Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova was a Soviet and Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed, for the last time before its dissolution, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 481 competitors, 319 men and 162 women, took part in 221 events in 27 sports. Athletes from 12 of the ex-Soviet republics would compete as the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and each nation would field independent teams in subsequent Games.
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".
Anna Levandi, née Kondrashova, is a former Russian competitive figure skater who represented the former Soviet Union in international competition. She was the 1984 World silver medalist and four-time European bronze medalist. She competed at two Winter Olympic Games.
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 Ivanovna "Esfir" Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.
Viktoria Aleksandrovna Nikishina is a Russian foil fencer. She won a gold medal in the foil team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Svetlana Anatolyevna Pryakhina is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Svetlana Tširkova is a former Soviet fencer, two-time Olympic champion in foil team competitions and fencing coach in Estonia.
Svetlana Vladimirovna Babich is a retired female javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union twice at the Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1976. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 1973 Summer Universiade.
Svetlana Varganova is a Russian former swimmer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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.
The Soviet Union women's national artistic gymnastics team represented the Soviet Union in FIG international competitions. They were the dominant force in the sport from the 1950s until the Soviet Union's collapse. They lead the medal tally for women's artistic gymnastics with 88 medals including 33 gold. Larisa Latynina is also the most decorated female athlete at the Olympic games with a total of 18 medals. Soviet dominance was unprecedented in scale and longevity and was likely the result of the country's heavy investment in mass and elite sports to fulfill its political agenda.
Svetlana Isakova is a Latvian freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics representing the Soviet Union.
Svetlana Styrkina is a Belarusian former middle-distance runner for the Soviet Union. She represented her country at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a three-time Soviet national champion.
Svetlana Yuryevna Zhurova-Boyko ; born 8 February 1966) is a Soviet speed skater. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Svetlana Isakova is a Soviet alpine skier. She competed in three events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow.
