Articles about famous Russian sportsmen. Famous Russian athletes who glorified our country

On December 3, 2018, the football world learned the name of the new football king. During a gala performance at the Grand Palace next to the Champs Elysees in Paris, the Ballon d'Or of the best football player in the world was awarded to 33-year-old midfielder of Real Madrid and the Croatian national team Luka Modric, who won the Champions League for the third time in a row and became vice-champion in the past year peace. For the first time in 10 years, the title of football player number one in the entire globe has not gone to any of the "aliens" - Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Who is this frail Croatian with a height of 172 cm and a weight of 66 kg, who turns into a world-class conductor on the football field - fast, nimble, with a kick from both legs, capable of giving a teammate not a pass, but a candy. The same boy who has always been the smallest player in his

FIFA named the best goal in the history of the World Cup. Mexican footballer Manuel Negrete's goal in the match against Bulgaria at the 13th World Cup 1986 in Mexico was recognized by the fans as the best in the history of the World Cup. It should be noted that the Mexican team won that match with a score of 2:0. At their home championship, the Mexicans reached the quarterfinals, where they lost to the future finalist of the tournament, West Germany, in a penalty shoot-out. You can watch the video of the goal in the video below Voting took place from March 31 to April 9 on the 2018 World Cup Facebook page, where they chose from 32 goals scored in the final tournaments of the World Cup. In the voting final, Negrete's goal and a long-range strike by the Brazilian football player Eder competed in a match with the USSR (2: 1) at the 1982 World Cup in

Ukrainian basketball legend Anatoly Polivoda is one of the best Ukrainian basketball players in history. Olympic champion in 1972 in Munich, bronze medalist of the 1968 Olympic Games, world champion, multiple European champion. Polivoda spent his entire club career at Budivelnik Kiev. We are publishing an interesting interview for the Sport-Express in Ukraine website, which the Ukrainian athlete gave after the release of a feature film about the legendary final match of the USSR-USA at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. “About the Munich final,” my colleagues warned me, “Polivoda does not like to remember.” But it was still worth trying to arrange an interview. - Well, admit it, - Anatoly Ivanovich asked me, barely picking up the phone, - did you watch this film - “Movement Up”? Poet

The first matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League have ended, demonstrating the readiness of the teams remaining in the fight for the main European club trophy to compete for the European football crown. The Sportstavka.online project singled out the favorite of the competition according to betting quotes. Liverpool, Man City and Bayern have one foot in the quarter-finals After the first legs of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, a number of teams have almost secured their place in the quarter-finals - we can say that English Manchester City and Liverpool are already there ", as well as the German "Bavaria", which did not leave a stone unturned from their opponents in the first matches of the playoffs - "Basel", "Porto" and "Besiktas". Spanish giants Real and Barcelona have confirmed their status as favorites in matches with PSG and Chelsea, but not everything is clear in these pairs.

"I dreamed of playing football. I dreamed of my dream!" In Ukrainian sports, it is important to know the people who would like to know the style of the people's love. Повні стадіони шанувальників збиралися аби побачити його: голкіпера "Динамо", який вийшов на третє місце у світовій історії футболу за кількістю золотих медалей національного чемпіонства, абсолютного рекордсмена “Динамо-Київ” за кількістю зіграних матчів, першого воротаря в історії, який на чемпіонатах світу in a series of post-match penalties without missing the first ball, the captain of the white-blue, "foremost first" - Oleksandr Shovkovsky. new heroes.

To say that right friendship is guaranteed for an hour, and a friend is known in a fight. The very same “friend” for Juventus from already 16 years old is Gianluidzhi Buffon. The promotion of Juve to Serії B, the propositions of the top clubs in Europe all at once from obіtsyanim zahmarnymi sums, the fight against depression - despite all the tests, Gigi is the number one goalkeeper, let's say the "Old Signorі". Who is the winner, the Superman of Italian football? Gianluigi Buffon is a goalkeeper, captain of the Turin Juventus and the chosen Italy, winner of numerous titles and records, the most expensive and one of the best goalkeepers in football history. Sport in the blood The future legend of football was born on September 28, 1978 in the Italian city of Carrara, which is known on the pivnochi in Tuscany. Mati is a champion of the world with a throwing disk, dad was busy with shtov

