1
Becky Hammon
(Basketball player)
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Birthdate: March 11, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
2
Alexander Godunov
(American Ballet Dancer, Actor and Member of the ‘Bolshoi Ballet’)
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Birthdate: November 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sakhalin, Russia
Died: May 18, 1995
Russian ballet dancer Alexander Godunov was part of the Bolshoi Ballet. He defected to the U.S. in 1979, causing significant U.S.-Soviet tension. He had also appeared in many films, such as Anna Karenina and Die Hard. His final days were marked by alcoholism, which also eventually caused his death.
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Sergei Fedorov
(Russian Former Professional Ice Hockey Player and the Current Head Coach)
16
3
Birthdate: December 13, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pskov, Russia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov
(Russian Athlete and Coach)
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Birthdate: December 10, 1962
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sil'di, Russia
Died: July 3, 2020
5
Viacheslav Fetisov
(Russian Former Professional Ice Hockey Defenceman and Coach)
13
3
Birthdate: April 20, 1958
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Vladislav Tretiak
(Russian Former Ice Hockey Goaltender and Coach)
13
3
Birthdate: April 25, 1952
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dmitrovsky District, Russia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
7
Igor Larionov
(Russian Ice Hockey Coach, Sports Agent and Former Professional Ice Hockey Player)
12
2
Birthdate: December 3, 1960
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Voskresensk, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
8
Valeri Liukin
(Russian-American Retired Artistic Gymnast and Gymnastics Coach)
11
2
Birthdate: December 17, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Known as Olympic champion Russian-American gymnast Nastia Lukin’s father, Soviet gymnast Valeri Liukin has himself won 2 gold and 2 silver medals at the Olympics. Part of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, he became a successful gymnastics coach in the US and also coached the Brazilian national women's gymnastics team.
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Eteri Tutberidze
(Russian Figure Skating Coach Who Works Mainly with Single Skaters)
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Birthdate: February 24, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky
(Russian Professional Football Coach and a Former Player)
12
2
Birthdate: May 4, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Alexei Kovalev
(Russian Professional Ice Hockey Coach, Executive and Former Ice Hockey Right Winger)
10
2
Birthdate: February 24, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tolyatti, Russia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Tatiana Tarasova
(Russian Figure Skating Coach)
9
2
Birthdate: February 13, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
13
Irina Viner-Usmanova
(Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach)
9
2
Birthdate: July 30, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
14
Viktor Tikhonov
(Russian Ice Hockey Defencemen and Coach)
9
2
Birthdate: June 4, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: November 24, 2014
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Dmitry Tursunov
(Retired Russian Tennis Player and Coach)
8
2
Birthdate: December 12, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Born in Russia, Dmitry Tursunov began playing tennis at age 5 and moved to the US at 12 to train as a professional tennis player. Introduced to tennis by his father, a tennis coach, he later achieved a career-high singles ranking of 20. He has also coached renowned players such as Aryna Sabalenka.
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Evgeniya Kanayeva
(Russian Individual Rhythmic Gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist)
9
2
Birthdate: April 2, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Omsk, Russia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
17
Viktor Ahn
(Russian Short-Track Speed Skating Coach and Retired Short-Track Speed Skater)
7
1
Birthdate: November 23, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
18
Nikolai Morozov
(Russian Former Competitive Ice Dancer, Figure Skating Coach and Choreographer)
8
2
Birthdate: December 17, 1975
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nikolai Morozov is a Russian retired ice dancer, choreographer, and figure skating coach. Morozov represented Belarus at the 1998 Winter Olympics and World Championships. He is credited with coaching Japanese figure skater Shizuka Arakawa at the 2006 Olympics where she won the gold medal. Nikolai Morozov also coached Miki Ando to a couple of world titles.
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Alexei Mishin
(Russian Figure Skating Coach and Former Pair Skater)
7
1
Birthdate: March 8, 1941
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sevastopol, Russia
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Alexander Zhulin
(Russian Ice Dancer, Figure Skater and Coach)
7
1
Birthdate: July 20, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Currently a popular ice dancing coach, Alexander Zhulin was also a renowned figure skater. Paired with Maya Usova, he not only won bronze and silver in the Olympics, but also several other competitions including the World and the European Championships. Retired in 1994, he now serves as a coach and choreographer. He has also appeared in movies like Muzhchina v moey golove.
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Alexander Khalifman
(Russian Chess Player and 1990 Grandmaster)
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2
Birthdate: January 18, 1966
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Apart from being a FIDE world champion, Russian grandmaster Alexander Khalifman has also been part of the gold medal-winning Olympiad teams of his country. He had begun playing chess at 6 and gained the grandmaster title at age 24. He is now an acclaimed chess trainer and runs a chess academy.
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Talant Dujshebaev
(Russian Handball Coach, Former Player and Olympic Gold Medalist)
6
2
Birthdate: June 2, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Yelena Davydova
(Russian-Canadian Gymnastics Coach and Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics)
6
1
Birthdate: August 7, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Voronezh, Russia
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Aleksandr Anyukov
(Russian Association Football Coach and a Former Football Defender)
6
1
Birthdate: September 28, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Samara, Russia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Tamara Moskvina
(Russian Pair Skating Coach and Former Competitive Skater)
6
1
Birthdate: June 26, 1941
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 4'10" (147 cm)
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Senda Berenson
(Author)
6
1
Birthdate: March 19, 1868
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Butrimonys, Lithuania
Died: February 16, 1954
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Anatoly Tarasov
(Russian Ice Hockey Player and Coach)
6
1
Birthdate: December 10, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: June 23, 1995
28
Vladimir Alekno
(Russian Volleyball Coach and Former Volleyball Player)
6
1
Birthdate: December 4, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Polatsk, Belarus
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
29
Evgeny Bareev
(Russian-Canadian Chess Player and Trainer)
7
1
Birthdate: November 21, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yemanzhelinsk, Russia
Born in the Soviet Union, Evgeny Bareev initially represented the Soviet and Russia in chess and eventually moved to Canada, representing it in the sport. The former world number 4 was also named a Grandmaster. He also co-wrote the popular book From London to Elista and coached the Russian national team.
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Viktor Spiridonov
(Russian Martial Artist and Honored Coach of the USSR)
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1
Birthdate: December 20, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vyatka, Russia
Died: September 7, 1944
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Vladimir Bure
(Russian Former Freestyle Swimmer and a Fitness Coach)
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1
Birthdate: December 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Norilsk, Russia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Mark Dvoretsky
(Russian Chess Trainer and International Master)
6
1
Birthdate: December 9, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: September 26, 2016
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Evgeny Sveshnikov
(Russian Chess Player and Writer)
6
1
Birthdate: February 11, 1950
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Died: August 18, 2021
34
Vera Shatalina
(Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach and Former Rhythmic Gymnast)
4
1
Birthdate: May 27, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Daria Kondakova
(Russian Retired Individual Rhythmic Gymnast)
5
1
Birthdate: July 30, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sochi, Russia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
36
Olga Kaniskina
(Russian Coach and Former Race Walker)
4
1
Birthdate: January 19, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Napol'naya Tavla, Russia
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
37
Dmitry Bilozerchev
(Russian Gymnastics Coach and Retired Gymnast)
5
1
Birthdate: December 22, 1966
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
38
Anna Levandi
(Russian Competitive Figure Skater and Coach)
2
0
Birthdate: June 30, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
39
Stanislav Zhuk
(Russian Figure Skater and Coach)
3
1
Birthdate: January 25, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ulyanovsk, Russia
Died: November 1, 1998
40
Arkady Vorobyov
(Russian Weightlifter and Weightlifting Coach)
2
0
Birthdate: October 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mordovo, Tambov Oblast, Russia
Died: December 22, 2012
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
41
Vladimir Nazlymov
(Former Russian Sabre Fencer and Coach for Ussr)
3
1
Birthdate: November 1, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Makhachkala, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Lidiya Skoblikova
(Russian Speed Skater and Coach)
3
1
Birthdate: March 8, 1939
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zlatoust, Russia
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Valentin Muratov
(Russian Gymnast and Gymnastics Coach)
2
0
Birthdate: July 30, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow Oblast, Russia
Died: October 6, 2006
44
Galina Zybina
(Retired Soviet and Russian Athlete and Coach)
2
0
Birthdate: January 22, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
45
Leonid Arkaev
(Coach)
2
0
Birthdate: June 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
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Miron Sher
(American Chess Grandmaster)
4
1
Birthdate: June 29, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Died: August 20, 2020
Russian-American grandmaster Miron Sher had not just won various tournaments but was also a renowned coach who had groomed top-notch chess players such as world no. 2 grandmaster Fabiano Caruana. He had also attended grad school for physical education. He was married to Woman Grandmaster Alla Grinfeld.
