53 Notable alumni of
St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education
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The St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education is 819th in the world, 287th in Europe, and 20th in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 53 notable alumni from the St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Alina Kabaeva
- Enrolled in the St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education
- Studied in 2009
- Occupations
- film actorpoliticianmodelrhythmic gymnast
- Biography
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Alina Maratovna Kabaeva or Kabayeva is a Russian politician, media manager, and retired individual rhythmic gymnast, who has been designated Honoured Master of Sports by the Russian government.
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Dmitry Bivol
- Occupations
- boxer
- Biography
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Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol is a Russian professional boxer. He held the WBA light heavyweight title from 2017 to 2019 and the WBA Super light heavyweight title from 2019 to 2024.
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Nikolai Valuev
- Occupations
- politicianmember of the State Dumatelevision presenterathletics competitoractor
- Biography
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Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2005 and 2009. Standing at a height of 2.13 metres (7 feet) and a peak weight of 151 kilograms (333 pounds), Valuev is best known for being the tallest and heaviest world champion in boxing history.
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Lyaysan Utiasheva
- Occupations
- television presenterradio personalitygymnastrhythmic gymnastsports commentator
- Biography
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Lyasan Albertovna Utiasheva is a Russian socialite, television host, and former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time Grand Prix Final all-around medalist, and was an ambassador of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Utiasheva was known for her extreme flexibility, her emphasis in point of landing on high relevé in her backsplit pivots led to a career ending injury.
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Arkady Rotenberg
- Enrolled in the St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education
- Studied in 1978
- Occupations
- entrepreneurjudokacoach
- Biography
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Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg is a Russian billionaire businessman and oligarch. With his brother Boris Rotenberg, he was co-owner of the Stroygazmontazh (S.G.M. group), the largest construction company for gas pipelines and electrical power supply lines in Russia.
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Aleksandr Kerzhakov
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian football manager and former professional football player who played as a striker.
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Alexei Yagudin
- Occupations
- figure skaterfigure skating coach
- Biography
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Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic champion, a four-time World champion (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002), a three-time European champion (1998, 1999, 2002), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (1998–1999, 2001–2002), the 1996 World Junior champion, and a two-time World Professional champion (1998, 2002).
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Dina Averina
- Occupations
- rhythmic gymnast
- Biography
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Dina Alekseyevna Averina is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic All-around silver medalist, the only four-time (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017) World All-around Champion, the 2018 silver and 2021 European All-around bronze medalist and the 2016 Grand Prix Final All-around silver medalist.
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Arina Averina
- Occupations
- rhythmic gymnast
- Biography
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Arina Alekseyevna Averina is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was a 2020 Summer Olympics finalist, a two-time (2017, 2019) world all-around silver medalist, a two-time European all-around champion (2018, 2021) and the 2016 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist. She was a three-time (2019–2021) Russian national all-around champion and a three-time (2015, 2017, 2022) Russian national all-around medalist. Her identical twin sister Dina Averina is also a competitive rhythmic gymnast.
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Boris Rotenberg
- Enrolled in the St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education
- Studied in 1978
- Occupations
- coachmanagerentrepreneurracing automobile driver
- Biography
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Boris Romanovich Rotenberg is a Russian businessman and oligarch. He is co-owner (with his brother Arkady Rotenberg) of the SGM (StroyGazMontazh) group, the largest construction company for gas pipelines and electrical power supply lines in Russia. He was listed by Forbes as Russia's 69th wealthiest person in 2016 with a net worth of $1.07 billion. He is considered a close confidant of president Vladimir Putin.
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Alexei Mishin
- Occupations
- figure skating choreographerfigure skaterfigure skating coach
- Biography
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Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he is the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national champion.
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Yelena Shushunova
- Occupations
- artistic gymnast
- Biography
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Yelena Lvovna Shushunova was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women (alongside Larisa Latynina, Věra Čáslavská, Ludmilla Tourischeva and Lilia Podkopayeva) who have won all-around titles at all major competitions: Olympics, World Championships and European/Continental Championships and one of eleven women who medaled on every event at World Championships. Shushunova was renowned for pioneering complex skills as well as her explosive and dynamic tumbling and high consistency.
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Yuriy Vernydub
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Yuriy Mykolayovych Vernydub is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player.
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Tamara Moskvina
- Occupations
- figure skating choreographerassociation football managerfigure skaterfigure skating coach
- Biography
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Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina is a Soviet and Russian pair skating coach and former competitive skater. Competing in pairs with Alexei Mishin, she became the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national champion.