John Terry is a famous English footballer nicknamed "Iron Man", a legend of London "Chelsea" and the England national team. Five-time champion of the English Premier League, one of the best defenders in European football. "Amateur club and job search" Born in Barking, East London, Terry attended Eastbury Comprehensive School as a child. Terry began his football career at Senrab, an amateur club that participated in the so-called Sunday Football League. In matches for this amateur club, many current Premier League stars were noted, such as Saul Campbell, Lee Boyer, Jermain Defoe, Ledley King, Paul Konchesky (John's sister later married him) and others. Before entering the Chelsea youth system at the age of 14, he played for clubs

Roger Federer is a Swiss tennis player, one of the most titled athletes in the history of tennis. Former world No. 1 in singles. Holder of many tennis records, including winning two Grand Slam tournaments five times in a row (Wimbledon 2003-2007 and the US Open 2004-2008), an uninterrupted series of participation in Grand Slam tournament finals (10 consecutive finals: in 2005-2007 ), Grand Slam finals played (29 finals), Grand Slam semi-final streak (23 consecutive semi-finals: 2004-2010), Grand Slam quarter-final streak (36 consecutive quarter-finals: 2004-2013) . The famous tennis player was born on August 8, 1981 in Basel. Federer loved tennis since childhood and never missed a beat.

Novak Djokovic is one of the quietest names, as people know to know even farther in the sport. Native Serbian wines have a legend that could overtake Emir Kusturica for popularity. On this honor, the first airline of the airline "Air Serbia" was named, a book was written about him "Novak Djokovic - the hero of the tenissu and guise of Serbia" and іsnuіє navit okremia mobilny supplement z novіtsy, yakі sudyuyutsya іlki Novak Djoković, youmu ask. With the one who, having reached everything, an athlete in his 30 years, we tried to get to know each other. All zrozumilo s childhood Djokovic was born on January 22, 1987 in Belgrade, at that hour, the capital of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (infection - Serbia). Novak is not the only fan of tennis in this family. Two yogo young brothers are also prof

“Hands work, eyes see, flutter like a butterfly, pity like a bee.” Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) is the greatest athlete of the 20th century, the absolute world boxing champion, a legend of world sports. For exceptional achievements in boxing, Ali was awarded the honorary title of "King of Boxing". The legendary athlete was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville (USA). Cassius Clay started boxing since childhood. Cassius's family lived comfortably, but this did not stop him from working as a janitor in college. When Clay was twelve, his bicycle was stolen (which he incidentally bought with his own hard-earned money). The boy turned to the trainer at the boxing club with a request to find a bicycle and promised to deal with the thief if he was found. The coach told Cassius that first you need to learn how to fight. That's how it started

Zinedine Zidane - French football legend "I cried because I did not have football shoes, but one day I met a man who had no legs" Zinedine Yazid Zidane - legendary French football player, world and European champion, winner of the Golden Ball in 1998, one of the greatest football players of the late XX - early XXI century. Algerian roots A Frenchman with Algerian roots was born on July 23, 1972 in Marseille (France). Zidane's parents are Algerian and emigrated to France in 1953. Zinedine Zidane spent his childhood in the poor quarter of La Castellana, where the future hero of France scored goals against the imaginary goal of his peers. Zidane grew up in a very poor family. In a small apartment where the family lived, the kitchen was so tiny that they had to take turns having lunch. And the queue wasn't long.

Michael Fred Phelps II is the world's only winner of twenty-three Olympic gold medals, one of the most successful and famous athletes in the world. Some admire his achievements, others (mostly rivals) doubt the swimmer's "sporting honesty". Known by the pseudonym "Baltimore Bullet", Michael is certainly a very gifted athlete with ideal body proportions for swimming. Envious people call him a mutant with a non-standard physique: a long torso, short legs and huge arms, which actually helps him show incredible results on the swim lane. But, of course, no matter what body Phelps has, without hard training to a sweat (which is really not visible in the pool), he could not reach such incredible heights as this American has reached.

