Famous Russian sportswomen. The greatest athletes: names, biographies

By the age of 38, she can boast of a solid baggage: before the Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova, she was the most titled Russian figure skater, and now a well-known person in media circles is a sports news columnist on Channel One, a TV presenter of popular projects with eight years of experience, a musical actress, a society lady, Deputy of the Moscow Regional Duma and, in addition, a caring mother of two children. Irina's path to the championship in sports was thorny - there were serious strength tests, but, as time has shown, they did not break the strength of the athlete's spirit. And with the departure from figure skating, the creative career of the famous figure skater did not end, there was only a change in role. And in whatever hypostasis Slutskaya manifests herself, success accompanies her everywhere. What's the secret? Perhaps in sports hardening.

Congratulating the birthday girl on her 38th birthday, ELLE decided to remember other most famous Russian athletes.

For those who have been following the life of Anna Kournikova for the past 10 years, it seems that the girl can only boast of having tamed the heart of the Spanish macho Enrique Iglesias. Meanwhile, there are other trophies in the list of achievements of the Russian ex-athlete: Anna is the former first racket of the world in doubles (the only one among Russians), twice the winner of the Australian Championship and the youngest participant in the Olympic Games in the history of Russia (at that time she was 15 years old ). Kournikova became one of the most famous Russian tennis players without winning a single major tournament in singles.

At the height of her tennis career, Anna was in the lead in all Western attractiveness ratings, overtaking compatriot Maria Sharapova. “The sexiest tennis player of all time” was vying with sports brands, and after filming in the global gloss, Kournikova was recognized as one of the most beautiful women on the planet. It is not surprising that even Iglesias, inseparable from her for 15 years, capitulated to the spell of the Russian beauty. Now the tennis player is determined to create a family and have children, and picks up a racket only for the sake of charity tournaments.

One of the most successful athletes in Russia, she proved by her example that the life of champions does not end with the gold of the Olympics. In the past, a gymnast and State Duma deputy from United Russia, and now the chairman of the board of directors of the National Media Group media holding, she is one of the most discussed people in the political and secular arena. And it’s not at all about Alina’s soft oriental beauty and not about her career achievements - Kabaeva’s personal life causes such a resonance in society that it’s time to recall similar stories in the biography of Marilyn Monroe. Kabaeva does not comment on the scandalous rumors about the novel of the highest flight. Meanwhile, her star and political rating is stable - in any A-lists she is the number one heroine.

The skater got into the gossip column not only because of her services to the Fatherland (the skater is an Olympic champion in ice dancing), but also thanks to high-profile romances with partners in the Ice Age show and prominent political figures. Since the time of the sensational romance with Marat Basharov, the figure skater has been trying not to advertise her personal life. Until recently, even the name of the father of Nadia's newborn daughter was kept in the strictest confidence. It turned out that the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov conquered the heart of the star blonde himself - last year the couple played a magnificent wedding. And Navka’s career is full of ups: the life of the champion at the Olympics did not end, but only began - in the show of dancing on ice and parquet, the figure skater is in great demand.

A two-time Olympic champion in gymnastics, she achieved all sorts of titles and titles in sports, and then directed her potential to the political sphere. In a few years, Svetlana has grown to the prestigious position of assistant to the Control Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation. The personal life of the gymnast, however, is no less secret than work in a closed service - even the name of the father of Svetlana's child remains a secret. According to one version, he is businessman Kirill Shubsky, husband of actress Vera Glagoleva. However, the scandalous story is a thing of the past - today Svetlana's personal life is calm and serene.

Another successful Russian athlete was Svetlana Zhurova. The Olympic champion of the Games in Turin is known not only for her virtuoso ice skating, but also for her active political position. In 2007, the champion finally left the sport, becoming a member of the United Russia faction, five years later she was elected a senator of the Kirov region, and then returned to the valiant ranks of parliament deputies.

Unfortunately, Zhurova's marriage turned out to be incompatible with political activity: after 12 years of family life, Svetlana divorced her husband, tennis player Artem Chernenko. Now the champion sits in the State Duma, solves various sports issues and is generally at ease. At the same time, Zhurova's journalistic career went uphill: she liked the role of a sports columnist at the Ekho Moskvy radio station no less than the consideration of new laws. They say that the personal life of an athlete is also closely connected with politics, like her colleagues.

She got into the most successful athletes in Russia, who became the main sensation of Sochi-2014 as the youngest winner in the history of Olympic figure skating. The champion in the gossip column does not yet give reasons for discussion - she is only 18 years old. And Yulia doesn’t have time for secular vigils over a glass of wine: the daily routine is full of training. But despite this, the name of the young single skater is one of the three most popular Internet queries for the entire past year (and this despite a series of failures in recent championships and rumors about leaving the sport). In the gloss, the starlet is in great demand, and sometimes Lipnitskaya finds a place in a busy schedule for filming. So, the star of the ice arena became the heroine of ELLE Girl and spoke about the price of Olympic glory.

