In Russia, much attention has always been paid to sports. It is necessary to remember the people who glorified our country. The most famous athletes of Russia have won many medals, proved to be real wrestlers, able to defend the honor of the country!
Great gymnast
Larisa Latynina is still considered the strongest Olympic athlete of the XX century, as she won a record number of medals at the Olympic Games.
Latynina (nee Dirius) was born in Ukraine, in the city of Kherson, in 1934, on December 27. As a child, Larisa was engaged in dancing, then she became interested in gymnast. At 16, she completed the standards and received the title of master of sports. The girl studied well, at the end of school she was awarded a gold medal.
And she received her first sports gold medal at the World Championships in 1954. In 1956 and 1960, Latynina became the absolute Olympic champion. The athlete received medals in various disciplines and at the Innsbruck Olympics, held in 1964.
Famous athletes of Russia, including Larisa Latynina, successfully participated in European and world championships. The great gymnast is a multiple winner of competitions of this kind, has the title of Honored Master of Sports. In 1957, at the World Championships, she climbed the first step of the podium according to the results of all gymnastic disciplines. She has 4 bronze, 5 silver and nine gold medals.
Athletics
Famous Russian athletes - track and field athletes - pole vaulter - Elena Isinbaeva and gymnast Alexei Nemov.
Elena was born in 1982, June 3, in Volgograd. Parents at 5 years old gave the girl to the gymnastics section. In 1999, she won the junior world championship. Over time, Isinbayeva’s victories became more significant. Today she is a four-time world champion in the room and three-time - in the open air.
Isinbayeva won the title of European champion, both indoors and outdoors. She owns 28 world records.
Alexey Nemov was born in 1978, on a spring day on May 28. He has come a long way - as a child with poor physical characteristics, he was able to become an outstanding athlete. In 1998 and 1999, Alexei won the world title, perfectly performing floor exercises. He showed his fighting qualities in the most important competitions, becoming the two-time Olympic champion.
Skates and skis
Speaking about which athletes glorified Russia, it is necessary to tell about Lydia Skoblikova.
The future athlete was born in 1939, on March 8, in Zlatoust. She is a six-time Olympic champion. She won two medals in 1965, she received four medals at the Olympics, held in Innsbruck in 1964. She is a multiple champion of the country, the world. The record of Lydia Skoblikova, in the number of Olympic medals won, has not been surpassed by anyone to this day. It was possible to repeat it only by the Russian athlete Lyubov Egorova.
Skier Lyubov Yegorova became the Olympic champion in cross-country skiing 6 times, a multiple world champion, the best athlete in Russia in 1994.
In the same sport, our country was glorified by Raisa Smetanina, who won 10 Olympic medals, and Larisa Lazutina, who took Olympic gold five times and became the world champion 11 times.
Famous Russian athletes, list
You can continue to continue to name the people who glorified our country, thanks to their success in sports.
Weightlifter Yuri Vlasov was able to set 31 world records! At the Olympics in Rome, he was so loved that while the athlete walked to the Olympic village on foot , he was accompanied by a crowd and chanted the name of the champion who managed to set 4 world records in these competitions!
Of course, the famous athletes of Russia are Vladislav Tretyak, recognized as the best goalkeeper in four world championships and the best player of the twentieth century! He, together with the team, won 10 world championships and 3 olympiads.
These are famous tennis players. The achievements of our athletes in tennis are tremendous. If we talk about men, then the most famous athletes of Russia in this sport: Evgeny Kafelnikov, Andrey Chesnokov, Andrey Kuznetsov, Marat Safin.
Among women, one can distinguish Anna Kournikova, Elena Dementieva, Anastasia Myskina, and, of course, Maria Sharapova, shining to this day!