Great Olympians

Biographies - ZUB

B. 1934-03-24, Gołogóry, now Holohory in Ukraine, represented Poland; D. 2015-01-11
Fencing (2 silver, 1 bronze)

B. 1951-05-30, Dnipro, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Sailing

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	sixth	fifth	fifth	3630
				3630

Considered Russian by the OlyMADMen, but I prefer to go on his birthplace.

B. 1958-01-27, Toshkent, Uzbekistan, represented the Soviet Union
Handball (1 gold)

She played her Volleyball in Kyiv and even the Russian-language Wikipedia calls her Ukrainian.

B. 1905-10-10, Warszawa, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1940-06-21
Athletics - Track & Field

B. 1948-03-18, Ceberio, Spain
Road Cycling

B. 1953-05-08, Kirovohrad, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 silver)

B. 1974-08-10, Irkutsk, Russia
Bobsleigh (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) & Luge

B. 1947-03-03, Barcelona, Spain
Aquatics - Water Polo

B. 1962-05-18, represented Venezuela
Football

B. 1937-04-24, Rostov-na-Donu, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2016-10-16
Basketball (2 silver)

B. 1948-04-30, Novosibirsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Greco-Roman Wrestling

He competed for a club from Minsk and so the OlyMADMen class him as Belarussian, but I go with the birthplace and call him Russian.

B. 1942-12-01, Tambov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

Written 2014-02-17 - last modified 2023-07-06

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