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Олимпийские чемпионы, шахматные гроссмейстеры, хоккейные легенды и звёзды тенниса из русского мира.
От шахмат до олимпийской арены русская и советская спортивная традиция задавала мировые стандарты. Эта категория документирует чемпионов с корнями в русском мире — шахматных гроссмейстеров, десятилетиями доминировавших в игре, олимпийских чемпионов, хоккейные и теннисные легенды, а также чемпионов мира в единоборствах, где бы они теперь ни выступали и какое бы гражданство ни имели.
Алекс Овечкин
NHL's all-time leading goal scorer (929 goals), born in Moscow in 1985; Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe 2018; retiring after the 2026–27 season
Александр Алёхин
World chess champion 1927–35 and 1937–46, born in Moscow in 1892; won the first Soviet championship in 1920 and left Russia in 1921
Александр Бублик
Gatchina's maverick reshaping Kazakhstan's tennis
Александр Георгиев
Rybinsk-born NHL goaltender who became the Colorado Avalanche starter
Александр Грищук
Moscow's fearless blitz king and three-time Candidates finalist
Александр Могильный
Khabarovsk-born winger; the first NHL draftee to defect from the Soviet Union
Александр Попов
Sprint king who rewrote what speed means.
Александр Шатилов
Tashkent-born gymnast who represented Israel at four Olympic Games
Александр Зверев
German tennis player, 2026 French Open champion and Olympic gold medallist of Tokyo 2020; son of two Soviet tennis players from Sochi
Александра Костенюк
The queen who conquered chess on two continents.
Алексей Ковалёв
Togliatti's magician who rewrote NHL artistry
Алексей Яшин
Sverdlovsk's son who electrified Ottawa.
Аманда Анисимова
Moscow-born, American-raised WTA force.
Андре Агасси
Eight-time Grand Slam singles champion and 1996 Olympic gold medallist; grandson of a carpenter from Kiev
Андрей Кириленко
Izhevsk's iron-willed forward who redefined NBA versatility.
Андрей Свечников
Barnaul's prodigy rewriting NHL history.
Андрей Василевский
Ufa's son who became the NHL's last line.
Андрей Рублёв
Moscow-born baseline warrior who conquered clay.
Андрей Шевченко
The Ukrainian striker who conquered Europe
Анна Курникова
Tennis player born in Moscow in 1981; world No. 1 in doubles, two Australian Open doubles titles with Martina Hingis and a Wimbledon singles semi-final at sixteen
Анна Смашнова
Minsk-born fighter who conquered Israeli tennis
Арина Родионова
Russian-born tennis player who represented Australia on the WTA tour
Артемий Панарин
Chelyabinsk-raised NHL forward.
Борис Гельфанд
Minsk's grandmaster who reshaped elite chess
Даниил Дубов
Moscow chess prodigy who became world rapid chess champion and Magnus Carlsen's second
Даниил Квят
Ufa-born Formula 1 driver with three Grand Prix podiums
Даниил Медведев
Tennis player born in Moscow in 1996; 2021 US Open champion, world No. 1 in 2022 and 2020 ATP Finals winner
Дарья Гаврилова
Moscow-born tennis player who became an Australian citizen and Grand Slam competitor
Денис Шаповалов
Canadian tennis player born in Tel Aviv to a mother from Soviet Ukraine — 2021 Wimbledon semi-finalist
Динара Сафина
Moscow-born tennis superstar who reached World No. 1 and three Grand Slam finals
Дмитрий Орлов
Novokuznetsk-born NHL defenceman and Stanley Cup champion with the Washington Capitals
Елена Рыбакина
Moscow-born Wimbledon champion who plays for Kazakhstan
Эмиль Сутовский
Baku-born chess grandmaster and CEO of FIDE, the world chess federation
Евгений Малкин
Hockey centre born in Magnitogorsk in 1986; three Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, Hart, Conn Smythe and two Art Ross trophies; in his 21st NHL season
Евгений Кузнецов
Chelyabinsk-born NHL star and three-time Stanley Cup champion with Washington Capitals
Фёдор Емельяненко
MMA heavyweight born in Rubizhne, Ukrainian SSR, known as The Last Emperor; ranked by Fight Matrix as the greatest heavyweight
Гарри Каспаров
World chess champion 1985–2000, born Garik Weinstein in Baku in 1963; world No. 1 for twenty years, writer and Croatian citizen since 2014
Геннадий Головкин
Karaganda boxing legend who unified the middleweight world titles with a record knockdown streak
Ян Непомнящий
Bryansk-born chess prodigy and two-time World Chess Championship Challenger
Игорь Акинфеев
CSKA Moscow goalkeeper since 2003 and Russia's most capped goalkeeper, with 111 caps
Игорь Ларионов
The Professor — Voskresensk-born centre and three-time Stanley Cup champion
Игорь Шестёркин
Moscow-born Vezina Trophy winner and the NHL's best goaltender
Илья Смирин
Vitebsk-born grandmaster who became one of Israel's greatest chess champions
Илья Ковальчук
Tver-born sniper and one of the NHL's most prolific goal-scorers of the 2000s
Илья Самсонов
Magnitogorsk-born NHL goaltender who became a Toronto Maple Leafs starter
Илья Сорокин
Siberian-born goaltender who became one of the NHL's most electrifying netminders with the New York Islanders
Иван Проворов
Yaroslavl-born NHL defenceman and Columbus Blue Jackets cornerstone
Джонатан Эрлих
Israeli tennis doubles Grand Slam champion with Russian roots
Катя Писецкая
Zaporizhzhia-born Israeli actress and public figure
Хамзат Чимаев
Chechnya-born MMA fighter, former UFC Middleweight Champion
Кирилл Капризов
Novokuznetsk sniper who became the Minnesota Wild's all-time leading scorer
Костя Цзю
Born in Serov in 1969; undisputed light-welterweight world champion who boxed for Australia
Марат Сафин
Moscow-born tennis superstar who reached World No. 1 and won two Grand Slams
Мария Шарапова
Tennis player born in Nyagan (USSR), winner of five Grand Slam singles titles
Максим Родштейн
Leningrad-born chess grandmaster who became one of Israel's strongest players
Мигель Найдорф
Chess player born in the Russian Empire's Warsaw Governorate who remained in Argentina after the 1939 Chess Olympiad
Михаил Сергачев
Nizhnekamsk-born NHL defenceman and two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Tampa Bay Lightning
Михаил Таль
The Magician from Riga — World Chess Champion whose attacking genius was like nothing ever seen before
Настя Люкин
Born in Moscow, became America's Olympic gymnastics all-around champion in Beijing 2008
Николь Зеликман
Baku-born Israeli singer and Eurovision representative who became a popular figure in Israeli music
Никита Кучеров
Maykop-born ice hockey player; two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Tampa Bay Lightning
Никита Мазепин
Moscow-born Formula 1 driver, son of billionaire Dmitry Mazepin — lost his F1 seat after Russia's Ukraine invasion
Никита Цзю
Son of legendary Kostya Tszyu — Australian boxing's next world champion in waiting
Никита Задоров
Moscow-born NHL defenceman who has played for multiple teams across a decade in the league
Николай Давыденко
Severodonetsk-born tennis star who reached World No. 3 and won the ATP World Tour Finals
Оксана Баюл
Born in Dnipropetrovsk in 1977; world champion in 1993 and Olympic champion in 1994 in figure skating
Павел Буре
Moscow-born NHL winger nicknamed the Russian Rocket, Hockey Hall of Fame 2012
Павел Дацюк
Sverdlovsk-born NHL forward nicknamed the Magic Man; two-time Stanley Cup champion with Detroit
Пётр Свидлер
Leningrad-born chess grandmaster — eight-time Russian Chess Champion and Candidates stalwart
Роберт Шварцман
St. Petersburg-born Formula 2 champion racing toward Formula 1 with Haas and Ferrari
Семён Варламов
Samara-born NHL goaltender and Vezina Trophy finalist with the New York Islanders
Сергей Бобровский
Novokuznetsk-born goaltender — two-time Vezina Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup champion
Сергей Фёдоров
Pskov-born forward; three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings
Сергей Зубов
Moscow-born defenceman — one of the most offensively gifted blueliners in NHL history and two-time Stanley Cup champion
Вячеслав Фетисов
Moscow-born captain of the Soviet hockey dynasty who defected, won the Stanley Cup, and became Russia's sports minister
София Кенин
Moscow-born WTA star who won the Australian Open at age 21 and represented the USA
Стефанос Циципас
Greek tennis player, ATP Finals champion 2019 and three-time Monte Carlo winner; his mother, Julia Salnikova, was born in Moscow and played for the USSR
Тайхо Коки
Son of a Ukrainian father from Kharkiv Oblast; 48th yokozuna and 32-time tournament champion
Татьяна Головина
Moscow-born French tennis player — 2004 French Open mixed doubles champion, career-high world No. 12
Татьяна Мария
German tennis player who reached the 2022 Wimbledon semi-final as a mother of two
Тим Цзю
Son of Kostya Tszyu — the Australian boxing superstar who unified the super-welterweight world title
Валентина Шевченко
Bishkek-born UFC flyweight queen with Soviet athletic roots — one of MMA's all-time greats
Валерий Буре
