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Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, commune in the Somme department, is a seaport and resort on the south bank of the River Somme estuary. The town's medieval character and ramparts, its Gothic church and long waterside boardwalk, make it a popular tourist destination.
The Constellation egg is one of two Easter eggs designed under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé in 1917, for the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II as an Easter gift to his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. It was the last Imperial Fabergé egg designed. It remains unfinished.
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Valery Shary is a former Belarusian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.
Elena Dmitriyevna Novikova-Belova is a retired Russian foil fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the individual and team events and won four gold, one silver and one bronze medal, becoming the first female fencer to win four Olympic gold medals. She nearly won a fifth gold in 1976, but lost her last pool match to the last-placed fencer. Belova also won eight world titles, individually in 1969, and with the Soviet team in 1970–1979.
Arsen Mekokishvili was a Georgian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1952 and a world title in 1954.
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Valeri Goryushev was a Russian volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was born in Yekaterinburg. In 1996 he was part of the Russian team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Russian team in the 2000 Olympic tournament. He played two matches.
The men's high jump field event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 1. Thirty-two athletes from 23 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Robert Shavlakadze of the Soviet Union, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump. Valery Brumel took silver; both men surpassed the previous best placing for the Soviet team of bronze. American John Thomas took bronze to keep alive the United States' streak of medaling in every edition of the Olympic men's high jump.
Valery Rezantsev is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He was an Olympic gold medalist in 1972 and in 1976, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975 World Wrestling Championships.
Aleksandr Krasnov is a Soviet former cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Valery Ivanov is a Kazakhstani biathlete. He competed in the men's 20 km individual event at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Valery Goncharov is a Soviet diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Valery Statsenko is a Russian diver. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Valery Zubanov is a Soviet sailor. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Valery Ushkov is a Russian sailor. He competed in the Tornado event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ "Valery Ruzhnikov". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
