Best Olympic Athletes from Soviet Union

List of the best Olympic athletes from Soviet Union. Olympians from every era all have their place in history, but which Soviet Olympian is the best of them all? You can quantify who is the greatest Olympic athlete from the Soviet Union by their times and their measurable, physical achievements, but which one did the best job at capturing the hearts of the public? Which Soviet Olympic athlete is the best of them all? Taking not only into account their times, distances or points scored, but how they inspired the country of the Soviet Union during their Olympic years, who is the top Soviet Olympian of all time? And how do the rest of them measure up? Those are the questions this list hopes to answer. So vote for your favorite Soviet Union Olympic athletes (chosen from every Olympiad) here and downvote the ones that you don't think had a huge impact on the Soviet Union. Olympic athletes below are ranked by you, so make sure you get as many votes as you can to your favorite ones. Photos of the best Soviet Olympians are included below along with their events, which Olympiad they were a part of and additional information when available. List items include Albert Oganezov, Yelena Miroshina and many more. You can use the items in this factual list to create a new list, re-rank it to fit your opinion, then share it with your Twitter followers, Facebook friends or with any other social networks you use on a regular basis. (36 Items)