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Vladimir Salnikov
- Occupations
- swimmercoach
- Biography
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Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool", "Monster of the Waves" and "Leningrad Express", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes in the 800 m freestyle. He was named the Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1979 and 1982 by Swimming World.
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Anastasia Bryzgalova
- Occupations
- curler
- Biography
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Anastasia Konstantinovna Bryzgalova is a Russian curler. She currently coaches the Alina Kovaleva rink from Saint Petersburg.
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Vladimir Balon
- Occupations
- stunt performeractor
- Biography
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Vladimir Yakovlevich Balon was a Soviet and Russian actor, a professional fencer, Master of sports of the USSR (1956), champion of the USSR in fencing (juniors, 1958, adults 1961) foil, stunt. Since 1990 to 2002 was the director of the studio Mosfilm-Autotrake.
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Irina Fetisova
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Irina Andreyevna Fetisova is a Russian volleyball player. She plays for the Russia women's national volleyball team and Tianjin Bohai Bank at club level.
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Maria Komissarova
- Occupations
- freestyle skier
- Biography
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Maria Leonidovna Komissarova is a Russian athlete who competes in freestyle skiing. She was due to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics, but during a training run before her event, she fractured a vertebra with a dislocation of her spine, rendering her unable to compete.
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Alexander Krushelnitskiy
- Occupations
- curler
- Biography
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Alexander Alexandrovich Krushelnitskiy is a Russian curler predominantly playing as skip. He was banned for four years after testing positive for Meldonium.
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Yuri Kukin
- Occupations
- composerfigure skating coachpoetsongwritersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Yuri Alexeevich Kukin was a Russian bard.
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Julia Berezikova
- Occupations
- Thai boxerjudokaboxer
- Biography
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Julia Alexandrovna Berezikova is a Russian female mixed martial artist and boxer. In February, 2014 she was the #7-ranked 125-pound female fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings. She has not fought since she knocked out Rosy Duarte in October 2015. She is a W5 World Champion and is also a champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Boxing, Sanda, Sambo and Muay Thai.
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Vladimir Drachyov
- Occupations
- biathletemember of the State Dumabiathlon coachpoliticiansoldier
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Vladimir Petrovich Drachev is a former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Drachev has four world championship titles in his career (two individually and two for teams). He also has two olympic relay medals for Russia (silver in 1994, and bronze in 1998). During his career he took a total of 11 World Championship medals and 15 World Cup race wins. He was also known as one of the fastest shots in the sport whilst competing.
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Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
- Occupations
- biathlete
- Biography
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Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy is a retired Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg.
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Farid Gayibov
- Enrolled in the St. Petersburg State University of Physical Education
- Studied in 2014
- Occupations
- community leader
- Biography
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Farid Fazil oghlu Gayibov is the Minister of Youth and Sports and Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan since 2021. He also served as the President of European Gymnastics since 2017 (He was re-appointed to this position in 2022), member of the FIG Executive Committee, Chairman of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (2022-2023). Farid Gayibov has been unanimously elected as a vice-chairman of the International Convention against Doping in Sport on the sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the International Convention against Doping in Sport held at UNESCO (2023-), Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the III CIS Games to be held in Azerbaijan (2024), later deputy chair (2025-)
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Evgeny Ketov
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Evgeny Ketov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played extensively in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Samira Mustafayeva
- Occupations
- rhythmic gymnast
- Biography
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Samira Arastunovna Mustafaeva is a Russian and Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast. She is a multiple time medalist of the World Team Championships, a champion in St. Petersburg, “Master of Sport” in Russia, and a world-class gymnast according to FIG. She was part of the national team of Azerbaijan, and later became part of the Russian national team. She retired from her career in professional rhythmic gymnastics in 2013.
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Sergey Morozov
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sergey Petrovich Morozov, is a Russian statesman and security official, who is currently an employee of the state security bodies.
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Dmitri Torgovanov
- Occupations
- handball coachhandball player
- Biography
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Dmitri Nikolaevich Torgovanov is a former Russian handball player and Olympic Champion from 2000 in Sydney. He is currently a head coach for Neva. He was the head coach for the Russian national team between 2015 and 2017.
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Victoria Moiseeva
- Occupations
- curler
- Biography
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Victoria Alexandrovna Moiseeva is a Russian curler. She won gold as an alternate of the Russian national women's team at the 2013 Winter Universiade and the 2015 Winter Universiade. She plays for CC Adamant (St. Petersburg).
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Valentin Filatov
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Valentin Vladimirovich Filatov is a Russian former footballer who played as a defender.
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Tatyana Averina
- Occupations
- speed skater
- Biography
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Tatyana Borisovna Averina was a Soviet Russian speed skater. After getting married, her name also appeared as Tatyana Barabash (Russian: Татьяна Барабаш).
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Yuri Zheludkov
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Yuri Vladimirovich Zheludkov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
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Klavdiya Nazarova
- Occupations
- resistance fighter
- Biography
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Klavdiya Ivanovna Nazarova was an organizer of an underground Komsomol partisan unit in Ostrov during the Second World War who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 20 August 1945 after she was executed by the Germans.
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Dmitri Barannik
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Dmitri Petrovich Barannik is a retired Russian professional footballer.
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Sofia Prosvirnova
- Occupations
- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Sofia Sergeyevna Thorup is a Russian-born Danish short track and long track speed skater.
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Mikhail Artamonov
- Occupations
- taekwondo athlete
- Biography
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Mikhail Vladimirovich Artamonov is a Russian taekwondo athlete. He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships and a bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Elizaveta Nazarenkova
- Occupations
- rhythmic gymnast
- Biography
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Elizaveta Sergeyevna Nazarenkova is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast who competed for Uzbekistan. She is a two-time all-around silver medalist at the Asian Championships.
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Andrei Makrov
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Andrei Makrov is an Estonian professional ice hockey player who plays for HC Viking of the Meistriliiga (EML).
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Ardalion Ignatyev
- Occupations
- athletics competitorsprinter
- Biography
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Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR.
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Angelina Turenko
- Occupations
- figure skaterfigure skating coach
- Biography
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Angelina Nikolayevna Turenko is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor. She is the 2003 Coupe Internationale de Nice champion.
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Victor Arbekov
- Occupations
- motocross ridermilitary personnel
- Biography
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Victor Arbekov was a Russian Grand Prix motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1963 to 1969. Arbekov is notable for being the first Russian competitor to win an FIM motocross world championship.
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Aleksei Katulsky
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Aleksei Vladimirovich Katulsky is a former Russian professional footballer.
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Sergey Klimov
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Sergey Alexandrovich Klimov is a Russian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2014 for the Itera, Lokomotiv, Tinkoff Credit Systems, Team Katusha and RusVelo teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team Roland Cycling.
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Mariya Shorets
- Occupations
- triathlete
- Biography
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Mariya Sergeyevna Shorets is a Russian professional triathlete and the 2016 World Aquathlon Champion. Russian U23 Champion of the year 2011, bronze medalist in the Elite ranking, and a member of the National Team.
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Dmitry Makarov
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Dmitri Alekseyevich Makarov is a former Russian professional footballer.
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Pavel Yakushevskiy
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Pavel Andreyevich Yakushevskiy is a Russian professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He graduated from Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health.
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Fedor Trikolich
- Occupations
- para athletics competitor
- Biography
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Fedor Viktorovich Trikolich is a visually impaired Russian sprinter. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics and won two gold and a silver medal in 2012. He is also a multiple world and European champion, taking nine medals over five tournaments.
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Ekaterina Konstantinova
- Occupations
- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Ekaterina Igorevna Konstantinova is a Russian short track speed skater. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Anatoly Cherepovich
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Anatoly Cherepovich was a Soviet Ukrainian cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished in 15th place individually and in sixth place with the Soviet team.
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Petr Dron
- Occupations
- curler
- Biography
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Petr Dmitrievich Dron is a Russian curler and curling coach. He lives in St. Petersburg. He competed at the 2013 World Curling Championships, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He currently coaches the Russian men's junior team.
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Aleksey Kamkin
- Occupations
- rower
- Biography
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Aleksey Dmitrievich Kamkin is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the coxless fours, together with Valeriy Dolinin, Aleksandr Kulagin and Vitaly Eliseyev. In this event they won a world title in 1981 and silver medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1982 World Rowing Championships.
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Natalya Yevdokimova
- Occupations
- long-distance runner
- Biography
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Natalya Yevdokimova is a Russian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Having run her first sub-four-minute 1500 m, she was selected for the 2004 Olympic Games where she finished fourth in the women's 1500 metres.
