Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya is a former artistic gymnast for the Soviet Union and Belarus of Belarusian origin. She is a three-time Olympic champion, with an individual gold medal on vault from the 1988 Summer Olympics and team gold medals from the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.
Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She most recently played for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is usually called by her nickname, "Svet" or "Sveta".
Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova is a speed skater from Russia and a deputy at the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
Svetlana Vyacheslavovna Nageykina is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s, training at Spartak. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary for the Soviet Union.
Svetlana Prudnikova is a Russian-Serbian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Svetlana Paramygina is a former Belarusian biathlete. Her international biathlon career began in 1983. In the 1993/1994 season she won the overall World Cup. The following year she finished second overall. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. She won a silver medal in the sprint event. After the 2000/2001 season she retired as a biathlete.
Svetlana Alekseyevna Romashina is a former Russian synchronized swimmer who won a total of 41 gold medals while competing in four Olympic Games, seven world championships, and six European championships. She never placed lower than first at any of these events. After winning two golds at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she became the most decorated athlete in the history of her sport.
Svetlana Ganina is a Russian table tennis player. Since 2002 she won several medals in double and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.
Svetlana Tširkova is a former Soviet fencer, two-time Olympic champion in foil team competitions and fencing coach in Estonia.
Svetlana Podobedova is a Russian-born Kazakhstani weightlifter.
Svetlana Nikishina is a former volleyball player for the USSR. Born in Chelyabinsk, she won a gold medal with the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.
Svetlana Vadimovna Korytova is a Russian volleyball player who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later, she won a silver medal with the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Misha Zilberman is an Israeli badminton player. He competed for Israel at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Badminton Championships, and represented Israel at the 2015 and 2019 European Games. Zilberman is the first Israeli player to win a medal at the European Badminton Championships.
Svetlana Alekseyevna Smirnova is a Russian sport shooter. She won two medals, as a member of the Soviet Union shooting team, at the 1987 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and at the 1990 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Moscow, Russia. She also captured a total of 26 medals, and set a world record of 493 points at the ISSF World Cup.
Svetlana Anatolyevna Samokhvalova is a track and road cyclist from Russia. She participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in two track cycling disciplines without representing a country as part of the Unified Team. She represented Russia on the road at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's road race and women's time trial.
Svetlana Mitkova Isaeva-Leseva is a retired Bulgarian athlete who specialised in the high jump. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as two indoor and three outdoor World Championships. Her biggest success is the silver medal at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart.
Svetlana Mikhailovna Chimrova is a Russian swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2020, Chimrova took part in the International Swimming League as a member of the US-based team New York Breakers.
Svetlana Viktorovna Bogdanova is a Russian female water polo player. She was a member of the Russia women's national water polo team, playing as a driver.
Svetlana Buravova-Khapsalis was a Russian born Kazakhstani female water polo player. She was a member of the Kazakhstan women's national water polo team, playing as a goalkeeper.
Svetlana Osipova is a Uzbekistani taekwondo athlete and a member of the Uzbekistan national team. In 2017, she won a silver medal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. In 2018 and 2023, she earned bronze medals at the Summer Asian Games. In 2019, she secured a gold medal at the World Military Games. In 2022, she won a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Championship, and in 2023, she claimed a silver medal.
