This is a list of the greatest Olympic athletes from Russia, with photos when available. These are the best Russian Olympians of all time who have had the honor of representing their country at the prestigious Olympic games. Russian athletes from every era all have their place in the Olympic history books, but which Russian Olympian is the best of them all?
You can decide who the greatest Olympic competitor from Russia is by how many medals they took back to their country, but that isn't the only factor that comes into play when considering who the best really is. This list ranges from Ruslan Sharifullin to Vladimir Lebedev, plus much more.
America, Russia and Great Britain have the most Olympic medals out of every country that has been represented in the Olympics, but it doesn't mean that Olympic competitors from other nations don't deserve accolades as well. Vote for your favorite Russia Olympic athletes on this list, and downvote the ones that you don't think had a huge impact on Russia. If you enjoyed this list of best Olympic athletes from Russia, you'll also enjoy this list of best Olympic athletes from France.
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3610Albert Demchenko
Men's SinglesOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1971-11-27
Place Of Birth: Chusovoy,Russia,Perm Krai,Europe,Asia
Olympic Sport: Luge
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Singles
Weight: 95.0
Olympic Medalist Games: 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 2010 Winter Olympics,2006 Winter Olympics,2002 Winter Olympics,1994 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Silver medal
Albert Mikhailovich Demchenko (Russian: Альберт Михайлович Демченко; born 27 November 1971) is... more2
Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr... more
3Aleksey Seliverstov is a Russian bobsledder.... more4
Sergey Sergeyevich Chudinov (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Чудинов; born June 8, 1983 in Chusovoy)... more5
2417Sergei Gonchar
Men's Ice HockeyOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1974-04-13
Place Of Birth: Chelyabinsk,Russia,Chelyabinsk Oblast,Europe,Asia
Olympic Sport: Ice Hockey
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men’s Team
Weight: 96.16
Olympic Medalist Games: 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 2010 Winter Olympics,1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Silver medal
Sergei Viktorovich Gonchar (Russian: Серге́й Ви́кторович Гонча́р, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej... more6
Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Ма́лкин, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj... more7
Alexander Valerievich Radulov (Russian: Александр Валерьевич Радулов; born 5 July 1986) is a... more8
Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪɫ dɐˈtsuk]; born 20 July... more9
Irina Gashennikova is an ice hockey player.... more10
Denis Nikolayevich Menchov (Russian: Денис Николаевич Меньшов; born 25 January 1978) is a... more11
Ksenia Olegovna Makarova (Russian: Ксения Олеговна Макарова, born 20 December 1992) is a... more12
2930Sergei Fedorov
Men's Ice HockeyOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1969-12-13
Place Of Birth: Pskov,Russia,Pskov Oblast,Europe,Asia
Olympic Sport: Ice Hockey
Nationality: United States of America,Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men’s Team
Weight: 93.44
Olympic Medalist Games: 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 1998 Winter Olympics,2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Silver medal
Sergei Viktorovich Fyodorov (Серге́й Викторович Фёдоров; born December 13, 1969) is a Russian... more13
94Valeri Bure
Men's Ice HockeyOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1974-06-13
Place Of Birth: Moscow,Russia,Soviet Union,Europe,Asia
Olympic Sport: Ice Hockey
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men’s Team
Weight: 81.65
Olympic Medalist Games: 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Silver medal
Valeri Vladimirovich "Val" Bure (; Russian: Валерий Владимирович Буре, IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj... more14
94Anton Golotsutskov
Men's Vault, Men's Floor exercisesOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1985-07-28
Place Of Birth: Seversk,Russia,Tomsk Oblast,Europe,Asia
Olympic Sport: Artistic gymnastics
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Vault,Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Floor Exercises
Olympic Medalist Games: 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Bronze medal
Anton Sergeyevich Golotsutskov (Russian: Антон Серге́евич Голоцуцков, born July 28, 1985 in... more15
Dmitry Stepushkin (born September 3, 1975 in Chkalovsk) is a Russian bobsledder who has... more16
84Evgeni Plushenko
Figure skating - Men's singlesOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1982-11-03
Olympic Sport: Figure skating
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's singles,Figure Skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics -Men's Singles,Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles
Olympic Medalist Games: 2006 Winter Olympics,2002 Winter Olympics,2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Gold medal,Silver medal
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Плю́щенко , born 3 November 1982)... more17
64Natalia Goncharova
Women's synchronized 10 metre platformOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1881-06-04
Nationality: France,Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 10 metre platform
Olympic Medalist Games: 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Silver medal
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (Russian: Ната́лья Серге́евна Гончаро́ва, IPA: [nɐˈtalʲjə... more18
2124Pavel Bure
Men's Ice HockeyOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1971-03-31
Place Of Birth: Moscow,Russia,Soviet Union,Europe,Asia
Olympic Sport: Ice Hockey
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men’s Team
Weight: 86.63614267
Olympic Medalist Games: 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Silver medal
Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Russian: Па́вел Влади́мирович Буре́, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪɫ bʊˈrɛ]; born... more19
Sergei Olegovich Zinovjev (Russian: Серге́й Олегович Зиновьев; born March 4, 1980 in... more20
Alena Igorevna Leonova (Russian: Алёна Игоревна Леонова; born 23 November 1990) is a Russian... more21
32Svetlana Sleptsova
Women's 4x6 km RelayOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1986-07-31
Place Of Birth: Khanty-Mansiysk,Russia,Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug,Europe,Asia
Olympic Sport: Biathlon
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's relay
Weight: 54.0
Olympic Medalist Games: 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Gold medal
Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova (Russian: Светлана Юрьевна Слепцова; born 31 July 1986 in Khanty... more22
68Bair Badënov
Men's Archery, individualOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1976-06-28
Olympic Sport: Archery
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual
Olympic Medalist Games: 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Bronze medal
Bair Badënov (Russian: Баи́р Доржи́евич Бадёнов, Baír Dorzhíyevich Badyónov, pronounced [bɐˈir... more23
62Alexei Morozov
Men's Ice HockeyOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1977-02-16
Place Of Birth: Moscow,Russia,Soviet Union,Europe,Asia
Olympic Sport: Ice Hockey
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men’s Team
Weight: 88.90410452
Olympic Medalist Games: 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 1998 Winter Olympics,2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Silver medal
Alexei Alekseyevich Morozov (Russian: Алексей Алексе́евич Морозов; born 16 February 1977) is a... more24
12Alyona Sidko
Women's Individual SprintOlympic Country: Russia
Date Of Birth: 1979-09-20
Place Of Birth: Krasnoyarsk,Russia,Europe,Asia,North Eurasia
Olympic Sport: Cross-country skiing
Nationality: Russia
Olympic Medalist Event Competition: Cross-Country Skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's Sprint Individual
Olympic Medalist Games: 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic Games Participant: 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic Medals Won: Bronze medal
Alyona Viktorovna Sidko (Russian: Алёна Ви́кторовна Сидько́; born September 20, 1979,... more25
Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Геннáдьевич Легков; born 7 May 1983) is a... more
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