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Is a chess grandmaster. For the national Romanian team he took part in six Chess Olympiads (1992-199

Is a chess grandmaster. For the national Romanian team he took part in six Chess Olympiads (1992-1998, 2002, 2006) with a record of 17 wins, 33 draws and 11 losses. He also took part in three European Team Chess Championships (1992, 1999 en 2005) with a record of 3 wins, 14 draws and 2 losses. In 2004 he became second after Anatoly Karpov in the rapid knock out tournament in Aix en Provence. Subsequently, a rematch was set up in Bucharest: four classical games and four rapid games. T

Is a Soviet-born Ukraianian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s.

Is a Soviet-born Ukraianian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Premier Lea

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Premier League for FC Rostov.

Is a Tajikistani professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in

Is a Tajikistani professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1982 for FC Pamir Dushanbe.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC Dynamo Bryansk.

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk. He made

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Dynamo Moscow.

Is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. On 02 February 2010 FC Anzhi Mak

Is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. On 02 February 2010 FC Anzhi Makhachkala signed the Russian right-back from FC Khimki, already he played for Anzhi from 2006 to 2008.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1987 for

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1987 for FC Dynamo Moscow.

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for FC Levadia Tallinn.

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for FC Levadia Tallinn. He plays the position of defender and is 1.82 m tall and weighs 79 kg.

A Russian football player who currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast on loan from SL Benfica be

A Russian football player who currently plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast on loan from SL Benfica because he is poorly used at the club. He has previously played for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya and FC CSKA Kyiv in Ukraine, for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara in Russia and SL Benfica in Portugal and was a Russian national football team regular. He is one of best Russian midfielders in recent years. He is a winger/attacking midfielder who is known for his dribbling, passing and goalscoring ability.

Is a Belarusian judoka.At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 90

Is a Belarusian judoka.At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 90 kg competition after losing his fight to Ivan Pershin. In the repechage he lost in the semifinals against the upcoming bronze medalist Hesham Mesbah.

Is a Russian chess player. In 1992, he received the title of grandmaster after tying for first place

Is a Russian chess player. In 1992, he received the title of grandmaster after tying for first place in the 1990 Russian National Championships.Since then, Kharlov has won the 1996 Eurocup and the 1998 Russian Club Cup with the Kazan chess team. In 2000, he tied for first in the Russian National Championship in Samara and tied for first in the European Individual Chess Championship in Saint-Vincent.

A retired Belarusian professional footballer.

A retired Belarusian professional footballer.

Was a professional road bicycle racer from Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. In March 2003, he fell heavily d

Was a professional road bicycle racer from Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. In March 2003, he fell heavily during the Paris-Nice race and subsequently died of his injuries. His death was the trigger for the UCI to implement the compulsory wearing of helmets in all endorsed races.

Was a Russian football player.Suvorov played his only game for Russia on July 14, 1912 in a friendly

Was a Russian football player.Suvorov played his only game for Russia on July 14, 1912 in a friendly against Hungary.

A Belarusian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the Nat

A Belarusian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), the same organization that his brother Sergei plays for.Beginning in 2000–01, Andrei spent the first two seasons of his early career with Polimir Novopolotsk, competing in several leagues including the Eastern European Hockey League (EEHL). In the summer of 2002, he signed with HC CSKA Moscow and moved to Russia. He split his time with the organization between CSKA 2 of Russia's developmental league[1] and also continued to play in the Belarusian league with Yunost.

Is a retired professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebe

Is a retired professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins. He is currently the c

Is a former Estonian footballer.Krasnopjorov won two Meistriliiga titles with Lantana Tallinn and ha

Is a former Estonian footballer.Krasnopjorov won two Meistriliiga titles with Lantana Tallinn and had a loan spell at CSKA Moscow in 1999. After playing just one game for the Russian Premier League club, against city rivals Lokomotiv Moscow, Krasnopjorov told then coach Oleg Dolmatov of his inability to cope with the physical pressures at the club and returned to Lantana.

A Belarusian decathlete.His personal best score is 8617 points, achieved in May 2007 in Götzis. He

A Belarusian decathlete.His personal best score is 8617 points, achieved in May 2007 in Götzis. He won silver medal in World Indoor Championships in Valencia 2008 in the heptathlon with a new personal best 6234 points.

Is a former Estonian footballer. His 37 goals for TVMK Tallinn in 2002, made him the highest goalsco

Is a former Estonian footballer. His 37 goals for TVMK Tallinn in 2002, made him the highest goalscorer in Europe that season. After leaving TVMK Tallinn, he has also played for Dünamo Tallinn. His former clubs include Vigri Tallinn, Tallinna Sadam and Levadia Tallinn.

Is a pair skater who competed internationally for both Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. He competed throug

Is a pair skater who competed internationally for both Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. He competed through 1998 with Marina Khalturina for Kazakhstan. They placed 14th at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Following the dissolution of that partnership, he teamed up with Inga Rodionova to compete for Azerbaijan and was the 2000 Azerbaijan national champion.

Is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics

Is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics and for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

A Belarusian footballer currently playing for FC Aktobe. He also holds Russian citizenship.

A Belarusian footballer currently playing for FC Aktobe. He also holds Russian citizenship.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian ice skater.

Is a Russian ice skater.