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Was a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics and in the

Was a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics and in the 1984 Winter Olympics.In 1980 he finished ninth in the 1000 metres event and 15th in the 500 metres competition.

A former Belarusian footballer who played for the USSR in the 1980s.Having spent most of his youth a

A former Belarusian footballer who played for the USSR in the 1980s.Having spent most of his youth at Trudavay, he graduated to the FC Dinamo Minsk first team in 1979, where he was part of the team that won the Soviet championship in 1982 under manager Eduard Malofeev.He made his international debut against Finland on May 15, 1984 and, in his second international appearance on June 2, 1984, he came on as a substitute against England in a friendly at Wembley and scored the opening goal as the USSR won 2-0.[2] In the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship, he was a member of the Soviet Union squad, appearing in two of the Group B games as the Soviet Union headed the group (with England coming in last with three defeats); he also appeared in both the semi-final (when he was elbowed in the face by Italy's Ancelotti) and the final, where the Soviets were defeated 2-0 by the Netherlands, with goals from Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten.[3]

Is a former Kazakh professional football player. He played for Kairat Almaty in the Soviet Top Leagu

Is a former Kazakh professional football player. He played for Kairat Almaty in the Soviet Top League as well as FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Alania Vladikavkaz in the Russian Premier League. As of March 2009, he works as an assistant manager with FC MVD Rossii Moscow.

Is an Russian volleyball player. He was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at t

Is an Russian volleyball player. He was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

A Russian football player. He currently plays goalkeeper for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Russia

A Russian football player. He currently plays goalkeeper for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Russian First Division.

Is a retired Kazakhstani triple jumper. His personal best was 17.27 metres, achieved in the qualifyi

Is a retired Kazakhstani triple jumper. His personal best was 17.27 metres, achieved in the qualifying rounds at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. In the final round he finished 12th and last, nonetheless his highest international placement. He also competed at the Olympic Games twice.

Was a Russian chess master, chess theoretician, and chess journalist of Belarusian descent.He took 4

Was a Russian chess master, chess theoretician, and chess journalist of Belarusian descent.He took 4th in the 2nd Belarusian Championship in 1925 (Solomon Rozental won), tied for 5-9th in the 11th Championship of Moscow in 1930, tied for 1st-3rd in the 13th Championship of Moscow in 1932, took 4th in the 14th Championship of Moscow in 1933/34, won at Moscow 1934 (the 4th Russian Championship), took 3rd in the 15th Championship of Moscow in 1935, tied for 3rd-5th in the 16th Championship of Moscow in 1936, shared 1st in the 17th Championship of Moscow 1937.

Is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Kazakhstan. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics

Is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Kazakhstan. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). His best Olympic result was finishing in 21st place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay event, alongside Andrey Kvasov, Pavel Sidorov, and Igor Sitnikov.

Is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

Is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 1000 m events.

A boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) divisio

A boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Bulgaria's Radoslav Suslekov.Bykovsky represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the second round of the Men's Ligt-Welterweight division by France's Nordine Mouichi.

Is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was thir

Is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was third in a 15 km event in Finland in 2008. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Cherepanov finished 55th in the sprint event. His best finish at the FIS Nordi

Was a Ukrainian boxer, who won an Bantamweight Bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. A year late

Was a Ukrainian boxer, who won an Bantamweight Bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. A year later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he won the bronze medal in the same division.

A former Soviet/Russian footballer.Shavlo made his name as a footballer in Latvia - at first he play

A former Soviet/Russian footballer.Shavlo made his name as a footballer in Latvia - at first he played for Elektrons Riga but soon he caught the eye of FK Daugava Riga management and transferred to the top Latvian team. For Daugava he played two years and then he moved to Spartak Moscow which was then playing together with Daugava in the first Soviet league and was undergoing a hard time with generation of players change.

Is an Armenian football midfielder, currently with Armenian Premier League club Ararat Yerevan. Erzr

Is an Armenian football midfielder, currently with Armenian Premier League club Ararat Yerevan. Erzrumyan played for FC SKA Rostov-on-Don in the Russian First Division during the 2002 season, scoring once.

Is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, whose father, Sergey Fesenko, Sr., was a gold med

Is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, whose father, Sergey Fesenko, Sr., was a gold medalist in the 200m Butterfly at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Fesenko himself competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and qualified for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for his native country.

Is an Kazakhstani weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won t

Is an Kazakhstani weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal with 372.5 kg in total.

Is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Galkov al

Is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Galkov also competed in the K-2 1000 m event for the Soviets at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

Is a volleyball player from Russia.

Is a volleyball player from Russia.

A Belarusian professional boxer who competes in the super featherweight division. He is the reigning

A Belarusian professional boxer who competes in the super featherweight division. He is the reigning European champion for the weight division.Gulyakevich made his professional debut in Minsk on 25 April 2003. He compiled a record of 15-0 fighting mainly in countries such as Belarus, Estonia and Russia before travelling to Monaco to defeat Tonto Tontchev for the WBA Inter-continental title on 20 July 2005. Two fights and two more victories followed the win over Tontchev to set Gulyakevich up for a shot at the full European title held by Scotsman Alex Arthur.[1]

A former Russian footballer.On 15 April 2007 Brunei National football announced that Dmitriev will h

A former Russian footballer.On 15 April 2007 Brunei National football announced that Dmitriev will have the position as Bruneian coach. As in May 2008, he was the coach of Brunei. He would improve the formation of the team, technique, and the strategy that they use. He wanted the Brunei team to qualify for the 2008 ASEAN Football Championship .

Is a former Soviet biathlete. During his career he won an Olympic gold medal as part of the Soviet U

Is a former Soviet biathlete. During his career he won an Olympic gold medal as part of the Soviet Union 4 x 7.5 km relay team in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and 4 gold medals and a silver at World Championships.

Is a Russian-Uzbekistani professional football defender who currently plays for FC Bunyodkor in the

Is a Russian-Uzbekistani professional football defender who currently plays for FC Bunyodkor in the Uzbek League. Lushan has appeared in 27 matches and scored one goal for the full Uzbekistan national football team since his debut in 1998. He made his debut in a friendly against India on November 16, 1998.

Is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

Is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

A Ukrainian chess player. At the age of twelve years and seven months he became the youngest grandma

A Ukrainian chess player. At the age of twelve years and seven months he became the youngest grandmaster in history. On the FIDE ranking list of April 2008, he has a rating of 2727, making him number 15 in the world, number 2 in the category of boys up to 20 years old and number 2 in Ukraine.Karjakin learned to play chess when he was five years old and became an IM at age eleven. He first attracted attention in January 2002, when he was the official second of fellow Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov during the final of the 2002 FIDE World championship, though Karjakin had only just turned twelve at the time. By scoring GM norms at the Aeroflot tournament in Moscow later that month, the Alushta tournament in May 2002 and the international tournament in Sudak in August 2002

Is a Russian amateur boxer.

Is a Russian amateur boxer.