Vladimir Kuts is a famous Soviet athlete, world record holder, two-time Olympic champion in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. One of the heroes of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Vladimir Kuts was born on February 7, 1927 in the village of Aleksino (Sumy region, Ukrainian SSR). Since childhood, Volodya "had" to be a sports guy. He went to school in a neighboring village and got there on skis in winter and on foot in summer. And so the foundation was laid for running stayer distances. When the war began, Vladimir had to go to the eighth grade. But there was no time for studying - already in October the Germans entered the village. In 1943 Aleksino was released. Over the next two years, Kuts managed to fight at the front as a liaison officer at headquarters, work as a loader in Oboyan and a tractor driver in his native village, and complete sniper courses. Spring 1945

Mr. Olympia is the most prestigious tournament among professional bodybuilders. This tournament was first held back in 1965. Since the Olympia, only 13 athletes have won the top prize. 10 of them won the competition several times, of which six are Americans. And that's not counting the governor of California of Austrian origin, Arnold Schwazenegger. In this article, we will tell you about the five most titled bodybuilders who have climbed the podium more often than others. Of course, bodybuilding is one of the most controversial sports. After all, everyone knows that in addition to physical activity, this sport is associated with doping, pharmacology, special nutrition, a special regimen, and harmful stress for the body. Being engaged in "natural bodybuilding", it is hardly possible to pump up like this

Lionel Messi is a player of the Catalan "Barcelona", the first ever winner of five Golden Balls in football history, an Olympic champion, a multiple winner of the Champions League, the Championship and the Spanish Cup, the owner of many other titles and awards, the author of a wide variety of records. With his father at Grandoli, Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario (Santa Fe, Argentina). His father, Jorge, combined work at a steel mill and coaching in the Grandoli football team. In this club, the career of Lionel Messi began. In 1995, Messi became a player for Newell's Old Boys. Leo won his first title already at the age of ten, having won the Peruvian Friendship Cup with the team. Thank you Barcelona When the boy was 11 years old, doctors diagnosed him with growth hormone deficiency.

"Mom thinks that I am the best, but I will never contradict my mother" On October 30, 1960, a boy was born in the poor province of Buenos Aires, who was destined to become a world football star. This boy's name was Diego Armando Maradona. "Birth with a ball" Maradona was born in a large family of working Don Diego. He was the fifth child, but the first boy. Football Diego Armando was carried away, as they say, from birth. All his childhood was spent in the yard, where Maradona played his favorite game for days on end. When little Diego was 7 years old, his cousin Beto gave him a soccer ball. It was the future star's favorite gift. About Maradona, as the main hope of Argentine football, they started talking when he was only ten. Already at this young age, he showed far from childish

"Property of the Celestial Empire" Guo Jingjing is one of the most outstanding athletes in diving. Olympic pride and real property of the Celestial Empire was born on October 15, 1981 in Baoding (China). The girl began to show the first victorious results already at the age of seven, a year after the start of sports. Already the debut competitions began to bring Jingjing the first, not very significant, but very valuable medals. Hard work at the training base in Baoding and extraordinary striving were appreciated by the outstanding coach Zong Shaozhen, who accepted Guo into the Chinese national team as early as 1992. However, it was rather an advance for a young eleven-year-old athlete. "Jumped" Successfully performing at national competitions and adequately representing the Chinese team at the international

"Queen, stand next to Pele!" Edson Arantis do Nascimento (Pele) is a legendary Brazilian football player of the 20th century, one of the best athletes in the history of world football, the only three-time world champion, the owner of a huge number of records and titles. From childhood in football, Edson was born on October 23, 1940 in the small town of Tres Coracoins (Brazil). the boy was born into a poor family, his father was a football player, but did not reach great heights. At the age of seven, Diko (this is the shortened name of a football player) was already moonlighting by cleaning shoes for passers-by. At the same time, he earned most of all at the stadium during football matches. On football, largely due to the fact that his father played in one of the many teams, the boy met with the players, one of whom was the goalkeeper Bile. Playing foot in the yard

Michael Schumacher is a legendary German Formula 1 racing driver, one of the most beloved and popular athletes in Germany and the world. Behind the wheel at the age of three, Michael Schumacher was born on January 3, 1969 in Hürth-Hermolheim (Germany). His father, Rolf, worked at the local karting track, where at the age of three, little Schumi first got behind the wheel of a car. At the age of five, when many children still cannot read and write, Michael has already participated in competitions. In early childhood, in addition to racing, little Shumi was fond of judo, but in the end he chose motorsport, and as it turned out, he was not mistaken. Having reached the age of fourteen, the young athlete received his first driver's license and began to compete in official competitions. From 1984 to 1991, Michael easily won various levels of auto racing

March 8, 2012 Vladimir Golubnichy became one of the 24 representatives of world athletics, whose names were the first to be inscribed in the IAAF Hall of Fame. The winner of four Olympic medals, Vladimir Golubnichy, is a legend not only in world athletics, but in all sports. Dove is one of the few athletes who have competed in five Olympic Games. Nevertheless, it cannot be said that the athlete's sports path is covered with red carpets and petals of happiness. Each medal, each victory was given to a talented Ukrainian is not easy. Vladimir Golubnichy was born in the city of Sumy (Ukraine) on June 2, 1936. The Olympic champion in athletics began his sports career with cross-country skiing. The first coach of Vladimir Golubnichy was Gennady Kolchin. At the city championship among adults

"I've done foolish things in the past, but everyone deserves a second chance." Marion Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, became the first woman to win 5 medals in track and field at the same Olympics. But, unfortunately, she did it not only thanks to hard work and talent, but also through the use of illegal drugs. Soon, Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic champion status. Her career and star image were destroyed and it seemed the whole world had turned its back on her. But everyone has the right to a second chance... Between basketball and athletics Marion Jones was born on October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles (California, USA). She played basketball since childhood, and at the age of 14 she showed quite

Phil Heath - famous American professional bodybuilder, five-time winner of "Mr. Olympia". Phillip Jerrod Heath was born on December 18, 1979. Phil Heath's hometown is Seattle. He began to get involved in sports from an early age, taking up basketball. In 1998, he was invited to the Denver University team. Due to his short stature, Phil was playing as a playmaker. Phil Heath was great on the team. Because of this, he has always been a part of the main team. Phil, like other American guys, of course, dreamed of getting into the NBA professional league. And for this he trained hard every day. He often stayed after training sessions to hone his throws even more. The Hit team took 1st place in the first varsity division thanks to

"Lightning from Jamaica" Usain Bolt is one of the most popular athletes of our time and certainly the most popular track and field athlete in the world. The Jamaican sprinter is the fastest man on the planet, the current record holder in the 100 and 200 meters, a nine-time Olympic champion, a ten-time world champion. Bolt is not just one of the most incredible athletes in the world. With his results, the Jamaican sprinter showed that there is no limit to human capabilities. Who knows, maybe his incredible 9.58 seconds, shown in the 2009 100 meters, will someday be surpassed by another "super athlete", but for some reason it seems that it will not be at all soon. Usain Bolt combines all the qualities a champion needs: diligence, talent, balanced anthropometric data, and of course

"Athenians, rejoice, we have won!" Spiridon (Spiros) Louis is the winner of the marathon race at the First Olympic Games of our time, one of the heroes and most popular athletes of the 1896 Olympics in Athens. Spyros Louis was born on January 12, 1873 in Marousi (Greece). No matter how strange it may sound, but his victory began in the distant 490 BC. It was in this year, near the village of Marathon, that 11,000 Athenian soldiers defeated the huge army of the Persian king Darius. Commander Miltiades on September 12, immediately after the battle, sent a young messenger warrior Pheidippides to Athens to announce the victory. When Pheidippides, exhausted and half-dead, ran to Athens, having overcome 42 km under the scorching sun, he managed to shout: “Athenians, rejoice, we won!” and dropped dead. Thus the marathon was born. The idea will include

Raymond Ray Clarence Urey is one of the most unique athletes in the history of athletics and the entire international Olympic movement. Few people know his name, but at the same time he is an eight-time Olympic champion and the owner of two gold medals at the 1906 Extraordinary Olympic Games. This is explained by the fact that Yuri won Olympic awards in disciplines that are not represented in the Olympic Games program in our time. Ray Urey was born on October 14, 1873 in the town of Lafayette (Indiana, USA). As a teenager, Ray contracted polio (infantile spinal paralysis). Doctors told the parents that their son would never walk again and would spend his entire life in a wheelchair. However, Yuuri didn't want to give up. The young guy decided to do everything possible to

“Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world. “Thank you, king.” Jim Thorpe is the brightest representative of his time. As an Indian, Thorp has tasted both the pleasant taste of sporting victories and the taste of unpleasant defeats. Having won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, the talented athlete was stripped of his awards because... of his nationality. Only many years later, after the death of Jim Thorpe, the International Olympic Committee returned to him honestly won awards. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 to an Indian family (this date is not accurate, since no official documents about Thorpe's birth have been found to this day). He was the great-grandson of the chief of the Juice and Fox Indian tribe. His real Native American name is Wa-Tho-Cook ("Glittering Path"). At 16, Thorpe was accepted into a government school for Indians.

George Eiser is a three-time winner of the 1904 Olympic Games, winner of six Olympic awards. Eyser won all the medals of the Games in St. Louis (USA) in one day in gymnastics competitions. But not only this is the uniqueness of the achievements of this athlete. The fact is that George Eiser managed to achieve such results, being an invalid - he had one leg amputated. George Eiser is not only one of the most unique people in the history of sports, but also one of the most mysterious. In all kinds of reference books, historical books, encyclopedias, there is not much information about this person. Eiser was born on August 31, 1870 (in some sources 1871) in the city of Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). He was the only child in the family of Georg and Augusta Eiser. in youth

Among bodybuilders, there are no such people left who would not know the legend of world bodybuilding, the record holder for the number of Mr. Olympia titles - Ronnie Diane Coleman. The future title holder was born on May 13, 1964 in Monroe, Louisiana. Currently resides in Texas. With a height of 177 cm, it has a weight of 121 kg during the competition and 147 kg in the off-season. Ronnie was born in the small American town of Monroe. At the age of twenty, Coleman led a very active lifestyle, being fond of basketball, baseball and football. Even then, one could see the future champion in the young guy - he was very strong physique. Many adults advised him not to train in the gym. However, this only piqued his interest. Ronnie headed to the nearest room, and there he was able to fit perfectly into the row.

Naim Suleymanoglu is a famous Bulgarian-Turkish athlete, the first three-time Olympic champion in weightlifting, seven-time world champion, holder of 46 world records. Naim Suleymanoglu was born on January 23, 1967 in the small village of Ptichar (Bulgaria). At birth, the surname of the future sports legend was Suleymanov. Naeem has been involved in weightlifting since childhood. When he was only eight, he already traveled with the national team of the city of Momchilgrad, demonstrating to the surprised spectators the ability to lift weights, and at fourteen he became a full member of the national team of Bulgaria. Suleymanov Naim's first international success came in 1982 at the All-Star Weightlifting Tournament in Allentown, USA. A fifteen-year-old boy, whose height did not even reach one and a half meters (z

A 14-time Grand Slam singles winner, world number one for 286 weeks, Pete Sampras was destined to become a world tennis star, but he never managed to win a Grand Slam. Famous tennis player of Greek origin Petros Sampras was born on August 12, 1971 in Washington. He spent his childhood in the city of Palos Verdes (California County). He had an ordinary family: father Soterios (Sam) is an engineer, Georgi's mother, who devoted her whole life to creating home comfort and raising her son. Pete enjoyed watching his dad, a big tennis fan, spend a few hours on the court after work. And at the age of seven, he received a gift from his father - a racket, which eventually brought him world fame. So, from the age of seven, Pete began to play tennis, and at nine

Ronnie O'Sullivan is one of the best snooker players in the history of billiards, a five-time world champion, multiple British champion and winner of the Masters series tournaments. Ronnie O'Sullivan is also known by the nicknames "Rocket", "Flying Fish from Essex", "Magician" , "Mr. 147". Sullivan was born on December 5, 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands (England). Ronnie grew up in a sports family - his brothers and grandfather were boxers, and his father was a football player. According to many experts, Ronnie is one of the most talented players in the history of snooker. Like other great athletes, Ronnie's character is quite complex and controversial. Because of this, he often plays worse than he can. Sometimes it seems that he is losing interest in the game.

