Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a retired male hammer thrower from Russia, whose personal best throw is 81.26 metres, achieved in

Is a retired male hammer thrower from Russia, whose personal best throw is 81.26 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Bryansk.

Is a retired Ukrainian hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 79.62 metres, achieved in July 199

Is a retired Ukrainian hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 79.62 metres, achieved in July 1994 in Dnipropetrovsk.

Is an Uzbek sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is an Uzbek sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

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

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC SKA Rostov-on-Don.

Was a boxer from the Soviet Union.

Was a boxer from the Soviet Union.

Is a Russian–born Israeli–Swiss Grandmaster of chess.Recent tournament successes include joint f

Is a Russian–born Israeli–Swiss Grandmaster of chess.Recent tournament successes include joint first places at Santo Domingo 2003, Geneva 2004, and the 2005 U.S. Open. He also won the Corsica Masters International Rapid 2005 by defeating Viswanathan Anand in the finals.

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

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

Is a Russian professional footballer, who currently plays for Vanspor.

Is a Russian professional footballer, who currently plays for Vanspor.

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

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Astrakhan.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer.

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 Krasnodar-2000.

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod. He made his debut

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

Is a Moldovan sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of th

Is a Moldovan sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he is a free agent. He made his debut

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he is a free agent. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Sokol Saratov.

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

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Energiya Volzhsky.

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 Zelenograd.

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

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Angusht Nazran.

A professional ice hockey right winger who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey Leagu

A professional ice hockey right winger who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League. He currently plays in the Vysshaya Liga, or Russian 2nd division, with Torpedo Nizhny Tagil.Sharifijanov burst onto to the international hockey scene in 1992, when he was named a tournament all-star after scoring 8 goals in 6 games at the European U18 Championships at the age of only 16. After two solid seasons with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Russian Super League, he was selected in the first round (25th overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Nikonov made his debut for USSR on Marc

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Nikonov made his debut for USSR on March 28, 1973 in a friendly against Bulgaria.

Is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Shakhtar Soligorsk of the

Is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Shakhtar Soligorsk of the Belarusian Extraliga. During the 2008–09 season he also appeared for Dynamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Sushko was selected for the Belarus na

Is a professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinenta

Is a professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Is an American-based Russian cruiserweight boxer. Tokarev began his professional career in 2000 and

Is an American-based Russian cruiserweight boxer. Tokarev began his professional career in 2000 and won his first 15 fights in a row. He has a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw. He was undefeated in his first 24 fights picking up the Russian, IBF Inte

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divisio

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Ryazan.

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

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1991 for FC Signal Izobilny.

Is a Russian international football defender. He plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He is an attack-

Is a Russian international football defender. He plays for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He is an attack-minded right back who is also a good tackler and possesses top stamina. Evseev started to play for the Dynamo football school. In 1990, after having been left out of the international tournament in France, he moved to the Lokomotiv school. After two years at Spartak Mytishchi, in 1993 he was invited to play for the reserve team of Spartak Moscow.