Sports Person Famous Names

Is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second

Is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1987 for SC Tavriya Simferopol.

Is a Ukrainian professional footballer. A holding midfielder, he is a regular member of the Ukraine

Is a Ukrainian professional footballer. A holding midfielder, he is a regular member of the Ukraine national football team and the captain of reigning Russian Premier League champions Zenit Saint Petersburg. Anatoliy Tymoschuk started his career playing for his hometown team Volyn Lutsk, having risen through the ranks at the team.

Is a Ukrainian football coach and former football defender. He is currently a free agent. Anatoliy D

Is a Ukrainian football coach and former football defender. He is currently a free agent. Anatoliy Demyanenko started out his coaching career with FC CSKA Kyiv in 1993.

Is a former Midfielder, and was most recently Director of Football at Heart of Midlothian football c

Is a former Midfielder, and was most recently Director of Football at Heart of Midlothian football club in Scotland. In 1998 he became head-coach of Tavriya Simferopol. This was followed by brief spells with Spartak-Chukotka and FC Reutov, where was also a general director.

Is a Ukrainian football midfielder currently playing for Ukrainian Second League club Kremin. Evhen

Is a Ukrainian football midfielder currently playing for Ukrainian Second League club Kremin. Evhen Apryshko began his football career in Olympik Donetsk in Donetsk. He transferred to FC Kremin Kremenchuk during 2009 summer transfer window.

Is a retired Soviet football player and a current Ukrainian coach. Kuksov made his debut for USSR on

Is a retired Soviet football player and a current Ukrainian coach. Kuksov made his debut for USSR on July 2, 1972 in a friendly against Argentina.

Is a Ukrainian Chess Master, who was of Grandmaster strength during his peak years. He is a five-tim

Is a Ukrainian Chess Master, who was of Grandmaster strength during his peak years. He is a five-time Ukrainian champion, and qualified for the Soviet Chess Championship final seven times. He was among the top half-dozen Ukrainian players from 1944 to 1966. Bannik currently lives in Germany, and was active in competitive chess as recently as 2000.

Is a former Soviet/Russian Ice hockey player. He played right winger and scored 229 goals in 596 off

Is a former Soviet/Russian Ice hockey player. He played right winger and scored 229 goals in 596 official games. After 1997-98 season, Emelin finished his player career and became a coach in HC Lada Togliatti. In 2006, he was promoted to head coach of the

Is a former Soviet Russian footballer and manager. He earned 9 caps for the USSR national football t

Is a former Soviet Russian footballer and manager. He earned 9 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions. He was selected for the 1964 European Nations' Cup squad.

Was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo in Kiev.

Was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo in Kiev.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow.

Is a Russian professional basketball player.

Is a Russian professional basketball player.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he f

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he finished fifth in the K-1 4 x 500 m event.

Was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He tr

Was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow and was a player of CSKA Moscow.He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played al

Was a boxer from the Soviet Union.

Was a boxer from the Soviet Union.

Is a Belarusian judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight

Is a Belarusian judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight (66–73 kg) category, together with Vsevolods Zelonijs of Latvia. This was Belarus' first-ever Olympic medal in the sport.

Was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR (1988) and Kazakhstan (1996). He trained at the former Sovi

Was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR (1988) and Kazakhstan (1996). He trained at the former Soviet Armed Forces sports society in Tselinograd.

Was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics.In 196

Was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics.In 1960 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all seven matches and scored five goals.

A Russian footballer. In 2003 he was granted Armenian citizenship in order to qualify as a defender

A Russian footballer. In 2003 he was granted Armenian citizenship in order to qualify as a defender for the national team. He received his first call-up in August 2003 [1]. However, he has not appeared in the starting line-up.He plays in the Russian First Division with Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan, and has previously played in the Russian Premier League with FC Rostov. His career started in Rostov, and he rejoined the team before the 2001 season. In the meantime he played for SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Torpedo Taganrog and Chernomorets Novorossiysk.

A Russian football manager who managed the Belarus national football team from 2003-05.Baidachny mad

A Russian football manager who managed the Belarus national football team from 2003-05.Baidachny made his debut for USSR on April 30, 1972 in the UEFA Euro 1972 quarterfinal against Yugoslavia.

Was a boxer from the USSR, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 195

Was a boxer from the USSR, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow. Bulakov competed in flyweight. He was the USSR Champion from 1949 to 1954, bronze medal winner

Was a Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion.

Was a Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion.

Is a retired Soviet hammer thrower, who is regarded as the most accomplished hammer throw coach of a

Is a retired Soviet hammer thrower, who is regarded as the most accomplished hammer throw coach of all time.

Is a butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won a bronze in the men's 200 metres butterfly event at the

Is a butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won a bronze in the men's 200 metres butterfly event at the 2004 European Championships in Madrid, Spain. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.