Related Research Articles
Captain 3rd Rank Valery Mikhailovich Sablin was a Soviet Navy officer and a member of the Communist Party. In November 1975, disillusioned by corruption and stagnation in Leonid Brezhnev's Soviet Union, he led a mutiny on the Soviet anti-submarine frigate, Storozhevoy in the hope of starting a Leninist political revolution in the Soviet Union. His mutiny failed and he was executed for treason nine months later.
David Charles Jackson was a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he was eliminated in the second round of the Welterweight division at the hands of Valery Rachkov from the Soviet Union. He also competed at two Commonwealth Games: in 1974 (Christchurch) and 1978 (Edmonton).
Valeriy Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a former Russian biathlete.
Valery Nikolayevich Yardy was a Russian road cyclist who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. In 1968 he placed 17th individually and ninth with the Soviet team. Four years later he failed to finish his individual race, but won a gold medal with the team. Yardy won another team gold medal at the 1970 World Championships.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Valery Alekseyevich Muratov is a former ice speed skater from the USSR, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France. He trained in Kolomna at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society.
Valery Dudin was a Soviet luger who competed during the 1980s. He earned the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He also competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Valeri Didenko is a Soviet sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Valery Yakovlevich Volkov is a former Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Valery Grigoryevich Goborov was a Soviet basketball player. He won gold medal at 1988 Summer Olympics and was a champion of the USSR League (1988).
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.
Valery Pryiemka is a Belarusian fencer, silver medallist in the 2007 European Championships and at the 2011 World Championships. At both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sabre, but was defeated in the second round. He was also a member of the Belarusian men's sabre team at both these events.
Valery Nikolayevich Likhachov is a retired Russian cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km team time trial event at the 1970 UCI Road World Championships and the 1972 Summer Olympics; individually, he finished in 34th place in the road race in 1972.
Valery Andreyevich Chaplygin is a Soviet cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km team time trial at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1977 UCI Road World Championships and finished second at the world championships in 1974 and 1975. He also won three Peace Races in the team competition.
Kyaw Shein is a Burmese former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre rifle, prone event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1962, 1966 and 1970 Asian Games.
Valery Vladimirovich Miloserdov was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics and won bronze medals.
Valery Rodevich is a Belarusian rower. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Valery Rachkov is a Kazakhstani boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics as a member of the Soviet Union. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he defeated Martti Marjamaa and David Jackson, before losing to Jochen Bachfield.
Valery Ivannikov is a Russian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Ivannikov was the Soviet goaltender in the infamous Punch-up in Piestany game at the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Valery Lavrushkin is a Soviet speed skater. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valery Shein Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
 | This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in the Soviet Union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |