Great Olympians

Biographies - AKH


Yelena Rabigovna Akhaminova

B. 1961-10-05, Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 gold)
1980 HP
Women's Team gold 3200
3200

Her father was from Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia) and was stationed in Sverdlovsk in the Army, where he met her mother, a Russian. Yelena was born in Sverdlovsk, and started playing Volleyball there. In 1980, she was playing for a club from Sverdlovsk.
Then in 1981, she married Igor Sokolovsky, a footballer from Odessa and settled in Ukraine, where she played and later coached and apparenly is still living.
But she should definitely be classed as Russian in 1980.


Davoud Akhlagi Safa

B. 1944-04-16, represented Iran
Cycling - Road
1964 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -22.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 22nd 0.3
0.3


Lyutvi Dzhiber Akhmedov

B. 1930-04-10, Podayva, Bulgaria; D. 1997
Wrestling - Freestyle
1960 1964 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg) fifth 7500
Men's Heavyweight (+97 kg) silver
7500


Leyla Begnyazovna Akhmerova

B. 1957-05-01, from Andijan, Uzbekistan, represented the Soviet Union
Hockey (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Women's Team bronze 1280
1280

Uzbek like her teammates from Andijonka HC Nelli Gorbyatkova, Valentina Zazdravnykh, Tatyana Yembakhtova and Alina Kham.


Rustam Fahimovych Akhmetov

B. 1950-05-17, Zhytomyr, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's High Jump 8th 384
384


Igor Vladimirovich Akhremchik

B. 1933-10-18, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1990
Rowing (1 bronze)
1960 HP
Men's Coxless Fours bronze 1920
1920


Nataliya Akhrimenko

B. 1955-05-12, Samara, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 1984 1988 HP
Women's Shot Put 7th seventh 1200
1200


Gulraiz Akhtar

B. 1943-02-02, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Hockey (1 gold)
1968 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200


Muhammad Akhtar

B. 1930-09-11, Amritsar, Punj., British India, represented Pakistan
Wrestling - Freestyle
1960 1964 HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) sixth 975
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg) 15th
975


John Stephen Akhwari

B. 1942, Mbulu, Tanganyika, represented Tanzania
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's Marathon 57th -7.60
0.00000006


Aleksandr Akhyun

B. 1892-06-24, Hacikend, Azerbaijan, represented Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 6488


Written 2012-04-16 - last modified 2023-08-14

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