28 Notable alumni of
Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture
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The Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture is 1387th in the world, 479th in Europe, and 48th in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Igor Akinfeev
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Russian club CSKA Moscow.
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Eduard Streltsov
- Occupations
- association football playerengineer
- Biography
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Eduard Anatolyevich Streltsov was a Soviet footballer who played as a forward for Torpedo Moscow and the Soviet national team during the 1950s and 1960s. A powerful and skilful attacking player, he scored the fourth-highest number of goals for the Soviet Union and has been called "the greatest outfield player Russia has ever produced". He is sometimes dubbed "the Russian Pelé".
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Anna Semenovich
- Occupations
- modelpresenteractortelevision presenterfigure skater
- Biography
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Anna Grigorievna Semenovich is a Russian singer and former competitive ice dancer.
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Vladislav Tretiak
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- politicianice hockey player
- Biography
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Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak, MSM is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in 1997. Considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport, he was voted one of six players to the IIHF Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries. He is the current president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and was the general manager of the Russian 2010 Winter Olympic team.
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Aleksandr Samedov
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Samedov is a Russian professional football official and a former player who played as a right winger. He has played for the Russia national football team since 2011 and was selected for the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Igor Jijikine
- Occupations
- television actormanufacturerfilm actorcircus performeractor
- Biography
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Igor Vitalievich Jijikine is a Russian-American actor working in Los Angeles and Moscow.
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Marat Izmailov
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Marat Nailevich Izmailov is a Russian former professional footballer turned linesman.
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov was a Russian ice hockey player, Olympic gold (1972, 1976) and silver medalist (1980).
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Tatyana Ovechkina
- Occupations
- coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Tatyana Nikolaevna Ovechkina is a former Soviet Russian basketball player who played for a national team that won two Olympic gold medals, the 1975 World Championships and six European Championships. Today, she runs the Russia women's national basketball program.
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Alexander Kurenkov
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 52)
- Occupations
- military personnelpoliticiancivil servant
- Biography
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Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Kurenkov is a Russian politician and military officer. He has served as the Minister of Emergency Situations since May 2022, and holds the rank of lieutenant general.
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Sergey Shustikov
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Sergey Viktorovich Shustikov was a Russian football coach and player who managed FC Solyaris Moscow from 2014 until his death. He was the son of Viktor Shustikov and the father of Sergey Shustikov.
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Vyacheslav Vedenin
- Occupations
- cross-country skier
- Biography
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Vyacheslav Petrovich Vedenin was a Soviet cross-country skier. His silver medal over 50 km was the only medal won by a Soviet male skier at the 1968 Olympics, as his 4×10 km team placed fourth. At the next Olympics he was the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union and won three medals, with golds in the 30 km and 4×10 km and a bronze in the 50 km. In the 4×10 km event Vedenin ran the last leg and won by 10 seconds, despite starting with a one-minute lag from Norway. His gold in the 30 km was the first individual win for a Soviet male skier at the Winter Olympics.
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Igor Chislenko
- Occupations
- bandy playerassociation football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Igor Leonidovich Chislenko was a Soviet association football player. He played over 200 league games for FC Dinamo Moscow, winning two Soviet league titles and the Soviet Cup on one occasion. He also played for the USSR national football team, appearing 53 times, and scoring 20 goals. He was on the 1962 and 1966 World Cup teams.
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Boris Ivanyuzhenkov
- Occupations
- politicianmember of the State Duma
- Biography
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Boris Viktorovych Ivanyuzhenkov is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.
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Roman Petushkov
- Occupations
- biathlete
- Biography
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Roman Aleksandrovich Petushkov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete, and Paralympian. He competes in classification category sitting events.
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Sergei Panov
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Sergei Yuryevich Panov is a Russian retired professional basketball player. He represented the Russian national basketball team.
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Kirill Novikov
- Enrolled in the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture
- Studied in 2001
- Occupations
- association football refereeassociation football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Kirill Aleksandrovich Novikov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player and referee. He is the manager of FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
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Dmitri Svatkovskiy
- Occupations
- modern pentathletepentathletepoliticianmember of the State Duma
- Biography
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Dmitri Svatkovskiy is a Russian modern pentathlete, Olympic champion and politician.
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Alexander Zavyalov
- Occupations
- cross-country skier
- Biography
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Alexander Alexandrovich Zavyalov is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1980s, training at Armed Forces sports society. He won a bronze in the 50 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York and two silvers at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (30 km, 4 × 10 km relay). Zavyalov won the Cross-Country World Cup in the 1982–83 season.
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Stanislav Sukhina
- Occupations
- association football refereeassociation football player
- Biography
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Stanislav Valeryevich Sukhina is a Russian football official and a former referee and player.
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Viktor Kapitonov
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Viktor Arsenevich Kapitonov was a Soviet road cyclist who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1956 he finished 32nd individually and 6th with the Soviet team. In 1960 he won the individual road race and finished third in the 100 km team time trial. His gold medal was the first for Soviet cyclists. At the end of the race Kapitonov mistakenly sprinted for the finish with one lap to go, surprising his main rival Livio Trapè. In the last lap Trapè sprinted first, but Kapitonov caught him up in the last few meters.
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Ilia Shtokalov
- Occupations
- canoeist
- Biography
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Ilia Anatolyevich Shtokalov is a Russian sprint canoeist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's C-1 1000 metres. He finished 8th in the final.
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Pavel Sukosyan
- Occupations
- handball player
- Biography
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Pavel Alekseyevich Sukosyan is a Russian handball player.
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Dmitry Nikolayevich Smirnov
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Dmitri Nikolayevich Smirnov is a Russian former footballer. He is not related to Dmitry Alexandrovich Smirnov with whom he played on the same team for several years for FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow, Luch and Tom. To avoid confusion, he is usually referred to as Dmitri N. Smirnov.
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Sergei Lapshin
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Sergei Ivanovich Lapshin is a Russian football coach and a former player who is the manager of FC Peresvet Domodedovo.
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Natalya Russkikh
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Natalia Russkikh is a former Tajikistani-Russian football defender, who played for Zorky Krasnogorsk in the Russian Championship. A former player of Lada Togliatti, she has won the Championship and played the UEFA Champions League with both teams.
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Svetlana Sergeyeva
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Svetlana Sergeeva in Kargopol, Arkhangelsk Oblast is a Paralympian athlete from Russia, competing mainly in category T37 throwing and sprint events. She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Games in London. At the London Games she won a track gold as part of the sprint relay and has also achieved success as an individual athlete at both World and European events.
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Vasili Pogreban
- Occupations
- canoeist
- Biography
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Vasily Vladimirovich Pogreban is a Russian sprint canoeist. Competing in two-man (K-2) and four-man (K-4) events he won two medals at the world championships, including a gold in 2013, and silver medals at the 2015 European Games and 2016 European Championships. He placed ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
