Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Ol

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Seoul in 1988.

Was a Russian boxer who defeated John Ruiz and was later murdered by Russian mafia during a pub braw

Was a Russian boxer who defeated John Ruiz and was later murdered by Russian mafia during a pub brawl. Kobozev had been a captain in the Russian army and was a chemical engineer in St. Petersburg before he made his name as a cruiserweight on the Soviet na

Is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Winter Olympics and for Russ

Is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Winter Olympics and for Russia in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics. In 1992 he competed for the Unified Team and finished 21st in

Is an American chess Grandmaster who was born in the USSR. He achieved his Grandmaster title in 1984

Is an American chess Grandmaster who was born in the USSR. He achieved his Grandmaster title in 1984 going on to win chess tournaments at Copenhagen in 1983, and Beer-Sheva in 1984, and Torremolinos in 1985.

Is a retired football midfielder. Lebedev is a former Uzbekistani international, who obtained a tota

Is a retired football midfielder. Lebedev is a former Uzbekistani international, who obtained a total number of 34 caps during his career, scoring ten goals. He later on became a football coach.

A Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman

A Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight (90-100 kg) category.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he finished sixth in the K-1 500 m event.

Is an Uzbek boxer, who competed in the light heavyweight (81 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympic

Is an Uzbek boxer, who competed in the light heavyweight (81 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.

Is an Armenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. He finished 70th in the 15 km event

Is an Armenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. He finished 70th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Mikayelyan finished 105th in the individual sprint whi

A Russian international football forward who currently plays for bulgarian OFC Sliven 2000. He is a

A Russian international football forward who currently plays for bulgarian OFC Sliven 2000. He is a strong defensive midfielder who can also play as an attacking midfielder. He is best known for his close control, vision, tackling and speed.Mironov started playing football at the age of seven in his city of birth Veliky Novgorod. He was raised in Zenit Saint Petersburg's youth teams, and started playing for Zenit Reserves in 2005. In 2008 he gone in Finland and signed a loan contract with local team TP-47. Six months later reject contract with TP-47 and signed with bulgarian OFC Sliven 2000.

Is a retired Ukrainian pole vaulter. Repeatedly voted the world's best athlete, he represented the S

Is a retired Ukrainian pole vaulter. Repeatedly voted the world's best athlete, he represented the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991. He holds the current outdoor world record of 6.14 metres (20 feet 1 3/4 inches), set on 31 July 1994 in Sestriere, Italy and the current indoor world record of 6.15 meters, set on 21 February 1993 in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Is retired Turkmen footballer. He had spells at SKA Rostov-on-Don, Torpedo Moscow, Beitar Tel Aviv,

Is retired Turkmen footballer. He had spells at SKA Rostov-on-Don, Torpedo Moscow, Beitar Tel Aviv, POSCO Atoms and Ankaragücü. Agashkov played seven seasons in the Soviet Top League, two with SKA Rostov-on-Don and five with Torpedo Moscow. He later played four seasons in the Russian Premier League, all of them with Torpedo Moscow.

Is a retired Russian football player. His previous club was including Russian club CSKA Moscow, Cher

Is a retired Russian football player. His previous club was including Russian club CSKA Moscow, Chernomorets Novorossiysk, Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk and South Korean club Bucheon SK, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

Is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals representing USSR. Additionally, he won the World Cha

Is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals representing USSR. Additionally, he won the World Championships twice. Litvinov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Rostov on Don. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 he represente

Is a Russian football player. He currently plays goalkeeper for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Rus

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

Is a retired male weightlifter from Belarus, who competed in the men's lightweight class weight (–

Is a retired male weightlifter from Belarus, who competed in the men's lightweight class weight (– 69 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a Russian international football forward. He is a strong defensive midfielder who can also play a

Is a Russian international football forward. He is a strong defensive midfielder who can also play as an attacking midfielder. He is best known for his close control, vision, tackling and speed. Mironov started playing football at the age of seven in his city of birth Veliky Novgorod. In 2005 and 2007 Mironov is a captain of Russia national under-19 football team.

Is a former Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a former Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a Russian retired basketball player. He played for Spartak Leningrad (1975-1979), CSKA Moscow (19

Is a Russian retired basketball player. He played for Spartak Leningrad (1975-1979), CSKA Moscow (1979-1990, winning 7 times the Soviet Basketball League), German team Ludwisburg Stuttgart BC (1990-1991), and Belgian team St. Louis Liège (1991-1992).

Is an Armenian weightlifter representing Russia.

Is an Armenian weightlifter representing Russia.

Is a retired Russian cross country skier who represented the USSR. Savelyev trained at the Armed For

Is a retired Russian cross country skier who represented the USSR. Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won two medals a the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km. Savelyev also

A Russian football Goalkeeper who plays for Chornomorets in the Ukrainian Premier League. He joined

A Russian football Goalkeeper who plays for Chornomorets in the Ukrainian Premier League. He joined the club in January 2008. His father, also Sergey, is former goalkeeper who coached his son while an assistant at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, and both moved to FC Sokol-Saratov in 2005.

Is a Kazakhstani road bicycle racer for Astana of the UCI ProTour.

Is a Kazakhstani road bicycle racer for Astana of the UCI ProTour.

Is a former Russian speed skater who represented the USSR at the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, where he

Is a former Russian speed skater who represented the USSR at the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, where he won the 500 m. He trained at VSS Trud and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow.