Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Was a Ukrainian chess master. Sakharov was twice Ukrainian Champion in 1966 and 1968. He participate

Was a Ukrainian chess master. Sakharov was twice Ukrainian Champion in 1966 and 1968. He participated in many Ukrainian championships, tying for 4-6th in 1946 (Anatoly Bannik won), tying for 3rd-4th in 1947 (Alexey Sokolsky won), tying for 6-9th in 1949 (Isaac Lipnitsky won), taking 5th in 1951 (Bannik won), taking 2nd, behind Efim Geller, in 1958, tying for 4-5th in 1959 (Geller won), sharing 1st with Leonid Stein but lost to him a match for the title (+1 -3 =2) in 1960, tying for 3rd-4th in 1961 (Yuri Kots won), taking 3rd in 1962 (Stein won), and tying for 2nd-3rd in 1964 (Bannik won).

Is a Ukrainian-Soviet chess master. He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship three times (1963, 1967

Is a Ukrainian-Soviet chess master. He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship three times (1963, 1967 (jointly), and 1977), and represented the Soviet Union three times in international student team competition, winning a total of four medals. He was of Gra

Was a Russian-Ukrainian football player and manager.He earned 23 caps for the USSR national football

Was a Russian-Ukrainian football player and manager.He earned 23 caps for the USSR national football team, and represented the country in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the the 1960 European Nations' Cup, where the USSR were crowned the first ever European champions.

A former football striker. He is an identical twin brother of Nikolai Savichev.He played for the USS

A former football striker. He is an identical twin brother of Nikolai Savichev.He played for the USSR at the 1988 Olympic Games, where Yuri Savichev struck the winning goal during extra-time in the 103rd minute of the final against Romário's Brazil. He made his debut for USSR on October 19, 1988 in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria. He was not selected for the final tournament squad.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he works as a goalkee

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he works as a goalkeeping coach with FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1982 for PFC CSKA Moscow.

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

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Vasenin made his debut for USSR on June 29, 1972 in a friendly against Uruguay. He played in the qualifiers for 1974 FIFA World Cup (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent.He played for the main s

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent.He played for the main squad of FC Shinnik Yaroslavl in the Russian Cup.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Chelyabinsk. He made his deb

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Chelyabinsk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1992 for FC Fakel Voronezh.

A Belarusian footballer (defender) playing currently for FC BATE.

A Belarusian footballer (defender) playing currently for FC BATE.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Mosco

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow.

Is an Armenian wrestler of Russian origin , who won the Bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 120kg

Is an Armenian wrestler of Russian origin , who won the Bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 120kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Was a Soviet football player.Falin made his debut for USSR on May 18, 1958 in a friendly against Eng

Was a Soviet football player.Falin made his debut for USSR on May 18, 1958 in a friendly against England. He played for USSR at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Is a former Soviet Uzbekistani footballer and a current coach. He earned 19 caps for the USSR nation

Is a former Soviet Uzbekistani footballer and a current coach. He earned 19 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1968.

A Belarusian football player and football manager. He quit playing football in 1987 because of an in

A Belarusian football player and football manager. He quit playing football in 1987 because of an injury. Graduated from two universities: Belarusian Technological Institute (specialty - mechanical engineer) in 1983 and Belarusian State University of Physical Culture in 1996.

Is a Soviet former boxer.

Is a Soviet former boxer.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk.He played

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk.He played for the main squad of FC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League Cup.

A Latvian ice dancer who has competed internationally for the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, Japan, and f

A Latvian ice dancer who has competed internationally for the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, Japan, and for his native Latvia. He won the 1991 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partner Aliki Stergiadu for the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of that country, he and Stergiadu competed for Uzbekistan. They won the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK Trophy[1] and placed 13th at the 1994 Winter Olympics[2]

Is a Soviet chess player. He became International Grandmaster in 1976.

Is a Soviet chess player. He became International Grandmaster in 1976.

Is a Belarusian professional boxer who fights in the lightweight division. Romanov's first fight as

Is a Belarusian professional boxer who fights in the lightweight division. Romanov's first fight as a professional boxer was in April 2002, in his hometown of Molodechno, Belarus, when he beat fellow debutant Anton Serov with a seventh round knockout.

A football striker and midfielder from the Netherlands, who is playing for Sparta Rotterdam since th

A football striker and midfielder from the Netherlands, who is playing for Sparta Rotterdam since the summer of 2005 in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie.Rose played for FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo and SC Heerenveen before moving to Sparta.

Is a former Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a former Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player.

Is a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player.

Is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1973. In 1970s and in early

Is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1973. In 1970s and in early 1980s he was one of the top 25 chess players in the world. Balashov was Moscow Champion in 1970 and 2nd to Anatoly Karpov in the 1976 USSR Chess Championship. He finished 1st= at Lone Pine 1977 and 1st= at Wijk aan Zee 1982.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Irtysh Pavlodar.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Irtysh Pavlodar.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Spartak Kostroma. He made hi

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Spartak Kostroma. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2004 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.