In the last century there was great army Soviet athletes. These people fought courageously for victories, bringing joy to their fans, raising the prestige of the country, and developing Soviet sports. All of them were idols of youth of that time. Remembering famous athletes, one cannot help but mention the main events in sports life of the Soviet period.
The main achievements of the athletes were, of course, Olympic Games. The Soviet Union took part in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1952, at the Helsinki Olympics. In those games, the Soviet country won 22 gold medals, 30 silver and 19 bronze.
The first Olympic medalist – Nina Apollonovna Ponomareva-Romashkova
The first gold medal of the USSR was won by Nina Apollonovna Ponomareva - Romashkova. My sports career The athlete started out in running disciplines, and later became interested in discus throwing. Immediately after the games in Helsinki, the gold medalist set a world record in discus throwing - the throw range was then 53 meters 61 centimeters. Later in Nina’s sports career there were many victories, including new records. Since 1966, Nina Apollonovna switched to coaching, preparing growing athletes for new victories. 
On the ice arena. Irina Rodnina
Hockey team players and figure skating representatives brought many victories to the Soviet Union. At world competitions, Soviet athletes had no equal on the ice in terms of strength and skill. Irina Rodnina has become famous among figure skating masters since 1963, performing at all-Union youth competitions. From 1964 to 1969, life on the ice was not easy for Irina. Under the guidance of coach S.A. Zhuk, who complicated the program many times, with his partner Alexei Ulanov, Irina went to the European Championship. The couple took first place in free skating, and Irina received the title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR.
For her victory at the Olympics in 1972, Rodnina was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. On the eve of the performance, the athlete suffered a traumatic brain injury during training, but she did not give up the performance and overcame her painful condition. Since the fall of 1972, Irina began performing in tandem with Alexander Zaitsev. Figure skating fans will remember this duo for a long time. 
Golden goalkeeper – Vladislav Tretyak
There is hardly a more famous figure in hockey than Vladislav Tretyak.
The first goalkeeper of our country, many times recognized as the best at the world championships, recognized as the best hockey player of the last century. The legendary Soviet athlete, the first European to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto in 1997. Three-time Olympic champion who won gold; 10-time world champion; 9-time European champion; 13-time champion of the USSR, whose books were published on different languages, were printed four times and instantly sold out in America. Since 2006 - President of the Russian Hockey Federation. 
Storm of the Gate - Valery Kharlamov
Another legendary athlete is CSKA scorer Valery Kharlamov, whose life was tragically cut short. A man who once beat his fate. Two-time Olympic champion in 1972 and 1976. An 8-time world champion, Valery began playing sports as a small, sickly boy. It was impossible to give his age to him in appearance - he was so short. But what would Soviet hockey be without him? He received many honors justly, because he has 438 matches for CSKA and 293 goals in his matches. At the World Cup and Olympics - 123 matches, 89 goals.
The best scorer in the history of the World Hockey Championships - won 155 points in 105 matches. Fate did not spare him, but he did not give up. Once he got into a car accident, trained for a long time and finally went on the ice again. Later, as a result of a fatal mistake, he also dies in a car accident. Two children remain, a girl and a boy. And then the hockey club came to the rescue. The fates of the hockey players were closely intertwined; they were all family. Teammates looked after their little son Alexander, who also became a hockey player. It’s not surprising, because one of his mentors was Fetisov. 
Vyacheslav Fetisov is an Honored Master of Sports of the USSR and an Honored Trainer of Russia. Defender of CSKA, and later of the Spartak club, who played 480 matches at the USSR and Russian championships and scored 153 goals. Winner of all top hockey titles. The areas of his activity today are anti-doping programs for athletes at different levels. 
On a black and white field: about Karpov and Kasparov
There is hardly a person unfamiliar with the names Karpov and Kasparov. Ice and fire, struggle and hope. Lots of tournaments. The rating of the match between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in 1984-85 does not decrease even today. Modern chess players learn to play from these matches, and old, experienced chess players are still trying to figure it out, look into that time from here, and understand what was most important in that period: integrity, determination, calculation and scientific skill. Anatoly Karpov is 64 years old this year, and Garry Kasparov is 52, he is a lecturer and entrepreneur. 
Record holder Alexander Dityatin
Alexander Nikolaevich Dityatin is not just a three-time Olympic champion and 7 times world champion, he also distinguished himself by the fact that at the 1980 Olympics, held in Moscow, he earned 8 medals in all evaluated gymnastic exercises. It was with this record that he entered the Guinness Book of Records. 
In the air as on the ground: Sergey Bubka
The famous Soviet and Ukrainian track and field athlete Sergei Nazarovich Bubka is familiar to many for his unforgettable pole vaulting. He is an Honored Master of Sports of the USSR and a champion of the 1986 Olympic Games, a 6-time world champion, who set his own world record in pole vaulting at 6.15. This record was broken only in February 2014. Strength, speed and technique are the main components that Sergei Bubka was taught to master by his personal trainer Vitaly Afanasyevich Petrov. 
Boxer Kostya Tszyu is an Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, he became the USSR champion three times, was a two-time European champion and once a world amateur champion. Konstantin Tszyu develops his own methods of training professional boxers and successfully trains famous athletes today. 
One of the greatest Greco-Roman wrestlers. This athlete managed to compete not only for the USSR national team, but also for Russia. He won the Olympic Games once as part of the USSR national team and two more times as part of Russia. He also has 9 victories at the World Championships and 12 European Championships. Recognized as the best athlete of the year in the world, included in the list of the 25 greatest athletes of the 20th century. He won 888 fights and lost only 2 times. There were even cases when opponents were simply afraid and refused to go against him.
In the sports of Soviet times, there were no losers and the victories of athletes from the USSR were incomparable with the victories of many foreign representatives. Russian sport these days continues to delight its fans with its bright victories.
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Date of birth: April 20, 1958 Place of birth: Moscow, USSR Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Fetisov is a Soviet and Russian hockey athlete. Vyacheslav Fetisov was born in April 1958 in Moscow. Since childhood, he became interested in sports and loved skating. Then he became interested in hockey and began training. In the yard team he entered the final of the city Golden Puck tournament, after which he began to hone his skills under the guidance of coach Bervinov. From 1975 to 1989 he played for CSKA. He became a defender, played so that no one could break through the defense. Gradually he trained his strength, will and courage. But in terms of speed and strength he was inferior to many colleagues, who told the coach of HC Chubarin that Vyacheslav was not suitable for playing either as a defender or a striker. Therefore, from 1974 to 1975 Fetisov sat on
Biography of Mikhail Tal
Date of birth: November 9, 1936 Place of birth: Riga, USSR Date of death: June 28, 1992 Place of death: Moscow, Russian Federation Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich - Soviet chess athlete. Mikhail Tal was born in November 1936 in Riga into the Jewish family of Nehemiah and Ida Tal, who were related to each other cousins and sister. My father was the chief neurologist in Latvia. At the age of 6 months, little Misha suffered from meningitis. At the age of 3 they already began to understand his genius - he read, and at the age of 5 he learned mathematics. At the age of 7, he multiplied three-digit numbers in his head and repeated his father’s lectures word for word. I immediately went to grade 3-1, and at the age of 15 I received a certificate and became a student at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Riga. At the age of 10 he learned to play chess, at the age of 17 he became the champion of Latvia, and at 21 -
Biography of Max Euwe
Date of birth: May 20, 1901 Place of birth: Watergrafmeer, Netherlands Date of death: November 26, 1981 Place of death: Amsterdam, Netherlands Max Euwe is a Dutch chess player. Max Euwe was born in May 1901 in the Netherlands. His father Cornelius was a teacher junior classes, together with his wife Elizabeth, raised three sons and two daughters. Later, my father changed jobs for a higher salary, began working in a civilian school, gave violin and piano lessons, and taught music to his children. At the age of 4, Max learned to play chess and began to beat his parents. At school he showed a talent for mathematics. Already as a child, he began to play in a chess club, where people over 16 years of age joined, but an exception was made for him. At the age of 12 he was accepted into the Amsterdam chess club, and the very next year Max
Biography of Sergei Belov
Date of birth: January 23, 1944 Place of birth: Nashchekovo, Tomsk region, USSR Date of death: October 3, 2013 Place of death: Perm, Russian Federation Sergei Aleksandrovich Belov - Soviet basketball player. Sergei Belov was born into a family of native St. Petersburg residents in January 1944 in Tomsk, where the family was evacuated. In the third grade, Sergei became interested in acrobatics, in the 4th grade - in athletics, and at the age of 12 he became interested in basketball. His first coach was Georgy Resh, who was a teacher at Tomsk University. Soon the coach brought him to the team of the polytechnic institute, and at the age of 17 Belov became a member of the men's team of the institute, city and region. He became popular, and the head coach of the Russian national team, Konstantin Travin, found out about Sergei. The coach advised Belov to go to Uralmash to hone his skills, but
Biography of Irina Rodnina
Date of birth: September 12, 1949 Place of birth: Moscow, USSR Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is a Soviet and Russian figure skating athlete. Irina Rodnina was born in September 1949 in Moscow. Her father Konstantin Nikolaevich was a military officer, her mother was a nurse. The parents met during the Second World War. As a child, Irina was often sick, so her parents sent her to a figure skating school in the children's park of the Dzerzhinsky district of Moscow. Following a competition from there, she entered the CSKA figure skating section. In 1962, she was paired with Vlasov, and the coaches were the Valun spouses from Czechoslovakia. In 19623 the couple became third in the all-Union youth competitions. At the age of 13.5, Rodnina already became the owner of the first sports category. After the departure of foreign coaches, Irina came under the leadership of Zhuk. He
Biography of Robert Fisher
Date of birth: March 9, 1943 Place of birth: Chicago, USA Date of death: January 17, 2008 Place of death: Reykjavik, Iceland Robert Fisher is an American chess player. Robert James Fisher was born in March 1943 in Chicago. His mother Regina Wender was a Swiss Jew, had Russian roots, and studied at the Sechenvoa Institute, where she met Robert’s father. Father Hans-Gerhard Fischer is a Jew, a biologist, who emigrated from the USSR in 1939. The family lived separately, the father lived in Chile, he was not allowed to leave. It is believed that the boy's biological father was Paul Nemenyi, a participant in the Manhattan Project. After the end of World War II, the mother began to live in Brooklyn with Robert and his sister Joan. His sister taught him to play chess at the age of 6. It soon became clear that the boy showed talent in relation to
Biography of Galina Kulakova
Date of birth: April 29, 1942 Place of birth: Stepanovo (Logachi), Votkinsk district, Udmurtia, USSR Kulakova Galina Alekseevna - Soviet skier. Galina Kulakova was born in April 1942 in the Votkinsk region of Udmurtia. Her father died at the front, so her mother raised 6 children alone. Since childhood, I began to get interested in skiing and went to school with it. Alas, the period after the war, during which the girl’s childhood fell, did not allow her to seriously engage in sports. I had to help my mother with housework; at the age of 15 she began working on a livestock farm. And still, Galina continued to play sports in the state farm section and participated in competitions for rural athletes. In 1964, on the way home from the next competition, she stopped with her sister in Votkinsk. She asked Olga to take part in
Biography of Svetlana Masterkova
Date of birth: January 17, 1967 Place of birth: Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk region, USSR Svetlana Aleksandrovna Masterkova is a Russian runner. Svetlana Masterkova was born in January 1967 in the Krasnoyarsk city of Achinsk. Her sports career began with participation in the 800 m distance. Due to a bad relationship with the coach, she was expelled from the team, and because of her excess weight they did not want to take her to any other Moscow team. In 1987 she began training under Elyanov, and got into to the group of masters. Soon she began to study under the guidance of Plex-Styrkina. At the age of 15, Masterkova became an international master of sports. On it she became first in the last USSR championship in 1991 and became eighth at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Soon she was included in the Russian national team, where her coach became
Biography of Zurab Sanaya
Date of birth: April 15, 1968 Place of birth: Nalchik, USSR Sanaya Zurab Vladimirovich is a Soviet and Russian football goalkeeper and coach. Zurab Sanaya was born in April 1968 in Nalchik. His mother was Greek, and his father was a Georgian pilot. Sanaya served in the army for a year and became the goalkeeper of Pyatigorsk Mashuk, where he played until 1991. The team quickly fell apart, but Zurab was able to leave Pyatigorsk earlier. This was the second club in his career - the first was Circassian Narte. After Pyatigorsk he moved to Stavropol, but due to a difficult relationship with the coach he did not stay there for long. In 1992 he played for Kislovodsk Asmaral. From 1992 to 1994 he was a goalkeeper at Dynamo Stavropol. At the age of 25, he set a record of impenetrability, but he didn’t understand it himself. Only later did he realize that he had entered the history of Russian football. WITH
Biography of Dmitry Shevchenko
Date of birth: November 13, 1967 Place of birth: Moscow, USSR Dmitry Stepanovich Shevchenko is a Soviet and Russian fencer athlete. Dmitry Shevchenko was born in Moscow in November 1967. Already at school he became interested in fencing and began training under the guidance of Gennady Myakotnykh. He taught the boy to love fencing, to strengthen his desire for victory after losses, and the desire to constantly train and learn new things. In high school, he began to study fencing at a sports boarding school under the guidance of Alina Timoshenko. There he developed efficiency and endurance. After graduating from school, he began training under the guidance of Mark Midler. There I learned how to practice combat tactics and strategy, studied the intricacies of fencing, and the psychological nuances of combat. Got to the first major competitions
Biography of Vyacheslav Ivanov
Date of birth: July 30, 1938 Place of birth: Cherkizovo, Moscow, USSR Ivanov Vyacheslav Nikolaevich - Soviet athlete, engaged in rowing. Vyacheslav Ivanov was born in 1938 in the Moscow district of Cherkizovo. His father was a shop manager large enterprise, which with the beginning of the Great Patriotic War was evacuated to Barnaul. The family was there too. In 1943, his father became a volunteer and went to war, dying near Leningrad. In 1945, Vyacheslav’s older brother Mikhail also died. After the end of the war, the family returned from Barnaul and began to live in the Neskuchny Garden area. Due to the diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease, doctors did not recommend the boy to play sports, but in his free time from school he played hockey and football. In the summer of 1950, he began training in the athletics section of Wings of the Soviets,
Biography of Grigory Kiriyenko
Date of birth: September 29, 1965 Place of birth: Novosibirsk, USSR Grigory Anatolyevich Kirienko is a Soviet and Russian saber fencer. Grigory Kiriyenko was born in September 1965 in Novosibirsk. Already at the age of seven he was sent to big sport for training, he learned boxing, learned stances and practiced punches. At the age of 12, he was invited to a competition in Kharkov with other boys. There he was unable to fully express himself, so he lost completely, becoming the only one of all who did not finish the first round. On the way home he was very upset, but the thought of leaving the sport did not arise. The defeat gave him spirit and he decided to become a leader. He became interested in saber fencing and in 1989, after several years of long and hard training, he took part in the championship
Biography of Yuri Titov
Date of birth: November 27, 1935 Place of birth: Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR Titov Yuri Evlampievich - Soviet gymnast, coach. Yuri Titov was born in November 1935 in Kyiv. At first he played for the Kiev sports community Burevestnik, and in the mid-1950s he joined the USSR national team. In 1956 he became the Olympic champion for the first time, performing as part of the team. Also in the singles competition, he won a silver medal on the horizontal bar and a bronze medal on the vault. At the 1957 European Championships he received gold for vault, silver for rings and all-around, and bronze for high bar. In 1958 he received the title of world champion in vault and as part of the team. He took silver in the rings and won bronze in the individual all-around. At the same time he became the champion of the USSR in vault and all-around. In 1959 on
Biography of Hasim Rahman
Date of Birth: November 7, 1972 Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA Rahman Hasim is an American boxer. Rahman Hasim was born into a black family in November 1972 in the American city of Baltimore, Maryland. At the age of 20 he began boxing, but after 10 fights in the amateur ring he became a professional, scoring 28 victories in total. The first fight in the professional league took place in December 1998 against the boxer from New Zealand (number 1 according to the IBF) David Tua. In the 9th round, despite Hasim's lead, Tua hit him with a powerful blow, so the fight was stopped. After the defeat, Rahman won two fights - knocking out Rachem in the fifth round and Wechers in the first. In November 1999 he was supposed to meet in Atalantic City with the Russian Maskaev. In the 8th round, Maskaev struck a powerful
Biography of Valery Popenchenko
Date of birth: August 26, 1937 Place of birth: Moscow, USSR Date of death: February 15, 1975 Place of death: Moscow, USSR Valery Vladimirovich Popenchenko is a Soviet boxer athlete. Valery Popenchenko was born in Moscow in 1937. His father died at the front, his mother worked hard to raise the family. Valery began studying at the Tashkent Suvorov School, where he became interested in boxing. Valery's first coach was Matulevich. He developed a new method of preparing for a fight, deviating from the classics. Classical training involved distributing the weight evenly on both legs, but Matulevich began to teach students to slightly tilt the body back so that the body rested its weight on the right leg. Left hand at the same time, she delivered jabs, and not full-fledged blows, and the right hand was freed from defense and in
