![Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/antonina-krivoshapka-78507-1.jpg)
![Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/antonina-krivoshapka-78507-1.jpg)
![Darya Klishina Darya Klishina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/darya-klishina-1.jpg)
![Alexander Radulov Alexander Radulov](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/alexander-radulov-1.jpg)
![Mariya Lasitskene Mariya Lasitskene](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mariya-lasitskene-1.jpg)
![Irena Szewińska Irena Szewińska](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/irena-szewiska-1.jpg)
![Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Isinbayeva](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/yelena-isinbayeva-1.jpg)
![Galina Chistyakova Galina Chistyakova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/galina-chistyakova-1.jpg)
Galina Chistyakova is a former athlete best known for representing the Soviet Union in the Olympic Games, European Championships, World Indoor Championships, and European Indoor Championships, winning a bronze medal, one silver medal, one gold medal, and six medals, respectively. In 1988, Chistyakova reached 7.52 metres in the long jump, creating a new world record which she continues to hold.
![Tatyana McFadden Tatyana McFadden](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tatyana-mcfadden-1.jpg)
![Yury Sedykh Yury Sedykh](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/yury-sedykh-1.jpg)
![Yuliya Stepanova Yuliya Stepanova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/yuliya-stepanova-98640-1.jpg)
![Irina Privalova Irina Privalova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/irina-privalova-132877-1.jpg)
![Mariya Savinova Mariya Savinova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mariya-savinova-22605-1.jpg)
![Tatyana Kazankina Tatyana Kazankina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tatyana-kazankina-1.jpg)
![Natalya Lisovskaya Natalya Lisovskaya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/natalya-lisovskaya-133261-1.jpg)
![Yelena Slesarenko Yelena Slesarenko](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/yelena-slesarenko-1.jpg)
![Valery Brumel Valery Brumel](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/valery-brumel-1.jpg)
![Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Pechonkina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/yuliya-pechonkina-132876-1.jpg)
![Irina Press Irina Press](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/irina-press-59468-1.jpg)
![Olha Bryzhina Olha Bryzhina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/olha-bryzhina-132879-1.jpg)
![Lyukman Adams Lyukman Adams](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lyukman-adams-123434-1.jpg)
![Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/olga-kaniskina-1.jpg)
![Irina Belova Irina Belova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/irina-belova-132882-1.jpg)
![Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tatyana-ledovskaya-1.jpg)
Retired athlete Tatyana Ledovskaya competed for the USSR and later for Belarus. Her achievements include winning silver medal in 400 metre hurdles and gold with teammates in 4x400 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics; and gold in 400 m hurdles and gold in 4×400 m relay at the 1991 World Championships.
![Nadezhda Skardino Nadezhda Skardino](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nadezhda-skardino-1.jpg)
Nadezhda Skardino is a Belarusian retired biathlete who competed at the 2014 and 2018 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal and a gold medal respectively. She also represented Belarus at the 2007 and 2016 European Championships, winning a bronze medal and a gold medal respectively. At the 2011 World Championships, Nadezhda Skardino won a bronze medal.
![Maria Itkina Maria Itkina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/maria-itkina-1.jpg)
Maria Itkina was a Soviet sprinter who set several world records in various events like 100, 200, and 400 meters during her career. She is also known for competing at the European Athletics Championships, winning four gold medals in 1954, 1958, and 1962. In the 1958 Championships, Itkina also won a bronze medal.
![Nina Ponomaryova Nina Ponomaryova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nina-ponomaryova-1.jpg)
![Aleksandr Baryshnikov Aleksandr Baryshnikov](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/aleksandr-baryshnikov-133243-1.jpg)
![Yevgeny Grishin Yevgeny Grishin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/yevgeny-grishin-1.jpg)
![Galina Zybina Galina Zybina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/galina-zybina-1.jpg)
![Svetlana Paramygina Svetlana Paramygina](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Anna Alminova Anna Alminova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anna-alminova-1.jpg)
![Natalya Sokolova biathlete Natalya Sokolova biathlete](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/natalya-sokolova-biathlete-1.jpg)
![Lilia Vaygina-Efremova Lilia Vaygina-Efremova](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Sergey Kasnauskas Sergey Kasnauskas](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)