Sergei Bubka is a world sports legend, 35-time world record holder, Olympic champion, multiple world champion in athletics, a successful sports functionary. Incredible diligence and talent allowed Sergei Bubka to become one of the most famous athletes of our time. Biography December 4, 1963 in the city of Lugansk was born Sergei Bubka. His parents - mother - a nurse, father - an army ensign, had nothing to do with sports. The first stadium of the future champion was his native street. For days on end, he ran around the yards with his peers, and the neighboring grandmothers called him a poor boy, a daredevil. From childhood, Bubka showed leadership qualities, he strove to be the first in everything, he knew how to stand up for himself, even in a fight with guys a few years older than him. In childhood C

Viktor Chukarin is not just an outstanding Soviet gymnast and multiple Olympic champion. Chukarin is a person who happened to know what war, famine, captivity are. But, in spite of everything, he was able to return to life and reach great heights in world sports. Viktor Chukarin was born on November 21, 1921 in the village of Krasnoarmeiskoye, Novoazovsky district, Donetsk region, into a peasant family. Three years later, the family moved to Mariupol. From the first years of schooling, Victor, thanks to his physical education teacher, began to actively engage in gymnastics. In addition to gymnastics, Victor was fond of football, swimming, and rowing. In the 1930s, in a poor and closed country, sport was one of the main priorities of the political system. It was in those years that the legendary GTO complex appeared in the USSR (“Ready for work and

Yuri Vlasov is one of the greatest weightlifters in the history of world sports. This is undoubtedly an outstanding personality in the modern world. In addition to a brilliant sports career, Vlasov reached significant heights in engineering, politics, and literature. Yuri Petrovich Vlasov was born on December 5, 1935 in Makeevka (Donetsk region, Ukraine). The childhood of the Olympic champion fell on World War II. In the first years of the war, the family emigrated to Siberia. In 1943, the Vlasovs moved to Moscow. Vlasov's father, Pyotr Parfenovich, was a diplomat, his mother, Maria Danilovna, worked as a head of the library. From childhood, Yuri's parents instilled in him a love for books, which will become his faithful companions in life. At the end of the war, Yuri Vlasov entered the Saratov Suvorov Military School, and in 1953

Even those who are not fond of sports know the names of the great athletes of the world. With the technological process, it has become much easier. Every day there are more and more new records, victories and achievements in the world of sports. Interesting facts about athletes can tell a lot of new things, because these personalities are given not only to training, but they also have a personal life. There are even interesting facts about athletes for children. This is due to the fact that from childhood, many begin to get involved in football or volleyball, swimming or wrestling.

1. Such ancient thinkers as Aristotle, Socrates, Demosthenes and Hippocrates also participated in the Olympic Games.

2.Polish athlete Stanislava Valasevich set a record in 1932 by conquering the hundred-meter race.

3.Herman Mayer, who is the owner of the World Cup in alpine skiing, has an old nickname "Herminator".

4. The highest basketball player is the representative of China Sun Mingming.

5. During a football match in the Congo in 1998, lightning struck, killing 11 players.

6. The fastest athlete is Usain Bolt from Jamaica.

7. In ancient times, at competitions in Greece, all athletes were naked.

8. Many athletes pat themselves on the shoulders before swimming, this is considered their ritual, which reduces nervous tension.

9. Interesting facts about Russian athletes confirm the fact that Nikolai Adrianov is the most successful gymnast.

10. Sisters Williams tennis players are convinced Jehovah's Witnesses.

11. Rafael Nadal, who is a tennis player, combines tennis and poker.

12. Formula 1 racer Fernando Alonso sat down at the kart at the age of 3.

13. In the Danish national team in ancient times, the goalkeeper was the physicist Niels Bohr.

14. Metalist is the oldest football club in the highest league of the championship of Ukraine.

15. Brazilian football coach Luis Felipe Scolari is considered the highest paid coach.

16. Goalkeeper Joe Hart is considered the fastest goalkeeper.

17. Vasily Virastyuk from Ukraine is considered the most powerful man in the world. It is able to move 7 cars at the same time.

18. Approximately 68% of hockey players have lost at least one tooth on the ice.

19. Oscar Swann, who finished 2nd in the shooting competition, is the oldest man to win an Olympic medal.

20. The average age of athletes who take part in the Olympic Games is 20 years.

21. In 1994, there was a strange football match between Barbados and Grenada. The Barbadians at the end of the match scored an own goal, receiving 30 minutes of extra time, and eventually won.

