Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for HC Spartak Moscow of the

Is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. Kostyuchenok began playing professionally for Yunost Minsk in the Eastern European Hockey League in 1995. Kostiuchenok was selec

Is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Zhetysu.Kovalev appeared in

Is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Zhetysu.Kovalev appeared in 19 Kazakhstan Premier League matches for FC Alma-Ata during the 2008 season.

Is a Soviet-born Georgian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Is a Soviet-born Georgian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Is a chess grandmaster from the Czech Republic.

Is a chess grandmaster from the Czech Republic.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Russia.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Russia.

Is a former footballer and Ukraine international. Despite being born in Russia, Leonenko chose to pl

Is a former footballer and Ukraine international. Despite being born in Russia, Leonenko chose to play for the Ukraine side after breaking through as a striker for Dynamo Kyiv, following stints at Russian clubs such as Geolog Tyumen and FC Dynamo Moscow, before transferring to Dynamo in 1992, where he played until 1998.

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Th

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg), after being defeated in the final by Cuba's Ángel Herrera. Demyanenko trained at Dynamo

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for Salyut Belgorod.

Is a professional Swiss chess player and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the world tourna

Is a professional Swiss chess player and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the world tournament circuit. Korchnoi is also a chess author.

Is a male boxer from Ukraine, who competed for his Eastern European country at the 2004 Summer Olymp

Is a male boxer from Ukraine, who competed for his Eastern European country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's welterweight division (– 69 kg) by Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Bakhti

Is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth o

Is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. Competing for Russian, he won two Olympic bronze medals; in the relay at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, and in the 20 km a

was a great Ukrainian football official and a Soviet player. Bannikov had 138 shutouts earning him

was a great Ukrainian football official and a Soviet player. Bannikov had 138 shutouts earning him a place in the symbolic Lev Yashin club. From 1991 to 1996 he was the president of the Football Federation of Ukraine and until 2001 he stayed there as the vice-president.

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. Melantev also competed in the C-1

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. Melantev also competed in the C-1 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

Is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. He currentl

Is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. He currently plays for FC Chornomorets Odessa, whom he joined in July 2008. He has previously played for Kryvbas, Volyn Lutsk, Metalist, Obolon Kyiv, and Metalurh Zaporizhya.

Was the Soviet soccer player who spent the most and the best of his years in Ukraine.

Was the Soviet soccer player who spent the most and the best of his years in Ukraine.

Is a retired Soviet football player.Kruglov made his debut for USSR on November 28, 1976 in a friend

Is a retired Soviet football player.Kruglov made his debut for USSR on November 28, 1976 in a friendly against Argentina. He played in a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hungary.

A former Soviet Russian footballer. He is the father of Sergei Shustikov.He earned 8 caps for the US

A former Soviet Russian footballer. He is the father of Sergei Shustikov.He earned 8 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where the Soviets were the runners-up.

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Th

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg), after being defeated in the final by Bulgaria's Petar Lesov. Two years later he captured t

Is a retired male weightlifter from Albania. He became an Olympic medalist for Greece during the 200

Is a retired male weightlifter from Albania. He became an Olympic medalist for Greece during the 2000 Summer Olympics when he claimed the silver medal in the men's – 77 kg class.

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for FC Tatabánya.

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for FC Tatabánya.

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow.

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He made his

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2001 for FC Dynamo Makhachkala.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Kuban Krasnodar. He made his p

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Kuban Krasnodar. He made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 2008 for FC Kuban Krasnodar.

Is a retired Russian professional football player.

Is a retired Russian professional football player.

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk.