Russian Sports Legends
The greatest russian sports people of all time — across 12 sports.
🎾 Tennis
Russian
Andrey Rublev
Singles
Andrey Rublev is a Russian professional tennis player known for his powerful groundstrokes, with 19…
Russian
Daniil Medvedev
Player
Daniil Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player who won the 2021 US Open, defeating Novak…
Russian
Daria Kasatkina
Singles
Daria Kasatkina is a Russian professional tennis player known for her creative shot-making, with a…
Russian
Dinara Safina
Singles
Dinara Safina is a Russian former professional tennis player who reached world No. 1 and three…
Russian
Karen Khachanov
Singles
Russian player known for his heavy groundstrokes who has reached multiple Grand Slam semifinals and…
Russian
Marat Safin
Singles
Russian who won the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open with immense power, twice reaching world…
Russian
Maria Sharapova
Professional Tennis Player
Russian who won 5 Grand Slam singles titles, completing a career Grand Slam, and became one of the…
Russian
Mirra Andreeva
Singles
Russian teenager who rapidly rose up the rankings, winning back-to-back WTA 1000 titles at Dubai…
Russian
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Singles
Russian player who won the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open and was a mainstay of Russia's…
Russian
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Singles
Russian player who won two Grand Slam singles titles, became the first Russian world No. 1, and won…
Russian
Nikolay Davydenko
Player
Russian player known for his flat, quick groundstrokes who reached a career-high ranking of world…
🥊 Boxing
🏃 Athletics
🏒 Ice Hockey
Russian
Alexander Ovechkin
Left Wing
Alexander Ovechkin is a Russian left wing who surpassed Wayne Gretzky's career goals record and won…
Russian
Alexei Kovalev
Right Wing
Alexei Kovalev was a Russian right wing who won two Stanley Cups and was known for his exceptional…
Russian
Andrei Svechnikov
Right Wing
Andrei Svechnikov is a Russian right wing for the Carolina Hurricanes best known for pioneering the…
Russian
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goaltender
Andrei Vasilevskiy is a Russian goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning who won back-to-back Stanley…
Russian
Evgeni Malkin
Centre
Evgeni Malkin is a Russian ice hockey centre who has spent his entire NHL career with the…
Russian
Igor Shesterkin
Goaltender
Igor Shesterkin is a Russian goaltender for the New York Rangers who won the Vezina Trophy in 2022.
Russian
Ilya Kovalchuk
Left Wing
Ilya Kovalchuk was a Russian left wing who scored over 400 goals in the NHL and ranks among the…
Russian
Ilya Sorokin
Goaltender
Ilya Sorokin is a Russian goaltender who has anchored the New York Islanders since 2020, earning…
Russian
Kirill Kaprizov
Left Wing
Kirill Kaprizov is a Russian left wing for the Minnesota Wild who won the Calder Trophy as rookie…
Russian
Nikita Kucherov
Right Wing
Nikita Kucherov is a dominant Russian right wing who has led the NHL in scoring multiple times and…
Russian
Nikolai Khabibulin
Goalie
Nikolai Khabibulin was a Russian goaltender nicknamed 'The Bulin Wall' who backstopped the Tampa…
Russian
Pavel Buchnevich
Left Wing
Pavel Buchnevich is a Russian left wing who developed into one of the St. Louis Blues' top…
Russian
Pavel Datsyuk
Centre
Pavel Datsyuk was a supremely skilled Russian centre celebrated for his defensive prowess and…
Russian
Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltender
Sergei Bobrovsky is a Russian goaltender who has won two Vezina Trophies and backstopped the…
Russian
Sergei Fedorov
Centre
Sergei Fedorov was a Hall of Fame Russian centre who won the Hart Trophy in 1994 and three Stanley…
🥋 MMA
Russian
Fedor Emelianenko
Heavyweight
Dominated PRIDE and never lost for a decade, later fought in Strikeforce, M-1, Rizin, and Bellator…
Russian
Islam Makhachev
Lightweight (former)/Welterweight (current)
Held the UFC Lightweight title from 2022-2025 with four defenses, then moved up to win the…
Russian
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Lightweight
Dominant Dagestani wrestler who retired undefeated after submitting Justin Gaethje in 2020,…
Russian
Magomed Ankalaev
Light Heavyweight
A dominant wrestler-striker who beat Alex Pereira for the title, then lost it back in the immediate…
Russian
Petr Yan
Bantamweight
Dominant Russian bantamweight who has held the UFC belt across three separate reigns, undisputed,…
Russian
Sergei Pavlovich
Heavyweight
Russian heavyweight who rose from Fight Nights Global champion to a top UFC heavyweight contender…
🤸 Gymnastics
⛸️ Figure Skating
Russian
Alina Zagitova
Figure Skater
Russian figure skater who won Olympic gold at PyeongChang 2018, becoming the youngest Olympic…
Russian
Evgeni Plushenko
Figure Skater
Russian figure skater who won Olympic gold in 2006 and is considered one of the greatest men's…
Russian
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov
Pairs Skaters
Russian husband-and-wife pairs team regarded as the greatest in figure skating history, winning two…
Russian
Alexei Yagudin
Figure Skater
Russian figure skater who achieved a rare Golden Slam in 2002, winning every major title in the…
Russian
Irina Slutskaya
Figure Skater
Russian figure skater who holds the women's record of seven European Championship titles and…
Russian
Evgenia Medvedeva
Figure Skater
Russian figure skater who won back-to-back World Championships and set the world record score 13…
Russian
Adelina Sotnikova
Figure Skater
Russian figure skater who became the first Russian woman to win Olympic gold in ladies' singles, in…
🏐 Volleyball
Russian
Dmitry Muserskiy
Middle Blocker
Russian volleyball player and middle blocker who won Olympic gold in 2012 and is known as one of…
Russian
Ekaterina Gamova
Outside Hitter
Russian volleyball player and one of the tallest female athletes in Olympic history at 2.02m,…
Russian
Sergey Tetyukhin
Outside Hitter
Russian volleyball player and one of the greatest middle blockers in history, three-time Olympic…