Biography of Anfisa Reztsova
Date of birth: December 16, 1964 Place of birth: village. Yakimets, Vladimir region. , USSR Reztsova Anfisa Anatolyevna - Soviet and Russian biathlete and ski racer. Anfisa Reztsova was born in December 1964 in Vladimir region. Her father was a builder, her mother a postwoman. In 1968 the family moved to Vladimir. In the fifth grade she began skiing under the coaching of Prokofiev, but at the same time doctors discovered a murmur in her heart, which led to a ban on playing sports. But Anfisa cheated - she passed the medical examination with an old card without a ban mark and began to train. At the age of 13, she became third in city competitions and second in regional competitions. She wanted to participate in the championship for the Pionerskaya Pravda prize, but she was not accepted. After finishing 7th grade I went to
Biography of Gerhard Müller
Date of birth: November 3, 1945 Place of birth: Nördlingen, Germany Müller Gerhard Gerd is a German football athlete. Gerhard Müller was born in November 1945 in the German city of Nördlingen. At that time, the country was just divided, so Gerhard grew up in Germany. As a child, I was fond of football. But I never dreamed of becoming a sports player. In the mid-1960s, he made his debut - he entered the Munich stadium as part of the Bayern football club, and soon he was invited to the main team. The coaches saw in him his assertiveness, explosive character, attack power and maximum use of scoring chances. Fans nicknamed him Bombardier. In 1966 he became a member of the national team. From 1966 to 1970 he played 27 matches, scored 30 goals - almost not a single match was complete without
Biography of Ivan Poddubny
Date of birth: October 9, 1871 Place of birth: Krasenovka, Poltava province, Russian empire Date of death: August 7, 1949 Place of death: Yeysk, USSR Poddubny Ivan Maksimovich - Russian athlete in classical wrestling. Ivan Poddubny Bal was born in October 1871 in the Poltava province. At the age of 7 he began helping the family - herding geese and cows, and at 12 he married rich neighbors. His father, the Zaporodian Cossack Maxim Ivanovich, was distinguished by great strength, and the entire Poddubny family was famous for this. Ivan inherited an excellent voice from his mother. At the age of 22, he left his native village and went wandering. His first job was as a loader at the port, where he first demonstrated his strength. He met the sailor Preobrazhensky, who became Poddubny’s first mentor. Ivan works hard every day
Biography of Valery Muratov
Date of birth: May 1, 1946 Place of birth: Kolomna, USSR Valery Alekseevich Muratov is a Soviet speed skater. Valery Muratov was born in May 1946 in Kolomna. Before coming to speed skating, he played hockey, football and volleyball, was a good runner, had a second rank in gymnastics, and was even a candidate for master of sports in cross-country skiing. Due to the high level of training, after just a year of playing sports, he became a champion. In 1964 he began to engage in speed skating, and in 1965 he already won the national championship among youths in Monchegorsk. In 1966 he became a master of sports and was invited to train with the USSR national team. In the same year, at the Melnikov Prize competition, he was paired with speed skater Grishin. He managed to win the run-up in the 500 m race, but lost at the finish
Biography of Lyudmila Pinaeva
Date of birth: January 14, 1936 Place of birth: Leningrad, USSR Lyudmila Iosifovna Pinaeva - Soviet kayaking athlete. Lyudmila Pinaeva was born in January 1936 in Leningrad. She survived the blockade of the city, graduated from seven-year school, and went to work in production. I failed to get a higher education due to my passion for sports. In 1958 she already had the third category, she attracted the attention of trainer Neil Savin. Lyudmila lived 28 km from the city, but every day she covered this distance for training. At the same time, she worked at the Gorky paper factory. Later, Lyudmila entered a coaching school and things became even more difficult. She lived in a dormitory and studied at night. Soon there was more time, she received a diploma, began teaching, and soon she was given an apartment. Relationship with
Biography of Valentina Ogienko
Date of birth: May 26, 1965 Place of birth: Krasnodar, USSR Valentina Vitalievna Ogienko is a Soviet and Russian volleyball player. Valentina Ogienko was born in May 1965 in Krasnodar. I started playing volleyball while still at school. Later she began to play for the Uralochka sports club under the leadership of Karpol. The famous coach created two national and youth teams. Karpol created such a team that all players were interchangeable without loss of performance. At the age of 18, the volleyball player became a member of the USSR national team and became first at the European Championships in 1985. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the USSR national team met with Peru, who won the third set. After a timeout, it became clear that we needed to score 39 points. The tired team did it anyway, the USSR became champions. In 1989 at the championship
Biography of Alexandra Medved
Date of birth: September 16, 1937 Place of birth: Belaya Tserkov, Kiev region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR Alexander Vasilyevich Bear is a Soviet-Belarusian freestyle wrestling athlete. Alexander Medved was born in September 1937 in the Kyiv region. His father was a forester. In his youth, Sasha did not give preference to any one sport. He played football, basketball, and gymnastics. Soon he became interested in wrestling, and he had no equal. His first successes in freestyle wrestling came when he served in the army. After demobilization he became a student of the Belarusian state institute physical culture in Minsk, graduated in 1962. Since 1959, his coaches were Grigoriev and Rybalko. Two years later he became the champion of the USSR for the first time. From 1962 to 1965 he competed in the light heavyweight division, in 1962 he became the world champion in Toledo, in
Biography of Valentin Mankin
Date of birth: August 19, 1938 Place of birth: Belokorovichi, Zhitomir region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR Date of death: June 1, 2014 Place of death: Viareggio, Italy Mankin Valentin Grigorievich - Soviet athlete, yachtsman. Valentin Mankin was born in August 1938 in the Zhitomir region. As a child, he began to get involved in swimming, then sailing. By chance, I ended up in the best sailing section in Kyiv, which was based at the DOSAAF water station. Mashovets became his first mentor. In 1956 he took part in the USSR Championship in Tallinn for the first time, becoming 19th. but two years later at the USSR Championship in Odessa he received gold for the first time. In 1960 there was the Olympics in Rome, but Mankin failed to get there. In 1961 and 1962 he became the national champion twice. Until that time he had not traveled to
Biography of Larisa Latynina
Date of birth: December 27, 1934 Place of birth: Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR Larisa Semyonovna Latynina is a secular gymnast. Larisa Latynina was born in December 1934 in Kherson. Her father Semyon Andreevich died at the front in 1943, her mother Pelageya Anisimovna was a cleaner. As a child, I began to study choreography and dreamed of ballet. In the 5th grade, after the club closed, she began attending the gymnastics section, in 1949 she received the second category, and a year later - the first. After that, she became a member of the Ukrainian school team and took part in the all-Union championship in Kazan, but performed unsuccessfully there. Her coach Mikhail Sotnichenko helped the young athlete prepare for the next competition, where she already became a master of sports in Lviv. At the age of 16, she became fourth in the adult championship
Biography of Boris Lagutin
Date of birth: June 24, 1938 Place of birth: Moscow, USSR Boris Nikolaevich Lagutin is a Soviet and Russian boxer athlete. Boris Lagutin was born in June 1938 in Moscow. I came to boxing by accident. One day, together with a friend, they saw an advertisement for a group and signed up for a section of the technical school. Boris trained at the Wings of the Soviets club under the attention of Trenin. Outwardly, Boris did not look like a boxer - he was tall and thin, frail, with long arms and a soft, shy character. In 1957 he graduated from the Moscow Electromechanical College, by which time he had already been boxing professionally for three years. Then he had to take part in the Moscow team championship. During this, he faced the best middleweight fighter at the last Olympics, Viktor Mednov. Young
Biography of Olga Korbut
Date of birth: May 16, 1955 Place of birth: Grodno, Belarusian SSR, USSR Olga Valentinovna Korbut - Soviet gymnast. Olga Korbut was born in May 1955 in Grodno. From the second grade I began to attend the school gymnastics section, and from the second grade I entered the children's and youth sports school. She was noticed by the Olympic champion Volchetskaya, and soon she began to train with coach Knysha, who chose the girl as a candidate for future victories at the world championships. Olya easily mastered new elements, had good coordination and had a strong character. In 1969, she performed for the first time at the Olympic Hopes competition, where she was the first to demonstrate what would later become the famous somersault on the balance beam. In July 1971, at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR, she became a gold medalist in the team event, the first solo
Biography of Victor Klimenko
Date of birth: February 25, 1949 Place of birth: Moscow, USSR Viktor Yakovlevich Klimenko is a Soviet and Russian gymnast athlete. Viktor Klimenko was born in Moscow in February 1949. Already from childhood he showed an inclination towards gymnastics. He took part in city and Russian youth championships and won them several times. In 1967, he was sent to the World Championships for the first time, becoming the USSR champion in the vault. In 1968, he again confirmed his title, becoming the best in three areas - in addition to vault, they were floor exercises and pommel horse. At the 1968 Olympics, he won silver in the team all-around and bronze in the uneven bars. After this Olympics, I began preparing for the next one in order to bring the country and the team as many medals as possible. He practiced new exercises and
Biography of Garry Kasparov
Date of birth: April 13, 1963 Place of birth: Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR Kasparov Garry Kimovich - Soviet and Russian chess player Garry Kasparov was born in April 1963. His father Kim Moiseevich was an energy engineer, his mother Klara Shagenovna was an engineer. He learned to play chess early, lost his father at the age of seven, but his mother threw all her strength into supporting her son’s chess career. In 1979 he won his first victory at an international tournament in Yugoslavia, and in 1980 he became first in the World Junior Championships. This allowed him to enter the USSR national team and take part in the World Chess Olympiad. For this he received two gold medals. In 1982 and 1983 he again won international tournaments. For his speed of calculating different options, journalists dubbed him a talented chess player with a computer
Biography of Valery Lobanovsky
Date of birth: January 6, 1939 Place of birth: Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR Date of death: May 13, 2002 Place of death: Zaporozhye, Ukraine Valery Vasilyevich Lobanovsky is a Soviet and Ukrainian football athlete. Valery Lobanovsky was born in January 1939 in Kyiv. His father was a mill worker, his mother a housewife, and his maternal uncle was the writer Alexander Boychenko. He graduated from Kyiv school No. 39 with a silver medal. In 1956 he began studying at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, but did not graduate in 1964 due to frequent breaks, having written a petition for expulsion. Higher education received from the Odessa Polytechnic Institute. In 1952 he graduated from football school No. 1 and youth football school in 1955. His first coach was Nikolai Chaika. In 1955 he joined Dynamo Kyiv, in May 1959 after the game
Biography of Tatyana Kazankina
Date of birth: December 17, 1951 Place of birth: Petrovsk, Saratov region, USSR Kazankina Tatyana Vasilievna - Soviet athlete-runner. Tatyana Kazankina was born in December 1951 in Petrovsk, Saratov region. Her father died early, her older sister got married and moved to another city. Tanya and her mother raised three younger brothers and sisters. The girl studied well at school, and in the fifth grade she began running. Her first coach was local physical education teacher Viktor Lutokhin. His work made itself felt - Tanya soon won the first city school cross-country race. In the competition for the RSFSR championship in Nalchik, she became third at a distance of 800 m, so coach Nikolai Malyshev invited her to come to Leningrad for professional growth and jogging. After graduating
Biography of Vyacheslav Zaitsev
Date of birth: November 12, 1952 Place of birth: Leningrad, USSR Vyacheslav Alekseevich Zaitsev is a Soviet and Russian volleyball player. Vyacheslav Zaitsev was born in November 1952 in Leningrad. Since childhood, I became interested in volleyball, played on the school team, and studied at the Spartak school. In 1969 he began playing in professional teams - until 1987 he played for Avtomobilist. In 1971 he became the European champion with the country's youth team, and then became the European champion with the adult team. And already in 1977 he was appointed captain of the national team of the USSR national team, in which he played until 1988. Vyacheslav Platonov became his coach. Zaitsev was a key player in Avtomobilist and the USSR national team, became an Olympic champion, two-time world champion and seven-time European champion. Autumn 1987 first of
Biography of Lyubov Egorova
Date of birth: May 5, 1966 Place of birth: Tomsk-7 (Seversk), USSR Egorova Lyubov Ivanovna is a Soviet and Russian athlete and skier. Lyubov Egorova was born in May 1966 in the closed city of Tomsk-7, which is now called Seversk. In the 6th grade she began skiing, she was coached by Nikolai Kharitonov. In 1986, Lyubov joined the USSR national team and began training with Nikolai Lopukhov. Soon she had to move to Leningrad, where she married Igor Sysoev. At the 1991 World Championships in Cavales, she was 11th in the 15 km race, 2.5 minutes behind champion Vyalbe. But in the relay race she overtook all her rivals and became the best. The same thing happened at the 30 km station, which Lyubov completed in 1.2 hours and became a gold medalist. In 1992 in France it became three times
Biography of Marion Jones
Date of birth: October 12, 1976 Place of birth: Los Angeles, USA Jones Marion is an American athlete and track and field athlete. Marion Jones Thompson was born in October 1976 in Los Angeles. I played basketball for three years. In the 1995-1996 season, I decided to take up athletics, but at the same time I played basketball. The increased stress led to her breaking her leg. It took two months to recover, but the fracture recurred in the same place. Then Marion realized that it would not be possible to combine two sports and completely devoted herself to athletics. She began training intensively for the long jump and sprints in 1997. Time was short, so some elements of training were completely ignored, only the most necessary ones were practiced - in particular, the 100m dash. Coach Jones -
Biography of James Douglas
Date of birth: April 7, 1960 Place of birth: Ohio, USA Douglas James (Douglas Buster) is an American boxer. Douglas James was born in April 1960 in Ohio. His father was professional boxer Billy Douglas; in addition to James, the family had three younger sons. James finished high school in 1977, at school he played football, basketball, graduating class I was even able to come to victory with my school team by taking part in the state championship. After graduating from high school, he began studying at college and played for the men's basketball team there in 1977-1978. In 1979 he transferred to another college, where he became a member of the main team of the local basketball team. He played for it from 1979 to 1980. In 1980 he began receiving a basketball scholarship and entered the university, but after the first semester he dropped out and
Biography of Damon Hill
Date of birth: September 17, 1960 Place of birth: London, UK Damon Hill is a British athlete and participant in car racing. Damon Hill was born in September 1960 in London. In 1983, he took part in auto racing for the first time in the Formula 2000 winter series, and a year later he won the Formula Ford 1600 race and received the Grovewood Award (now the McLaren Prize). In 1985, he spent the entire season in Formula Ford, became third in the ECSO Championship in Formula crayfish, and became third at the festival. In 1986 he became part of the MurrayTaylor Racing team and took part in the British Formula 3 Championship. Then he won the televised rally sprint, beating the world champion. In 1987 he joined the Intersport team, but finished fifth at the British Championships. In 1988 he became third at the same festival. In the same
Biography of Miroslav Dvorak
Date of birth: October 11, 1951 Place of birth: Czechoslovakia Date of death: June 12, 2008 Place of death: Czech Republic Miroslav Dvořák is a Czechoslovak ice hockey player. Miroslav Dvorak was born in October 1951 in Czechoslovakia. At the age of 19, he began playing for the Motor hockey team as a defenseman. He played there until 1972, then returned in 1974 and lasted until 1982. This team was founded back in 1928 and was considered the leader of the country. In the year of Dvorak's birth, she became the champion of Czechoslovakia. Miroslav showed that he plays with strength, speed, skill and intelligence. He was a universal player - he combined the positions of defender and goalkeeper, fought with opponents and scored pucks to the maximum. In a fairly short period of time, he began to master all the techniques of hockey and became a hockey star. In 1972 he moved to the Dukla team,
Biography of Evgeny Grishin
Date of birth: March 23, 1931 Place of birth: Tula, USSR Date of death: July 10, 2005 Place of death: Dedovsk, Russia Evgeniy Romanovich Grishin - Soviet athlete. Evgeny Grishin was born in March 1931 in Tula. In 1942, during shelling by the Germans, 12 bomb fragments hit his leg. the surgeon cut them out, saving the leg from amputation and the athlete from death. To restore his health, Evgeniy decided to take up speed skating. His first coach in 1946 was Yakov Yakovlev. The athlete turned out to be talented - already at the first national championship the young man set a new USSR record - 47.6 seconds. The next year, injuries interfered, and at the end of 1948, luck finally overtook him - Grishin became the champion of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions championship. In 1949 he began to engage in athletics. Vasily noticed him on the cycle track
Biography of Nona Gaprindashvili
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Biography of Yuri Vlasov
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Date of birth: December 3, 1963 Place of birth: West Berlin, East Germany Katharina Witt is a German figure skater. Katharina Witt was born in December 1963 in the German Democratic Republic. Already at the age of five she became interested figure skating, after kindergarten she went to the skating rink and begged her parents to enroll her in the figure skating section. The girl trained long and hard and decided to achieve the highest award in single skating, like Sonya Haney. She first competed in the 16 Olympic Games in Sarajevo and became a champion. Before that, she became world champion 4 times. In February 1988, she again became an Olympic champion in Calgary. After this, his professional career ended. She went to work in television and starred in the film Red Carmen. She still works as a performance commentator. Yes, she led
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Date of Birth: January 18, 1950 Place of Birth: Quebec, Canada Date of Death: May 8, 1982 Place of Death: Belgium Gilles Villeneuve is a Canadian racing driver. Gilles Villeneuve was born in January 1950 in Quebec, Canada. Already at the age of 8, he decided to become a racer, learned to drive a snowmobile, and developed leadership qualities. In 1976, he gained worldwide fame after winning the Formula Atlantic race, which took place in Canada on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Gilles managed to overtake the contender for victory - the Englishman Hunt, who came only third. Upon returning to England, he recommended Gilles to the McLaren team and presented him as a promising driver who could win in Formula 1. In 1977 he was invited to participate in the British Grand Prix. Even though the car
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Date of birth: August 21, 1973 Place of birth: St. Petersburg, Russia Nikolai Sergeevich Valuev is a Russian boxer. Nikolai Valuev was born on August 21, 1973 in St. Petersburg. Already at school, due to his height, he started playing basketball and even received the title of national champion among juniors. Also at school, he achieved the rank of master of sports in discus throwing. In 2009 he graduated from the Lesgaft State University of Physical Education and Sports. In the spring of 1993, he became interested in boxing and conducted his first training session, and already in October his first fight took place in the professional ring with Morton. In 1994, he took part in the Russian Championship and the Goodwill Games, but was disqualified from the latter due to being labeled “professional” for the fight over Morton. For this reason, he did not take part in the games of '96,
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Biography of Cristiano Ronaldo
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Biography of Vladimir Kramnik
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Biography of Dick Advocate
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Date of birth: November 19, 1888 Place of birth: Havana, Cuba Date of death: March 8, 1942 Place of death: New York, USA Jose Raul Capablanca is a Cuban chess player. Jose Capablanca was born on November 19, 1888 in Havana. His father was fond of chess at a professional level, so young Jose learned to play chess at the age of 4, and at the age of 13 he won his first match for the title of champion of Cuba. In 1904, he went to New York, where he graduated from private school and entered Columbia University to study engineering with an emphasis in chemistry. He did not graduate from university, but in 1909 he began traveling around the United States and playing chess. During his travels, he managed to play 602 games, of which he lost only 12, and drew another 7. Then he defeated one of the strongest chess players
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Date of birth: January 28, 1938 Place of birth: Uspenka village, Ukraine Date of death: January 14, 2016 Place of death: Zaporozhye, Ukraine Leonid Ivanovich Zhabotinsky is a Soviet weightlifter. Leonid Zhabotinsky was born on January 28, 1938 in Sumy region in Ukraine. In 1941, his family was forced to leave for Kharkov and survive the occupation by the Germans. Already in childhood, Leonid began to play sports - he was interested in boxing, wrestling and athletics. His father instilled in his son a love of sports in every possible way, since he himself was also a sports fan. After 7 classes of secondary school, Leonid went to work at the Kharkov Tractor Plant and continued weightlifting. In 1954, he received the title of Master of Sports in shot put and bronze at the Ukrainian Championship, but his love for weightlifting
Biography of Raymond Cope
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Date of birth: May 21, 1960 Place of birth: Leningrad, USSR Vladimir Valerievich Salnikov - known as an outstanding swimmer of the Soviet era, Salnikov V.V. - Olympic champion, European champion. He is a multiple champion in the 400, 1500 m section (1980) free style, in the 4 x 200 m relay; in the interval of 1500 m (1988), world records were at such distances as 400, 800, 1500 m, and so on 20 times. World leader, leader of Europe and the USSR. Captain-mentor on timber carriers, respected Valery Vladimirovich, father of the famous Vladimir. The Leningrad Union “Red Dawn” was honored to have such an employee as Valentina Mikhailovna Salnikova, who held the post of design engineer there, she is the mother of the world champion. At the age of seven, Vladik began visiting the SKA swimming pool,
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Biography of Viktor Krovopuskov
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Biography of Igor Netto
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Biography of Alexander Karelin
Date of birth: September 19, 1967 Place of birth: near Novosibirsk Karelin Alexander Alexandrovich (1967) - famous Russian wrestler (Greco-Roman), Karelin A.A. - master of sports, three-time Olympic champion (1988, 1992, 1996), nine-time world champion, twelve-time European champion and thirteen-time national champion. Alexander Karelin was born on September 19, 1967, weighing 5 kg near Novosibirsk in the family of a driver and an employee. Since childhood, Alexander respected sports: he skied, hunted, and swam skillfully. Only at the age of 13 he began training in the Greco-Roman wrestling section where Viktor Kuznetsov became his only coach. At the age of 15, at youth competitions, Karelin broke his leg, but this is exactly what became turning point choosing this sport as the main one. In 1984
Biography of Anatoly Kapchinsky
Date of birth: July 6, 1912 Date of death: June 28, 1942 Place of birth: Saratov Kapchinsky Anatoly Konstantinovich (1912-1942) - great speed skater of the USSR, Kapchinsky A.K. - twice champion of the USSR 1935 and 1936 Anatoly Kapchinsky was born on July 6, 1912 in Saratov. Since childhood, Anatoly has been fond of classical wrestling. Under the strict guidance of his father, he studied not only fighting techniques, but also comprehended the science of sportsmanship, courage and determination. Later, Anatoly became interested in sailing, bringing this hobby to perfection, Anatoly became one of the best sailing athletes in Saratov. At the same time, Kapchinsky studied at the Moscow Institute to become a transport engineer. Despite his brilliant results in the field of sailing, Anatoly suddenly began to get carried away
Biography of Vasily Alekseev
Date of birth: January 7, 1942 Date of death: November 25, 2011 Place of birth: Ryazan region, Russian Federation Vasily Ivanovich Alekseev, famous weightlifter of the Soviet Union, V.I. Alekseev - twice became an Olympic champion in 1972 and 1976. Alekseev is an Honored Master of Sports, set 81 records in the USSR and 80 world records. Vasily Alekseev was born on January 7, 1942 into a working-class family in the Miloslavsky district of the Ryazan region, the village of Pokrovo-Shishkino. In 1953, the whole family moved to the village of Rochegda, Arkhangelsk region. Helping his father with logging, Vasily gained his first experience in lifting weights, but it happened that he lost in a dispute to a high school student, trying to lift the axle of a trolley. Vasily lost, while his opponent playfully raised the axle 12 times. Alekseev's first coach was his
Biography of Jean Alesi
Date of birth: June 11, 1964 Place of birth: France Alesi Jean - athlete, Jean Alesi is one of the most famous Formula 1 racing drivers from France. Jean Alesi was born into the family of a French woman and an emigrant from Sicily, Frank Alesi. Jean inherited his reverent feeling for cars from his father, who was always a racing enthusiast and even competed in amateur rallies. Seeing that Jean was interested in karting, his father sponsored his son to buy his first kart and blessed him with a professional career in this field. Jean trained in karting for 5 years and during this time achieved amazing success. If in 1983 young Alesi, at the age of 19, only made his debut in the Renault-Turbo championship, then two years later he was able to get 2nd place in the Formula Renault races. There is a lot of career growth like this
Biography of James Lewis
Date of birth: November 11, 1983 Place of birth: Great Britain James Lewis is one of the famous bodybuilders of our time. James was born in England in November 1983. Already in childhood, the makings of a future athlete were visible - the boy was distinguished by his activity and desire to play sports. As a teenager, he read a book about T. Platz and saw the athlete’s body in photographs. The book was hidden by the boy's aunt to surprise him later. The athlete’s toned legs impressed the teenager so much that he decided to create the same ones for himself. The book was signed by Platz himself, which further motivated the teenager. Of course, another motivator was A. Schwarzenegger and his acting work. Or rather, the body of the actor who embodied the mighty Conan the Barbarian. The boy had no idea
Biography of Red Grange
Date of birth: June 13, 1903 Date of death: January 28, 1991 Place of birth: Pennsylvania, USA Red Grange is one of the most famous American football players in the United States. Red was born in the USA, in Foxville, Pennsylvania. Since his father worked as a foreman in the woodworking industry and the boy lived with him in a temporary camp. Only a few years later the Grange family acquired own house in Illinois. Before that they lived with relatives. The boy's father constantly worked hard and eventually became a police officer. In college, he showed promise in many sports and was scouted by track coaches, promising a stellar future. The young man entered the University of Illinois, since there was one of the strongest sports teams there, and the tuition was not expensive.