Pavel Bure's younger brother — NHL forward and husband of figure skater Candace Cameron
Валерий Люкин
Born in Aktobe, Kazakhstan — Soviet Olympic champion who trained his daughter Nastia to Olympic gold
Валерий Ничушкин
Chelyabinsk sniper who became a Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe Trophy winner with Colorado
Виктор Старухин
Born in Nizhny Tagil — became Japan's first 300-win pitcher and a baseball legend
Виктор Корчной
Leningrad grandmaster who defected mid-match and fought Fischer and Karpov for the world crown
Владимир Крамник
Born in Tuapse — the chess player who defeated Kasparov and became the last classical World Chess Champion
Владимир Тарасенко
Yaroslavl sniper who became one of the NHL's most electrifying goal-scorers with the St. Louis Blues
Владислав Намесников
Volgograd-born NHL forward who has played for multiple teams across a decade in the league
Владимир Кличко
Born in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan — unified heavyweight champion who dominated boxing for a decade
Евгений Кафельников
Sochi-born tennis player — first Russian to win a Grand Slam singles title and a former World No. 1
Юлия Путинцева
Moscow-born tennis player who has represented Kazakhstan since 2012
Александр Шевченко
Russian ATP player who switched to Kazakhstan in January 2024 to escape sports sanctions
Варвара Грачева
Russian WTA player who switched to France in June 2023 to continue competing internationally
Элина Аванесян
Russian rising star with Armenian heritage who switched to represent Armenia in 2024
Ксения Ефремова
Widely considered a generational Russian tennis prodigy — began representing France in September 2023
Алексей Сарана
Reigning European Individual Chess Champion who left Russia to compete for Serbia
Кирилл Алексеенко
Former World Candidates participant who switched to Austria to continue elite international chess
Никита Витюгов
Former Russian Chess Champion who moved to the English Chess Federation after 2022
Никита Володин
Russian-trained pairs skater who teamed with Minerva Fabienne Hase and won Grand Prix events for Germany
Диана Дэвис
Daughter of legendary Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze who switched to Georgia with ice dance partner Gleb Smolkin
Глеб Смолкин
Russian ice dancer who switched to Georgia alongside partner Diana Davis after 2022 sporting sanctions
Софья Самоделкина
Elite Russian women's singles figure skater who transferred to Kazakhstan to continue competing internationally
Владимир Семирунний
Yekaterinburg speed skater who switched to Poland and immediately won an international silver medal
Софья Просвирнова
St Petersburg-born speed skater who represented Russia at three Olympics and later sought to compete for Denmark
Михаил Яковлев
World-class Russian track cyclist who broke world records then switched to Israel to bypass international bans
Анастасия Кирпичникова
European short-course swimming champion who changed to France to compete at world aquatic events
Дмитрий Овчаров
Born in Donetsk, became Germany's greatest table tennis player and world No. 1
Бернд Лено
German national team goalkeeper of Russian-German Aussiedler descent — Arsenal and Fulham Premier League star
Вальдемар Антон
Born in Russia, became a Bundesliga star for Hannover and Stuttgart — German international
Вячеслав Быков
Chelyabinsk-born ice hockey player and coach; two-time Olympic champion who led Russia to world titles in 2008 and 2009
Данг Ван Лам (Лев Данг)
Vietnam's goalkeeper in the 2018 AFF Cup win, born in Moscow to a Vietnamese father and a Russian mother
Нелли Ким
Soviet gymnast of Sakhalin Korean and Tatar descent, born in the Tajik SSR; five Olympic gold medals and the first perfect 10s on vault and floor
Виктор Ан
Short-track speed skater born in Seoul who took Russian citizenship in 2011 and won three golds for Russia at Sochi 2014
Брайан Идову
Nigeria defender born and raised in St Petersburg to a Nigerian father and a half-Russian mother; 2018 World Cup squad
Питер Одемвинги
Nigeria forward born in Tashkent to a Nigerian father and a Russian-Tatar mother; Olympic silver medallist 2008
Мирра Андреева
Tennis player born in Krasnoyarsk in 2007; 2026 French Open champion, the youngest since 1992, and Olympic doubles silver medallist
Арон Нимцович
Chess grandmaster born in Riga in 1886, leader of the hypermodern school and author of My System; settled in Copenhagen