Interesting facts about athletes will allow you to find out what everyone has long forgotten about!

• 1. Famous thinkers of Ancient Greece (Demosthenes, Socrates, Hippocrates, Democritus, Aristotle) ​​took part in the Olympic Games at one time. Moreover, Pythagoras became famous as a champion in fisticuffs, and Plato - in martial arts pankration.

• 2. Back in 1932, an athlete from Poland, Stanislava Valasevich, conquered the hundred-meter race. Then she set a world record. And only in 1980, after her death, an autopsy revealed that Stanislav Valasevich was a man. This was found out by the genitals, although the chromosome set in this person was both female and male.

• 3. An interesting nickname in the Slavic interpretation has a four-time winner of the World Cup in alpine skiing and a two-time Austrian Olympic champion Hermann Mayer - "Herminator".

• 4. China's Song Mingming is the tallest basketball player in the world. His height is 236 centimeters, with a weight of 152 kilograms.

• 5. On March 20, 1976, Aston Villa played against Leicester City in an unusual match. Then Chris Nicholl, a player of the first team, scored two goals against the opponent and his own. The match ended with the score 2:2.

• 6. Interesting facts about athletes also relate to unusual, sometimes tragic, phenomena during competitions. In 1998, during a football match in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lightning struck a field. 11 players from the visiting team were killed, 30 fans were burned. But the representatives of the host team remained unharmed.

• 7. In 1957, baseball player Richie Ashburn hit the ball, which, hitting a cheerleader, broke her face. Surprisingly, after the resumption of the game, the same player again hit the same spectator who, after the previous blow, was carried away from the stadium on a stretcher.

• 8. Alexander Medved, a Soviet athlete, won ten world championships in freestyle wrestling - the most.

• 9. Haile Gebreselassie, Ethiopian Olympic 10,000m champion, has a special style of running. He presses his left hand to the body, more than the right, and unusually bends it. The athlete explains this posture during the competition by the fact that as a child he had to run 10 kilometers to school in the morning and back in the evening, holding textbooks in his left hand.

As a way of educating the physical character of a particular individual, it has massive popularity not only in Russia, but also abroad.

In sports, competitions are organized, both local and international, such as the World Championships, European Championships and, of course, the Olympic Games. It is the latter that are the personification of friendship and equality of all people and citizens of the planet before sports. It is the Olympic Games that are a symbol of beauty and entertainment in any country that has the right to host them, or rather, which has been given such a high honor and given the trust of the whole world.

The world of sports is diverse, there are various types of it, from football to windsurfing. By variety, sports are divided into professional and amateur. It is in professional sports that our numerous eminent, outstanding and best athletes.

Now about sports in Russia. For example, in hockey we know names like Valery Kharlamov, Vladislav Tretyak, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Boris Mikhailov, Pavel Bure, Alexei Yashin, Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Viktor Kozlov. In figure skating it is Irina Rodnina, Evgeni Plushenko, Alexei Yagudin, Maxim Marinin and many others. In football, goalkeeper Yashin can be noted, whom no one has yet surpassed in skill up to the present.

At the same time, the wonderful career of V. Fetisov cannot but rejoice, who until now is doing everything so that our hockey, or rather, its level does not decrease.

Of course, the fate of the great athlete Kharlamov, who was the striker of CSKA, cannot but be touched. The heyday of his hockey career fell on the period of his work in the trio, which consisted of the forwards of the CSKA sports club - Mikhailov, Petrov and Kharlamov. It was this trio that glorified these strikers all over the world and made them the idols of millions. It was Kharlamov who was predicted to have a brilliant sports career, but the villainous fate decreed otherwise - in the early eighties, on August 27, V. Kharlamov died in a car accident. Irina Rodnina shone in figure skating for many years, and only now this outstanding athlete, opening the veil of secrecy, told how difficult and difficult it was for her to win among gossips and envious people. In addition, the athlete did not bypass health problems. Now Irina is working in the field of figure skating, training future champions. Modern champions of our national figure skating also command respect. These are sports duets and singles, whose struggle at the Olympic Games is worthy of respect. What were the tears of Irina Slutskaya, who was not given first place in one of the most serious competitions! Only an athlete knows this, what it feels like when injustice and bias, and most importantly, bias, deprived the champion of the highest standard award!

