Russian Sports Legends
The greatest russian sports people of all time — across 10 sports.
🎾 Tennis
Russian
Andrey Rublev
Singles
Relentless Russian power baseliner and Monte Carlo and Madrid Masters champion.…
Russian
Daniil Medvedev
Player
US Open champion and world number one — the most unconventional game style at the elite level.…
Russian
Daria Kasatkina
Singles
Russia's thoughtful champion, WTA's LGBTQ+ ally, and a consistent top-20 performer.…
Russian
Dinara Safina
Singles
Sister of Marat Safin and the only sibling pair to both reach No. 1 in tennis.…
Russian
Karen Khachanov
Singles
Powerful Russian baseliner and top-10 regular known for his aggressive hitting and fighting spirit.…
Russian
Marat Safin
Singles
Wild genius who won two Grand Slams and is remembered as one of tennis's most captivating talents.…
Russian
Maria Sharapova
Professional Tennis Player
Five Grand Slams and one of sport's most recognised commercial brands — tennis's most famous Russian…
Russian
Mirra Andreeva
Singles
Russia's teenage sensation and one of the most naturally talented young players in women's tennis.…
Russian
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Singles
Two-time Grand Slam champion and a consistent top-10 presence for over a decade.…
Russian
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Singles
Two-time Grand Slam champion and first Russian man to win a Grand Slam title.…
🥊 Boxing
Russian
Artur Beterbiev
Professional Boxer
Russian-Canadian professional boxer who became the undisputed light heavyweight champion in 2024, kn…
Russian
Dmitry Bivol
Professional Boxer
Russian professional boxer and WBA Light Heavyweight Champion, famous for his upset victory over Can…
🏒 Ice Hockey
Russian
Alexander Ovechkin
Left Wing
Russian ice hockey left winger widely regarded as one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history, c…
Russian
Alexei Kovalev
Right Wing
The most naturally gifted Russian forward of his generation — a Stanley Cup winner whose brilliance …
Russian
Andrei Svechnikov
Right Wing
Russian ice hockey forward who became youngest player to score NHL hat trick via penalty shot and kn…
Russian
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goaltender
Russian ice hockey goaltender, widely regarded as one of the NHL's elite netminders and two-time Sta…
Russian
Evgeni Malkin
Centre
Geno — three-time Stanley Cup champion and the greatest Russian forward of the modern era.…
Russian
Igor Shesterkin
Goaltender
Russian ice hockey goaltender who won the Hart Trophy and Vezina Trophy in 2022, becoming one of the…
Russian
Ilya Kovalchuk
Left Wing
Russian ice hockey left winger, former NHL star and Olympic champion, known for his powerful shot an…
Russian
Ilya Sorokin
Goaltender
Russian ice hockey goaltender who starred in the KHL before becoming an NHL All-Star with the New Yo…
Russian
Kirill Kaprizov
Left Wing
Russian ice hockey left winger who won the 2021 NHL Calder Trophy with Minnesota Wild and led Russia…
Russian
Nikita Kucherov
Right Wing
Russian ice hockey right winger who won back-to-back Stanley Cups with Tampa Bay Lightning and becam…
Russian
Nikolai Khabibulin
Goalie
Russian ice hockey goaltender who won the Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004 and represent…
Russian
Pavel Buchnevich
Left Wing
Russian ice hockey right winger who won the Stanley Cup with St. Louis Blues in 2019 and World Champ…
Russian
Pavel Datsyuk
Centre
Russian ice hockey center widely regarded as one of the most skilled players in NHL history, known f…
Russian
Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltender
Russian ice hockey goaltender who won the Stanley Cup with Florida Panthers in 2024 and is a two-tim…
Russian
Sergei Fedorov
Centre
Russian ice hockey center who won three Stanley Cups with Detroit Red Wings and became first Europea…
🥋 MMA
Russian
Fedor Emelianenko
Heavyweight
The Last Emperor — widely considered the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time, with a 10-year unbeat…
Russian
Islam Makhachev
MMA Fighter
Russian mixed martial artist and UFC Lightweight Champion, known for his dominant grappling and wres…
Russian
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Lightweight
Russian mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion who retired undefeated with a perfe…
Russian
Magomed Ankalaev
Light Heavyweight
Russian mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Light Heavyweight division, known for his striking…
Russian
Petr Yan
Bantamweight
Russian mixed martial artist and former UFC Bantamweight Champion known for his technical striking a…
Russian
Sergei Pavlovich
Heavyweight
Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist and UFC contender known for his knockout power and aggressi…
🤸 Gymnastics
⛷️ Winter Sports
Russian
Alina Zagitova
Figure Skater
Russian figure skater who won Olympic gold at PyeongChang 2018, becoming the youngest Olympic champi…
Russian
Evgeni Plushenko
Figure Skater
Russian figure skater who won Olympic gold in 2006 and is considered one of the greatest men's singl…
🏐 Volleyball
Russian
Dmitry Muserskiy
Middle Blocker
Russian volleyball player and middle blocker who won Olympic gold in 2012 and is known as one of the…
Russian
Ekaterina Gamova
Outside Hitter
Russian volleyball player and one of the tallest female athletes in Olympic history at 2.02m, leadin…
Russian
Sergey Tetyukhin
Outside Hitter
Russian volleyball player and one of the greatest middle blockers in history, three-time Olympic med…