Larisa Semyonovna Latynina is a Soviet former artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a female gymnast with nine. Her total of 18 Olympic medals was a record for 48 years. She held the record for individual event medals for over 52 years, winning 14. She is credited with helping to establish the Soviet Union as a dominant force in gymnastics.
Valentin Kozmich Ivanov was a Russian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the co-leading scorer at the 1962 World Cup, and the co-1960 European Nations' Cup top scorer.
Yevgeny Romanovich Grishin was a Soviet and Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at CSKA Moscow. A four-time Olympian, he became European Champion in 1956, and won Olympic gold in the 500 meter and 1500 meter events in both 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics, competing for the USSR team. Along with his compatriot Lidiya Skoblikova, he was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Gaydarbek Abdulovich Gaydarbekov is a Russian boxer who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight, including the gold medal at the 2004 games. He qualified for the Athens Olympics by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia. Today he is perhaps best known for defeating future boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin, from Kazakhstan, in the 2004 Olympic finals. Despite his brilliant amateur pedigree, he never turned professional.
Maxim Alexandrovich Galkin is a Russian and Israeli comedian, television presenter and singer. Galkin left Russia in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently listed as a foreign agent by the Russian government.
Gennady Viktorovich Vaganov was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the early 1960s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He earned two bronze medals in the 4x10 km relay at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.
Gennadi Georgievich Volnov was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national team from the late 1950s, to the early 1970s. He was born in Moscow. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.
David Abramovich Tyshler was a Russian sabreur, part of the first generation of internationally successful Soviet fencers. He is also known as a successful and innovative fencing coach. His notable pupils included Sergey Sharikov, Mark Midler, Mark Rakita, Viktor Sidjak, Viktor Krovopuskov, and Viktor Bazhenov. He choreographed stage and screen combat, and made cameo appearances in Russian cinema.
Igor Aleksandrovich Netto was a Russian footballer, considered one of the country's greatest players ever. He started out playing on the left of defense but, due to his offensive mentality, dribbling and technical abilities turned into a dynamic central midfielder. His versatility and footballing intelligence allowed him to play a number of positions across defense and midfield.
Gennady Gennadiyevich Kovalev is a boxer from Russia.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Galkin is a Russian chess player. Born in Rostov-on-Don, he was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997.
Gennady Anatolyevich Moiseyev was a Russian former Grand Prix motocross racer. He was a three-time 250cc motocross world champion.
Yuri Yevlampiyevich Titov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and four times world champion, who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a total of nine Olympic medals from three Olympic games.
Gennady Ivanovich Bukharin was a Russian Soviet sprint canoeist.
Gennady Ivanovich Androsov was a Ukrainian swimmer. He won a gold medal in the individual 400 m medley at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, and set a world record in the same event in 1957. In the 1500 m freestyle discipline, he won a bronze medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships and competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was a national champion in the 400 m (1961), 1500 m and 4×200 m freestyle (1961) and 400 m medley events.
Gennady Nikolayev was a Russian swimmer who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Gennady Udalov was a diver from Russia. He competed in the 3 m springboard at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and finished in 13th place and 5th place, respectively. He won a silver medal in this discipline at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships.
Yuri Dmitriyevich Sarantsev was a Soviet and Russian actor who appeared in numerous films between 1950 and 1999. He is most known for the 1962 sci-fi film Planeta Bur. He was also an accomplished voice actor, most famous for providing the voice for Ostap Bender in The Twelve Chairs (1971). People's Artist of Russia (2000).
Gennadiy Stepanovich Solodov was a Soviet/Russian racewalker who specialized in the 20 km distance. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and placed fifth in 1964.
The Russian Volleyball Federation is the governing body of volleyball in Russia; although existing since 1991, it is the prosecutor of the pre-existing Soviet volleyball federation.
