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Volodymyr is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ Volodiměr, which in other Slavic languages became Vladimir.
Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy was a Soviet and Ukrainian race walker, who competed for the Soviet Union. He dominated the 20 kilometre race walk in the 1960s and 1970s, winning four Olympic medals from 1960 to 1972 and finishing seventh in 1976. He became Olympic champion in 1960 and 1968. He is regarded as one of the greatest race walkers of all time and competed at the Olympics on five occasions in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976.
Albert Mikhailovich Demchenko is a Russian luger who competed from 1992 to 2014. He is currently coaching the Russian luge team. His daughter Victoria Demchenko is also a luger.
Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Lukashenko is a Ukrainian sabre fencer.
Volodymyr Hryhorovych Nikolaychuk is a backstroke swimmer from Ukraine, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won a bronze and a silver medal at the 2000 European Long Course Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Volodymyr Ivanovych Rybin is a Ukrainian professional racing cyclist, who has achieved most success on both the track, where he was 2005 world champion in the points race. Rybin won a silver medal as well in the Madison in 2006 and has represented Ukraine at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Volodymyr Pavlovsky is a Ukrainian rower who competes in the men's quadruple sculls. He has competed at two Olympics and eight world championships, winning the silver medal in 2006, in a team with Dymtro Prokopenko, Sergiy Bilouschenko and Sergii Gryn.
Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy is a Ukrainian fencer. He competed in the sabre events at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Vladimir Ivanovich Synyavsky was a lightweight freestyle wrestler from Ukraine who won a world title in 1959 and placed second at the 1960 Olympics and 1961 World Championships. At the 1959 World Championships he won all his opponents by fall.
Vladimir Raskatov was a Ukrainian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He died in Chișinău.
Volodymyr Soroka is a Ukrainian judoka. He won the gold medal in the under–73 kg category at the 2009 European Judo Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the silver at the 2012 European Championships. At the 2012 Olympics, he reached the third round.
Tonga sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was the Pacific island nation's debut at the Winter Olympic Games. The Tongan delegation consisted of one luge athlete, Bruno Banani, who had changed his name in a marketing gimmick to match that of German brand Bruno Banani. In his event, the men's singles, he came in 32nd place out of 39 competitors.
Vladimir Tkachenko is a Ukrainian former swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Demchenko is a gender-neutral Ukrainian surname. It may refer to:
Volodymyr Olehovich Hoza is a Ukrainian male weightlifter, competing in the 94 kg category and representing Ukraine at international competitions. He participated in the men's 94 kg event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth position.
Volodymyr Panteley was a Ukrainian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union.
Volodymyr Sitkin was a Ukrainian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union.
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Volodymyr Olshanskiy is a Ukrainian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre classical event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Volodymyr Demchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
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