But for us, Irina will always remain the best of the best. Additionally, great attention in our country is given to biathlon, which, alas, has not met the expectations of numerous fans in the past two years. Such famous athletes of this sport as Olga Pyleva, Albina Akhatova, Olga Zaitseva, including the male composition - Maxim Chudov, Ivan Chemizov, Nikolai Kruglov. Their victories are unforgettable for true patriots of Russia, the heart skips a beat with happiness when they carry the flag of Russia to the first place. I would like to hope that the athletes will still find themselves and show both the Germans and Norwegians the true nature of the Russian soul, which is not afraid of any obstacles and which will rise up and do everything for the victory of our multinational country. It should be noted that it is very gratifying that many athletes, having left professional sports, have found their destiny in something else. For example, the host or host of television programs (Alina Kabaeva) or Svetlana Zhurova, who is a deputy of the State Duma and who, like no one else, understands what needs to be done for Russian sports. It is very gratifying to look at their sweet faces and understand that these people have earned their titles through hard work.

It is impossible not to mention such an athlete as Isinbayeva Elena, who is a multiple world and European record holder, and also won the Olympic Games. This sweet girl with a smiling face is the personification of the strength and will of our country. Fans simply idolize Elena, sending her words of gratitude and appreciating her talent, paying tribute to her difficult work. Russia is a country of numerous sports traditions and many names of athletes should always sound in our hearts. People from various sports, for example, Kostya Tsdzyu (boxing), Dmitry Nosov (freestyle wrestling). Alexander Povetkin(boxing), Alexander Tretyakov(bobsleigh), Larisa Lazutina (skiing). Julia Chepalova (skiing), all of them are worthy of respect and our veneration.

Russia is very rich in sports talent. Below are articles about the best Russian athletes in various sports.

A series of articles about the best athletes in Russia by sport:

There are many curious facts and achievements in the world of sports, which we will discuss in this article.

most popular trainer

most expensive baseball card

Why is the price of some card so high? They were released at the beginning of the 20th century, when Honus Wagner fought against smoking. A hundred years have passed, and only 50-60 copies have survived to this day.

The best karate

From that moment it all started - the boy became very hurt, and he decided to take revenge. With incredible efforts, training day and night, cherishing the plan of revenge in his heart, the boy developed spiritually. When Kanazawa finished school, he was already so strong not only physically, but also morally, that he forgave the old offender, and he died after 2 years. Today, Hirokazu Kanazawa is already over 80 years old, but being the owner of a black belt and 10-dan, he remains the best karateka of our time and age is not a hindrance to him.

Longest skydive

Kittinger himself lost consciousness during the fall, and was saved by his parachute, which opened at an altitude of five and a half kilometers. After landing, the captain fell into the caring hands of doctors, who quickly put him on his feet.

Greatest skate jump ever

A year later, Danny Way decided to fix his name in people's memory by jumping over the Great Wall of China on a skateboard. With his achievements, Way demonstrated to everyone his willpower and real courage.

The heaviest weight lifted in the exercise "bench press"

The record set by Ryan is absolute and no one has managed to beat it yet. Even if Kenelli did not manage to complete the exercise cleanly - he could not straighten his arms to the end, but anyway, the judges decided to count the result. It is impossible not to pay tribute to the champion, because that barbell weighed 486 kilograms - almost half a ton.

Guinness book record for flip ups

Coach Sergey Rachinsky said that in 2008, on April 28, his ward set another record - he squatted with a hundred kilogram barbell 210 times.

record in drifting

In fact, he was not going to go for the record, but simply tested what the Mercedes C63 AMG could do. Kahlo managed to keep the car in a skid at a distance of 2308 meters, he would have gone further, and the car did not mind, but there was one problem - the tire failed. However, the record was set - the length of the longest drift is 2308 meters.

The kid who pushes up more than you

Ronak decided to try push-ups. Every day he did 10 push-ups. The child's body began to quickly get used to physical activity, and a week later the boy was already doing 50 push-ups a day. A little more time later, 100 push-ups became a regular warm-up for Ronaka. Today, in the Guinness Book of Records in the column “master of push-ups” there is the name of a small athlete - Ronak mastered the “height” of 1482 push-ups, and it took about 40 minutes.

The boy was born in 2005. At 2.5 years old, Ronak Atul Vitha set a life goal - to become the strongest child on Earth. In achieving his goal, the boy is helped by his loving family and his personal trainer named Satyajit Chaurasya, who comes to the child 3 times a week for training.

First triple backflip

145 water skiers enter the Guinness Book of Records

All that is fine, but the fact is that they were all attached to the same boat, can you imagine this sight? It happened on the west coast of Tasmania, in Strahan in the Bay of Maquira.

The most dangerous sport

The next most dangerous sport is Heli-skiing - non-traditional skiing. Then we have cave diving, diving, rodeo, rock climbing, hockey, football, surfing, rafting. Like this!

The richest athlete in history

This man was Gaius Appulei Diocles, who lived in ancient Rome in the second century AD. Guy was engaged in a sport popular in those days - chariot riding. According to modest calculations, during his sports career Gaius Appulei Diocles earned about 15 billion dollars in terms of modern currency!

The hardest wrestler

The famous athlete was born in 1964. Today, Emanuel Jabrauch is a member of the board of the Foundation dedicated to the development of children's sumo. The champion is trying in every possible way to support young novice sumo wrestlers.

Tennis court - skyscraper

There is such a height that it takes your breath away, even when looking through the photos, because 300 meters is almost a 100-story building. Naturally, every tennis fan would like to play on such a court at least once.

Record-breaking electric car

This figure is a speed record in the category up to 500 kilograms. What can be said about the electric car itself? There are two most important nuances of the car's device: the carbon fiber body and lithium phosphate batteries.

Interesting sports facts about different sports:

Her record for the most Olympic medals won by one person stood for 48 years. Only this year, a swimming machine named "Michael Phelps" was able to score more Olympic awards than our gymnast (he has 24 of them, Latynina has 18). However, the achievement of Phelps cannot change one title of Larisa Semyonovna: she is the strongest Olympian of the 20th century, he is the 21st. Gymnasts and swimmers are happy people, because their sports allow you to bring a dozen medals from one championship or the Olympics, which a wrestler or boxer cannot even dream of. Therefore, in order to give other athletes a place in our symbolic Hall of Fame, we have placed only one representative of gymnastics here. Although, of course, we remember Nikolai Andrianov, and Boris Shakhlin, and Alexei Nemov, and many others.

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One of the two greatest swimmers of our country - Alexander Popov and Vladimir Salnikov each have 4 Olympic medals.

But Popov takes other titles: he is a 6-time world champion and a 21-time (!) European champion.

Even Phelps, with all his greatness, announced his retirement at 27, while Alexander won his last gold at 33.

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According to Isinbayeva, today her main dream is family and children.

But, perhaps, the records set by Elena will last until the time when her own children will play weddings themselves.

Lena's 27th world record - 5.06 m - is about 25-30 cm higher than the best performance of her competitors.

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Foreign experts compiling lists of the most famous athletes of all time are reluctant to include ours there, but there are names that simply cannot be ignored. Karelin is just such a case. For 13 years, Alexander the Great remained undefeated in Greco-Roman wrestling, and for 6 years in a row he did not lose a single point to his rivals.

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It has been 15 years since Bubka stopped performing, but his records (6.14m outdoors and 6.15m indoors) are still unbeaten. Moreover, when the Japanese calculated on the computer at what height Sergey flew above the bar at the championship in Tokyo, it turned out that that jump was enough to overcome 6.37 m - no matter how sports medicine and technology develop, in the near future this milestone will not not a single person on Earth can overcome.

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For five years of absolute dominance in the bar, this heavyweight with his own hands lifted the world record in triathlon by 70 kg. Vlasov finished his first Olympics with four records and walked across Rome from the stadium to the Olympic Village on foot, followed by a crowd chanting the name of the champion. In total, Vlasov set 31 records.

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The first half of the 60s in speed skating passed under the sign of Skoblikova, she climbed to the highest step of the Olympic podium 6 times. In 1964, she won all 4 distances of the Games. Plus, Lidia Pavlovna is a 2-time absolute world champion in the classic all-around and a multiple world champion in individual distances.

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Shares with Skoblikova the world record for the number of gold medals at the Winter Games. In addition to the 6 highest in Egorova's track record, there are also 3 silver Olympic awards. However, it is difficult to choose the greatest skier of the USSR / Russia, since both Larisa Lazutina (11-time world champion, 5 Olympic medals of the highest dignity) and Raisa Smetanina, who won 10 medals at 5 Olympics (she made her debut at the Games- 1976, last time climbed the podium in Albertville-1992).

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If one can argue about who was the best field hockey player of all times and peoples, then there is no doubt about who the best goalkeeper is. Three-time Olympic champion, ten-time world champion, the best goalkeeper of the world championships in 1974, 1979, 1981, 1983. In 1990, 6 years after the end of his career, he is called to the NHL, offering any money, but he refuses - he does not want to be weaker than his former self: “I have earned my name all my life.” In 2000, the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Russian Ice Hockey Federation proclaimed Tretiak the best player of the 20th century, and this despite the fact that Vyacheslav Fetisov has more titles (except for Soviet and international awards in the collection of the famous defender - 2 won Stanley Cups).

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This fragile girl is the embodiment of the absolute superiority of Russia in synchronized swimming: 5-time Olympic champion, 13-time world champion, 7-time European champion. After the Games in London, Davydova ended a career that lasted 12 years. She is the best synchronized swimmer of the decade 2000-2009.