22. Diego Maradona from Argentina is the best striker in the history of world football.

23. Pouring champagne at the awards ceremony for racing athletes began in 1967.

24. Boxer Michael Tyson is the youngest world heavyweight champion.

25. Lukas Podolski, a footballer from Poland, has the strongest shot.

26. Boxer Mike Tyson has 7 children from different women.

27. Olympic champion Stanislava Valaskevich was both a woman and a man at the same time.

28. In the southwestern part of France, a pensioner, whose age is 70 years old, landed after a parachute jump. And he only had one leg.

29. In 1988, after the jump, athlete Julissa Gomez "ceased to exist."

30. There can be no more than 13 athletes in a water polo team.

31. Tennis player Rafael Nadal plays with his left hand, although he is not left-handed.

32. Only 5 female pilots have advocated for the entire existence of the Formula 1 World Championship.

33. Bethany Hamilton, who is a surfer from America, lost her arm as a teenager, but she did not give up the sport.

34. Boxer Lennox Lewis became the champion at the Olympic Games in Seoul.

35. The father of Novak Djokovic, a famous tennis player, played football.

36. The first coach of Maria Sharapova was Yuri Yudkin. At the beginning of 2004, she was already among the top 20 tennis players in the world.

37. From the age of 8, Roger Federer took up a racket and eventually became the best tennis player in the world.

38. Michael Jordan, who used to be a good basketball player, has now become a successful businessman.

39. Serena Williams is considered the richest tennis player.

40. Andy Murray has been playing tennis since the age of 3.

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 a 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.

Jumper Isinbayeva

Tatler magazine released a list of the most "star" Russian athletes. It includes the most famous athletes of Russia, not only for their sporting achievements, but also for their participation in social life. The rating was headed by the winner of two Olympic Games in pole vaulting Elena Isinbayeva. Isinbayeva owns a house in Monaco, where she lived until recently. Elena is a welcome guest at many social receptions and events. Among her friends, Putin and the Prince of Monaco can be distinguished.

The future holder of 27 World records was born in Volgograd on June 3, 1982. From the age of five Elena (Elena Isinbaeva) was engaged in artistic gymnastics, but at the age of 15 she was expelled from the school, as the coaches did not see prospects in her. It seemed that one could put an end to a sports career on this, but A. Lisovoy was so impressed by the performance of the Czech jumper that he decided to show Lena to the athletes. And after 6 months, Elena Isinbayeva won the World Youth Games. And in 2005, she was the first woman to overcome a height of five meters.

Football player Arshavin

Second place Arsenal player on the list Andrey Arshavin (Andrey Arshavin). Andrei was born in Leningrad in 1981. Few people know that Andrei Arshavin might not have become a football player. In addition to football, as a child he played checkers and had a rank. But there was not enough time for football and checkers, and Andrey had to choose one circle. And he chose football, although the checkers coach predicted a great future for him in the field of checkers.

Andrei was remembered by everyone for his entry into the 2008 European Championship. This year is the peak of his career: thanks to his amazing performance at the Euro, Arshavin was included in the European team, and also took sixth place in the fight for the Golden Ball. Arshavin manages to manage not only with the ball, but also with social life: they are happy to see him at almost all parties. He was also offered a role in Guy Ritchie's film.

Figure skater Plushenko

Honorary third place took, probably, the most titled Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko(Eugeni Plushenko). He was born in November 1982 in the village of Solnechny. When Zhenya was three years old, his family moved to Volgograd, where he started figure skating from the age of four. At the age of 11, Evgeny already mastered all the triple jumps. In 1993, the figure skating school in Volgograd was closed, and Evgeny had to move to St. Petersburg alone to continue his figure skating lessons.

A month ago, the ISU returned Plushenko's amateur status, which was removed from him in the summer of 2010 due to performing without the permission of the federation. In addition to outstanding sporting achievements, Evgeny has a victory at Eurovision, participation in many television shows, and many advertising contracts. In 2009, Evgeny married Yana Rudkovskaya.

Alexander Yezersky, Samogo.Net

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 you look 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 device: the carbon fiber body and lithium phosphate batteries.

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