxer. He won the undisputed light-heavyweight title in February 2025, and has held the unified championship since April 2025, as well as the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring magazine titles since February 2025. Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-heavyweight title (Super version) from 2019 to 2024. He also held...
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