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Native name | Спортмастер |
|---|---|
| Company type | LLC |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Nikolay and Vladimir Fartushnyaks, Alexander Mikhalsky and Dmitry Doikhen |
| Headquarters | Moscow, |
Key people | Leonid Strakhov (CEO) |
 159,5 billion rubles (2023) | |
| 23,1 billion rubles (2023) | |
Sportmaster is a Russian a chain of sporting goods and clothing stores, founded in 1992. For 2019 Sportmaster had 495 stores in 230 cities in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and China.
In 1992 Nikolay and Vladimir Fartushnyaks, Alexander Mikhalsky and Dmitry Doikhen founded the Ilion company to supply German Kettler sports simulators to Russia. [1]
In 1995 the first "Kettler-Sport" store was opened in Moscow, where Kettler fitness equipment was sold. [2]
In 1996 Sportmaster was registered as a trademark under which future stores were opened. [1]
In 1997 the Sportmaster Group of companies was founded. [3] In the same year the first store with the name "Sportmaster" was opened. [4]
In 2003 Sportmaster created the O'STIN casual clothing brand, which became a separate company in 2005. [1]
In 2005 the Ilion company was liquidated, and Sportmaster LLC took its place. [5]
By the mid-2000s, Sportmaster had more than 100 stores in Russia. [1]
In 2011 the first Sportmaster store was opened in Kazakhstan, and in 2013 a store was opened in China. [1]
For 2019 Sportmaster had 495 stores in 230 cities in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and China. The number of employees was 23 000 people. [1]
In 2023 and 2024 Sportmaster entered the Forbes ranking of the "100 largest companies in Russia by net profit", ranking 68th and 98th respectively. [6] [7]
In 2023 Sportmaster entered the Uzbek market by opening its store in Samarkand. [8]
Founders are Nikolay and Vladimir Fartushnyaks, Alexander Mikhalsky and Dmitry Doikhen. [1]
Leonid Strakhov is the General Director in Russia since 2003. [5]
In 2019 Dmitry Doikhen left the business. [5]
At the end of 2022, Sportmaster was owned by Nikolay and Vladimir Fartushnyaks, Alexander Mikhalsky (30.79% each), Leonid Strakhov (7.63%). [5]
| Year | Revenue, billion rubles | Net Income, billion rubles |
| 2012 [9] | 58,1 | 5,4 |
| 2013 [9] | 69,1 |  4,4 |
| 2014 [9] | 81,1 | 1,8 |
| 2015 [9] | 86,8 | 6,9 |
| 2016 [9] | 91,9 | 12,3 |
| 2017 [9] | 96,2 | 14,7 |
| 2018 [1] | 107,4 | 15,6 |
| 2019 [9] | 112,4 | 8,4 |
| 2020 [9] | 101,8 | 10,3 |
| 2021 [9] | 129,1 | 13,6 |
| 2022 [5] | 139,6 | 22,9 |
| 2023 [10] | 159,5 | 23,1 |
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