Biography of Igor Akinfeev
Date of birth: April 8, 1986 Place of birth: Moscow region, USSR Akinfeev Igor Vladimirovich - football player modern Russia. Igor Akinfeev is also known as a goalkeeper. Igor was born in the Moscow region in April 1986. Boy since early age my father tried to get me hooked on football. At the age of four he was already on the CSKA football team. After observing the young football player, the coach decided to put him in goal, and he was right. In 2002, the young man defended the goal at the Russian Championship and his team won. After graduating from school, it was logical to enter the Academy of Physical Education. There he is working on his thesis on goalkeeping. At the same time, he continues training and becomes a member of CSKA. After 10 games he is already in the main team, enough
Biography of Konstantin Tszyu
Date of birth: September 19, 1969 Place of birth: Sverdlovsk region, USSR Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu is a boxer in modern Russia. Kostya Tszyu is also a world champion and three-time USSR champion. Konstantin was born in a small town near Sverdlov in an ordinary poor Soviet family. His father worked as a metallurgist, and his mother was a nurse. At the age of nine, the boy was sent to boxing classes. The boy studied in the city section, surrounded by older boys, but this did not prevent him from making his first successes, but, on the contrary, stimulated him to train more persistently. The first competition surprised everyone, including the coach - Kostya demonstrated his best qualities. He became first in the city, then first in the region, and soon first at the All-Russian Games.
Biography of Evander Holyfield
Date of birth: October 19, 1962 Place of birth: Alabama, USA Holyfield Evander is one of the most famous modern boxers in America. Evander first saw the light of day in 1962 in the small town of Atmore, Alabama. After moving to Atlanta, he practiced boxing since childhood. Of course, I took part in competitions of various categories. Thus, the victory in the Golden Gloves opened the way for him to join the US national team. He represented his country at the 1984 Olympics and received his first bronze. This opened the way for him to become a professional, where there were completely different fees. HE started in the light heavyweight category and then moved up to the heavyweight category. The athlete's first success came in 1986, when he defeated D. Cuavi. Then, continuing hard training, he defeated world champion D. Douglas in just 7 minutes. Then
Biography of Vladimir Turchinsky
Date of birth: September 28, 1963 Date of death: December 16, 2009 Place of birth: Moscow region, USSR Vladimir Evgenievich Turchinsky is a famous athlete in strength sports. Vladimir was also known as a host of television and radio programs and a businessman. Vladimir was born in the Moscow region in September 1963 into a family of a hereditary military man. The boy grew up in the family of a border service officer, Evgeniy Vladimirovich, and his mother, Nina Nikolaevna, who held a senior position in the food industry. For some time the family lived in Ulyanovsk, where the boy went to school. In elementary school, he became interested in wrestling, and a year later he took silver in the Moscow championship. A little later, in high school, he was already a member of the Moscow national team, practicing sambo, and there he received the title of master of sports. Higher
Biography of Mike Tyson
Date of birth: June 30, 1966 Place of birth: New York, USA Tyson Michael Gerard is probably the most famous American boxer. Michael Tyson also won the title of absolute world champion and set several records that have not yet been surpassed. Michael was born in June 1966 in Brooklyn. Michael's biological father abandoned the boy's mother before he was born. The boy grew up prone to being overweight, which caused ridicule and a desire to offend him among older boys. Only after reaching the age of 10, Michael managed to win authority among local hooligans through a fight, and even become one of them. Naturally, illegal actions in the form of petty thefts and pickpocketing resulted in arrests and placement in a special detention center for teenagers. Once upon a time, in one of these institutions with
Biography of Sergei Sergeev
Date of birth: June 28, 1983 Place of birth: Moscow Sergeyev Sergey Aleksandrovich is a popular mini-football player in modern Russia. Sergei was born in June 1983 in the capital of the USSR. Since 2000, he became part of the capital's CSKA team. He did not manage to get into the main team right away, and spent several years among the reserves. But all this time was spent in hard training, which was noticed by the coaching staff. Therefore, since 2003, Sergei became a full member of the main team. The coaches were not mistaken - already in the first game the newcomer scored a goal, which became the first and shaped the outcome of the match. The following games showed good results, and by the end of the season the player scored almost 20 goals, which was a very good indicator. This also affected the team’s place in the ranking among
Biography of Sugar Robinson
Date of birth: May 3, 1921 Date of death: April 12, 1989 Place of birth: Georgia, USA Sugar Ray Robinson, whose real name was Walker Smith Jr., was a famous professional boxer. Walker Smith is also known as one of the strongest boxers of all time. Walker was born in May 1921 in the USA. At the age of 12, he began boxing in one of the sports clubs at the Salem church. This club was quite famous for fielding its own team of boxers at national tournaments. There he coached J. Gainford, who later became true friend and manager of the future star. A year after the start of training, the young fighter had his first fight. At that time, countless competitions were held in New York, and at one of them Walker began to win.
Biography of Alain Prost
Date of birth: 1955 Place of birth: Saint-Chamond, France Prost Alain Marie Pascal is a great racing driver of our time. Alain Prost is also known as a Formula 1 racing driver. Alain was born in France, not far from Paris. Mom, Maria-Rosa, had Armenian roots, and father Andre had French roots. The boy was short, but physically developed, as he was involved in a variety of sports, hoping to find the one that would suit him most. But one day, during family holiday, the boy took a ride on the go-kart and realized that racing was his calling. From that very day he went to his victories. First he graduated from a racing school, then he became the fastest of its graduates. The prize was a car, in which he continued to participate in competitions. Soon Alain became the best in France and
Biography of Peter Rose
Date of Birth: April 14, 1941 Place of Birth: Cincinnati, USA Rose Peter Edward "Pete" is one of the most famous players in baseball. Peter was born in April 1941. His stellar career began in 1963, when he was already a member of the Cincinnati Reds. During a normal training session, when other athletes are trying to finish the exercises faster and free themselves, Peter gave 100%. He tried every day, and it paid off - he first became a reserve, and soon received the title of “National League Rookie”. Justifying this title, he continued to move forward, simultaneously bringing pleasure to the spectators who bought tickets to the match with his emotional behavior. Ten years later he had almost 2000 blows, which brought him closer to the host of greats
Biography of Roman Pavlyuchenko
Date of birth: December 15, 1981 Place of birth: Mostovskoy village, USSR Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is a football player in modern Russia. Roman Pavlyuchenko is also a master of sports. Roman was born in a village near Krasnodar in December 1981. After some time, the family moved to Ust-Dzheguta, where Roman spent his childhood. Like all boys, he loved to play football in the yard. When the boy was 9 years old, he began training under the guidance of a trainer recommended to him by his father. During one of the matches, a coach from the Stavropol Children and Youth Olympic Reserve School saw the young football player. Roma was invited to a sports boarding school, where he studied and trained for three years. After that, he became a young member of Dynamo Stavropol. It happened
Biography of Andrey Skoromny
Date of birth: June 30, 1989 Place of birth: Ukrainian SSR, USSR Andrei Mikhailovich Skoromny is a bodybuilder in modern Russia. Andrey was born in a small village in Ukraine, and then his family moved to Siberia. At school, the boy already demonstrated his first sports successes, for example, he was one of the few who ran in the morning. In addition to athletics, he excelled in basketball and gymnastics. Of course, the athletic boy participated in various types of sports competitions from school. After graduating from school, the teenager decided to study in the capital and became interested in bodybuilding there. From the age of 17, he regularly began going to the weightlifting gym and lifting weights. A few years later, the time came to show their achievements at the Moscow Championship. The first performance is over
Biography of Lev Yashin
Date of birth: October 22, 1929 Date of death: March 20, 1990 Place of birth: Moscow Yashin Lev Ivanovich is a famous football player of the Soviet period. Lev Yashin is also known as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Leo was born into the most ordinary Soviet family in the capital of the USSR. During the Great Patriotic War, he was a 12-year-old child and was sent to evacuation. There, in Ulyanovsk, being practically a child, he went to work at a factory. Before the end of the war he returned home to Moscow. In the difficult post-war times, there was no variety of children's entertainment and Lev, like all teenagers, played football. In the late 1940s, he became a member of the Dynamo team, its youth division. The footballer remained faithful to this team throughout his career. But football did not captivate the young man right away - for some time
Biography of Ilya Kovalchuk
Date of birth: April 15, 1983 Place of birth: Kalinin, USSR Ilya Valerievich Kovalchuk is a famous hockey player in modern Russia. Ilya Kovalchuk is also a world champion. Ilya was born in Kalinin in April 1983. His mother, Lyubov Nikolaevna, was seriously involved in sports in her youth, but then chose the profession of a dentist. Father, Valery Nikolaevich, was directly related to sports - he started as a basketball coach, and then became the director of a specialized sports school. Having such parents, Ilya simply could not do without sports. Since childhood, he went to swimming and acrobatics sections and, of course, played football with the boys in the yard. When the question arose of which section to choose for serious studies, the choice was between hockey and
Biography of Pele
Date of birth: October 21 (there is a version of October 23) 1940 Place of birth: Tres Corações. Brazil. Pele is a famous football player. Pele's real name is Edson Arantis do Nascimento, or as he was called by the Dico family. Pele was born into a football family. His father played football professionally, although shortly after the birth of his son, he seriously injured his knee joint during one of his training sessions, as a result of which he was forced to retire from the sport. After retiring from professional sports, Pele's father took a low-paid job at a local clinic as an orderly and subsequently appeared on the field several times for the local town team. In Brazil, almost every child has been interested in football since childhood and, as a result, the level of players in the youth team is very high. Pele, like his peers with
Biography of Nikolai Ozerov
Date of birth: December 11, 1922 Place of birth: Moscow. THE USSR. Nikolai Ozerov is an athlete and actor. Nikolai Nikolaevich Ozerov, born December 11, 1922 in Moscow. Many events in the life of the country and its residents were associated with his voice. Having become the most beloved and recognizable commentator, Ozerov was known both as an athlete and as a theater figure and actor. Ozerov's father worked in Bolshoi Theater, performing as a tenor in famous productions. The artistic atmosphere of the family greatly influenced Ozerov in his youth and, above all, he was influenced by famous artists, writers, painters and playwrights who were frequent guests at their home. Having started studying at a music school, Ozerov discovered a good soprano, but he was not strong enough. As the teachers put it.
Biography of Muhammad Ali
Date of Birth: January 17, 1942 Date of Death: June 4, 2016 Place of Birth: Louisville. USA Muhammad Ali - boxer, world champion. Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942, in the small town of Louisville, Kentucky, and was originally given the name Cassius Marcelius Clay Jr. at birth. Ali's father was an artist who made his living by painting signs and posters. After the birth of Ali, two years later his family was born younger brother, who at birth received the name Rudolf and, like his older brother, later replaced him, deciding to be called Rahman Ali. Mohammed believed that his family originated from Henry Clay, an official who was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States of America and represented the state of Kentucky in the Senate. At that time, Ali's peers tended to work with
Biography of Diego Maradona
Date of birth: October 30, 1960 Place of birth: Lanus. Argentina. Diego Maradona is a famous football player. Diego Armando Maradona was born on October 30, 1960 in the city of Lanus, province of Buenos Aires in Argentina, into the family of a mill worker at the Tritumol flour mill. Diego was the fifth child and only son, four sisters were born in the family before him. Like many of his peers from Lanus, and all the children of Argentina, Diego played football from childhood. Having shown himself to be a productive player at a very young age, Diego soon joined the local national team at the age of nine. The results in the national team, after the start of targeted training, gave hope that Diego could become a professional athlete, and he devotes his life to football, giving it everything he has.
Biography of Valery Brumel
Date of birth: May 14, 1942 Place of birth: village of Razvedki. Amur region. USSR Valery Brumel - athlete, master of sports. Valery Brumel was born in the village of Razvedki, Amur Region on April 14, 1942 into a family of geologists. He began his sports career at school age, as was customary in the USSR, when there was a powerful youth school for training athletes, starting with GTO standards and ending with special sports schools. At the age of sixteen, after graduating from secondary school, Brumel immediately passed the standards for the title of Master of Sports in athletics. Brumel began to show promise from childhood and was very distinguished by his sporting successes not only among his peers, but also among his classmates in the sports section. He was immediately enrolled in the Olympic reserve team and
Quite recently, a grandiose event in its significance and scale was recorded in the annals of the history of our country - the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014.
For almost 30 years (since 1980), Russia has not hosted a single Olympics, although the names of many of our athletes have long been known throughout the world: Vladislav Tretyak, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Irina Rodnina and many others, who glorified our country and became a symbol of perseverance, strength, desire for victory.
The 2014 Winter Olympics united Russians, made us proud of our country and people, and also gave the world new Olympic champions.
Winter Olympics champions.
At the home Olympics our team won 13 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze medals. In the unofficial team competition, the Russian team took first place. Victories were won for the first time in bobsleigh, skeleton, snowboarding and short track speed skating. Read more about the champions in these sports.
The best Russian Olympian in Sochi became short track speed skater Viktor An, won three gold and one bronze medals. Where does such an unusual surname come from?
Viktor Anfrom South Korea. He began his sports career in Seoul, due to troubles and conflicts in the South Korean national team, Ahn Hyun Soo I decided to try to change my place of residence and play for the national team of another country. An submitted a petition to the Russian Skating Union. In December 2011, An became a citizen of Russia and changed his name, which had already become popular - Victor An.
The most famous athletes of Russia have always aroused keen interest of both compatriots and people all over the world.
As it turned out, the most famous athletes in Russia attracted attention not only sporting achievements. We can safely say that in terms of popularity today, famous Russian athletes are in no way inferior to the same movie and pop stars, politicians and businessmen.
The News In Time team decided to compile a TOP rating “The Most Famous Athletes of Russia 2019-2020”, to which we added those sports representatives who, in the opinion of many, can bear the statuses “The Most Famous Russian Athletes”, “The Most Beautiful Athletes of Russia”, “ The sexiest athletes in Russian sports."
TOP rating "The most famous athletes of Russia 2019-2020"
Marat SafinMarat Safin– tennis player, former world number one. Many women believe that in the category “The Sexiest Athletes of Russia” it is Marat Safin who comes first.
The athlete met with model Tatyana Korsakova and fashion designer Daria Zhukova, singer Nastya Osipova. There are also rumors about an affair with Oksana Robski.
He almost married actress Elena Korikova, but they say that Marat’s mother was against it, considering the actress an unworthy match for her son.
Alexander Ovechkin The next person in our TOP “The most famous athletes of Russia 2019-2020” is Alexander Ovechkin, who is also classified as the “Richest Athletes in Russia.”
Alexander Ovechkin earned millions through sports. Russian professional hockey player, left winger for the NHL's Washington Capitals.
One of the most famous representatives of sports, Alexander Ovechkin, collects clubs and loves cool cars.
This year he decided to settle down after a stormy personal life and married the daughter of actress Vera Glagoleva, Anastasia Shubskaya.
The young couple got married secretly, but Vera is very pleased with her son-in-law. Of course, the daughter of a millionaire ringed her!
Evgeni Plushenko The Honored Master of Sports, like many of Russia's most famous athletes, became famous not only in sports.
At Eurovision, the athlete helped Dima Bilan win, because his dance incredibly embellished the singer’s number.
As the skater himself says, he found his great love. Evgeniy’s second wife, Yana Rudkovskaya, is Dima Bilan’s producer. Zhenya and Yana call each other Kotofey and Kotofeyushka.
Alexey Yagudin I couldn’t help but get into the TOP “The Most Famous and Sexiest Athletes of Russia” Alexey Yagudin- Russian figure skater, Honored Master of Sports. Once we trained together with Plushenko, they were rivals.
Yagudin later retired from the sport. He had major hip replacement surgery.
Like many of the most beautiful athletes in Russia, Alexey was also a heartthrob, had affairs left and right, and after nine years of marriage he married figure skater Tatyana Totmyanina.
Andrey Arshavin Everyone is hearing about another handsome guy from our list of “The Most Famous Russian Athletes 2019-2020” Andrey Arshavin.
He is one of the highest paid football players, therefore he is also included in the list of “The Richest Athletes in Russia”.
In addition, his income comes from the Arshavin children's clothing brand. In England, Arshavin is offered to star in a film episode for three million dollars.
Andrei Arshavin left his common-law wife Yulia Baranovskaya with three children and married journalist Alisa Kazmina, who has two children from her first marriage.
Vyacheslav Malafeev Vyacheslav Malafeev- football player, goalkeeper of Zenit, master of sports. Several years ago he was considered the best goalkeeper in the world.
The first wife, Marina, died in a car crash, leaving Vyacheslav with two sons. The second wife, Ekaterina, is a DJ, nine years younger than Malafeev.
Roman Kostomarov In a duet with Tatyana Navka, he won the world championship in ice dancing. Like Russia's most famous athletes, he is very talented. Awarded the Order friendship.
Evgeniy Malkin The next favorite of sports fans from our TOP “The Most Famous Athletes of Russia 2019-2020” was Evgeniy Malkin– hockey player, center forward. The athlete is a world champion, an Olympic participant.
He had affairs, like other richest athletes in Russia, with more than one beauty. When I got married, I said: either family or work. Anna gave birth to Evgeniy's son Nikita.
Anton Sikharulidze Anton Sikharulidze– the famous figure skater, two-time World and European Champion, also relates to the most famous representatives of the sport. Anton Sikharulidze danced with the artist Zara in the ice show “Ice and Fire”.
He lived for two years in marriage with the daughter of billionaire Lebedev. Eat common-law wife Victoria Shamanskaya. Anton can be confidently included in the category of “The Sexiest Athletes in Russia.”
Roman Pavlyuchenko Roman Pavlyuchenko– football player, striker, a real athlete from God. Like the most famous athletes in Russia, he made a splash with his talented play, in particular at the last two Euros. Pavlyuchenko married his classmate Larisa.
Yuri Zhirkov Yuri Zhirkov- football player, bright representative in the category “The most famous athletes of Russia 2019-2020”. He is a very valuable asset to Chelsea. Married to a beautiful model.
Igor Akinfeev Igor Akinfeev- football player, permanent gatekeeper of the Russian national football team. The representative of the rating “The Most Famous and Most Beautiful Athletes of Russia” graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. The youngest goalkeeper of CSKA is a certified football specialist.
Andrey Kirilenko- a popular basketball player who lives like the richest athletes in Russia.
I achieved everything in sports through incredible hard work. His wife Maria supports him in everything.
Alexander Emelianenko A dangerous person from the TOP “The most famous Russian athletes” - Alexander Emelianenko, is a Russian mixed martial arts fighter.
Former world champion. I became acquainted with martial arts as a child. He was married and has a daughter, Polina. He was convicted of raping a girl and is serving his sentence in Voronezh.
Alexander Kerzhakov Alexander Kerzhakov– football player, striker, master of sports. Falls into our category “The sexiest and most beautiful athletes in Russia.” Like many famous Russian athletes 2019-2020, he loves music. He acted in films.
Roman Shirokov And here is another football player from the TOP “The most famous and most beautiful Russian athletes” Roman Shirokov received the title “Honored Master of Sports” and became a three-time champion of Russia, which greatly delighted his fans.
The most beautiful athletes in Russia, such as Roman Shirokov, often become excellent husbands. So Roman has 2 children and a dear wife.
This year, the athlete spoke about his decision to end his career. Perhaps this is due to Russia's defeat at the Euro.
Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak- football player, forward for Dynamo (Moscow), Honored Master of Sports, also ranked last place in our rating.
Like many of Russia's most famous athletes, he lived in a civil marriage. When he arranged a magnificent wedding with his beloved Maria, the hosts of “House-2” Olga Buzova and Ksenia Borodina came to congratulate the newlyweds.
Ilya Averbukh Ilya Averbukh- figure skater, Honored Master of Sports, as well as a businessman, producer of an ice show, choreographer is not only included in the TOP “The Most Famous Athletes of Russia 2019-2020”, but also among the wealthiest representatives of sports.
Among the many awards is the Order of Friendship. Having starred in Time of the Cruel as a journalist, he later produced the series Hot Ice.
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Diniyar Bilyaletdinov- another famous football player who played in the position of midfielder. Like many of the most famous and most beautiful athletes in Russia, he is married. His wife Maria takes care of the house and children.
Sergei Ovchinnikov Sergei Ovchinnikov- Soviet and Russian football player who played as a goalkeeper, football coach. His nickname is "Boss".
Ovchinnikov's ex-wife Inga from Riga spoke about a terrible betrayal and a terrible divorce when Sergei threatened to block her entry into Russia. Later Ovchinnikov married, his chosen one is 10 years younger.
Maxim Kovtun Maxim Kovtun can proudly bear the title “The Most Beautiful Athletes of Russia.” Figure skater, two-time medalist of Russian championships. Maxim is interested in music. I recently changed my coach and switched to Inna Goncharenko, believing that she had tougher methods.
Alexander Semin Like many of the most beautiful athletes in Russia, he is talented and charismatic. Alexander has firmly established himself as an athlete who plays according to his mood.
Mansur Isaev Mansur Isaev- a famous judoka, Honored Master of Sports, Olympic champion, also deservedly made it into our top ranking of the most famous Russian athletes.
He married judoka, ex-member of the Russian national team Alana Kanteeva. About 1000 guests attended the wedding.
Igor Denisov Igor Denisov– football player, midfielder of Lokomotiv Moscow and the national team, Honored Master of Sports.
Many consider him a bright figure: a fighter, a born leader. Football fans know that it has a conflictual nature.
Pavel Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk– hockey player, center forward. He is called a talent that works miracles, and many other laudatory epithets that the most famous athletes in Russia deserve. In his native Yekaterinburg, fans are ready to carry Pavel in their arms.
Ilya Kovalchuk Ilya Kovalchuk- hockey player, left winger. The result of skillful and triumphant fights is that Kovalchuk’s stick ended up in the hockey hall of fame, which is located in Toronto.
Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Ustyugov– biathlete, Honored Master of Sports, two-time Olympic champion. Also worthy of being included in our list of “The most famous Russian athletes 2019-2020”.
I met my wife at a sports training camp; she is also a biathlete. They have two daughters growing up, and a boy was recently born.
Egor Titov His name is on the list of the best football players in the national championships. Fans awarded Titov the “Golden Boar”.
Alexey Morozov Alexey Morozov– Russian hockey player, right winger. Silver medalist of the Olympics, two-time world champion and multiple Russian champion. “Listed up” in the cinema. He also occupies one of the leading places in our TOP ranking “The most beautiful and sexiest athletes in Russia.”
My wife and I were born on the same day. Recently I didn’t want to become the general manager of the Kazan hockey club.
Russian athletes become famous not only due to their sporting achievements.
Personal and public life can often be very busy, but the most famous athletes in Russia are ready for this.
Russian athletes are accustomed to being ranked in categories such as the sexiest, the most famous, the most beautiful, the richest.
But still, all Russian athletes want to become famous precisely thanks to their sporting achievements.
