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Olympic competitions are watched with excitement not only by savvy fans, but also by people far from sports.
If you are one of these people, you probably have a lot of questions about the mysterious behavior of athletes, their mysterious rituals and many other details of competitions that seem strange or outlandish to an unprepared person.
We invite you to lift the veil of sports secrets.
What is this white powder that gymnasts smear on their hands?
This is magnesia powder. It removes the slightest traces of moisture from the hands, which can lead to the apparatus falling off, and facilitates sliding, making it easier for gymnasts to spin on the uneven bars or horizontal bar.
How is the distance over which an athlete has long jumped measured? He flops his whole body, so from what point does the countdown begin?
It's simple: the landing point is considered to be the point of contact closest to the push bar. That is why jumpers try to stretch their arms and legs forward - so as not to accidentally scratch their limbs on the sand before the final landing, because in any case, only the first touch will be counted.
Do synchronized swimmers hear the music they perform to?
Yes. For this purpose, special speakers are built into the underwater pool. French synchronized swimmer Margot Chretien claims: “The sound, of course, is not like in headphones, but everything is heard normally.”
Why do swimmers pat themselves on the back before starting?
For many athletes, this tapping is a familiar ritual that reduces nervous tension. Some, however, argue that these clapping speeds up blood circulation, which is not superfluous before the start.
Why do some swimmers wear two rubber caps at once?
The second cap presses the elastic band of the swimming goggles, making them fit tighter and not at risk of slipping.
What kind of bruises are visible on Michael Phelps' body? What, the coach beats him?
And not only Phelps, but also other American athletes. Only these are not bruises, but marks from medical cups - the same ones that our mothers and grandmothers used to treat colds in childhood. Now there is a new fashionable trend in the sports world: it is believed that cupping increases blood circulation and helps relax muscles.
What is the water temperature in Olympic swimming pools?
According to International Olympic Committee standards, the water temperature in Olympic pools should be between 27 and 28 degrees Celsius.
Why are the Olympic field hockey fields blue?
Field hockey fields are covered with artificial grass. The color blue was first used at the London Olympics in 2012 because the blue surface contrasts best with the yellow ball, which is convenient for spectators, judges and the athletes themselves. At the Beijing Games 2008 and earlier, athletes played on a green field with a white ball.
Why does the score go so strange in tennis - 15, 30, 40, game?
Initially, the scoring system was associated with the position of the hands on the clock, which counted points in quarters - 15 minutes, 30, 45 and finally 60. However, later, in France in the 19th century, with the development of tennis, the number 45 was replaced by 40 - presumably to It was easier to announce the score. Several attempts were made to change the number system to a simpler one - from 1 to 4 - but they were not successful.
Why did American football never become an Olympic sport?
American football is popular mainly in the USA. Therefore, the IOC decided that it makes no sense to include in the Olympic program a sport that is interesting only to residents of one country.
What is freestyle swimming?
Exactly what the name says: the athlete is allowed to swim in any style, even doggy style. Restrictions apply only in the medley relay: here an athlete swimming freestyle is allowed to swim as he pleases, but not breaststroke, butterfly or backstroke. However, the vast majority of athletes consider one or another type of crawl to be freestyle.
What do the five Olympic rings symbolize?
They symbolize the unity of the five continents, although none of them are a symbol of any specific continent. The colors of the rings - blue, red, yellow, green, black - were chosen as the most common colors found on the flags of countries around the world.
Where did the tradition of lighting the cup with the Olympic flame come from for the entire duration of the Games?
This is an ancient Greek tradition - however, many people know about it. Few people, however, are aware that the ancient Greek Olympic flame was not just a torch, but an altar on which sacrifices were made to the gods. Fortunately, this part of the tradition has not reached us.
What sports are included in modern pentathlon?
Modern pentathlon is a sport that dates back to military training in the 19th century. In fact, it recreates the situations that an officer had to face when delivering a report to the commander through the enemy's ranks. It includes horse racing, shooting, fencing, swimming and running.
Why are all gymnasts so short? 
There are many explanations for this. One of them says that it is not natural data that is to blame for this, but the training regimen. At the ends of human bones there are cartilage pads, the so-called “growth plates”. If these pads are constantly subjected to excessive stress, they become thinner and bone growth slows down. Since gymnastics at the level of elite sports is very traumatic for the musculoskeletal system, these very “growth plates” wear out very quickly, and growth practically stops.
Why are two bronze medals awarded at judo competitions?
This is the scheme of competitions in judo. According to it, athletes who lose in the quarterfinals meet each other in elimination bouts, and the winner of this “battle of four” receives a bronze medal. The same competitions are held between the losers in the semi-finals - in the bout between them the second bronze medalist is determined. The same system operates, by the way, in boxing and classical wrestling.
Can judo be used for self-defense?
Yes. Judo is a real martial art that originated in Japan in the 16th century and was modernized in the 19th century by the master Jigoro Kano. It became an Olympic sport only in 1964.
How much does it weigh gold medal?
At the 2016 Rio Games, gold medals weighed 500 grams. They consisted of 92.5% silver, 6.16% copper and only 1.34% gold, which was used only for coating. Thus, each Rio gold medalist received 6.7 grams of 24-karat gold.
And how much does an Olympic gold medal cost?
Somewhere between $560 and $590. But this is the official price; on the collectibles market the price is many times higher. Thus, the gold medal won by black athlete Jesse Owens in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics was auctioned in 2013 for $1.5 million.
Do Olympiad winners receive extra cash?
Depends on what country they represent. Brazilian athletes pay, in terms of calculation, about 30 thousand US dollars for “gold”, 15 thousand for “silver” and slightly less than 10 thousand for “bronze”. In Argentina, each medal costs about 20 thousand dollars, in Russia - about 60 thousand. But in Italy, bonuses for an athlete can reach 185 thousand dollars. But in the United States itself, only gold medalists are awarded, giving each a relatively modest amount of $25 thousand.
Her record for the most Olympic medals won by one person stood for 48 years. Only this year, a swimming machine named “Michael Phelps” was able to collect more Olympic medals than our gymnast (he has 24, Latynina has 18). However, Phelps’ achievement cannot change Larisa Semyonovna’s title alone: she is the strongest Olympian of the 20th century, he is the strongest of the 21st. Gymnasts and swimmers - happy people, because their sports allow you to bring a dozen medals from one championship or Olympics, something that a wrestler or boxer cannot even dream of. Therefore, in order to give other athletes a place in our symbolic Hall of Fame, we have placed only one representative of gymnastics here. Although, of course, we remember Nikolai Andrianov, and Boris Shakhlin, and Alexei Nemov, and many others.
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One of the two greatest swimmers of our country - Alexander Popov and Vladimir Salnikov each have 4 Olympic medals.
But Popov takes other titles: he is a 6-time world champion and a 21-time (!) European champion.
Even Phelps, for all his greatness, announced his retirement at 27, while Alexander won his last gold at 33.
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According to Isinbayeva, today her main dream is family and children.
But perhaps the records set by Elena will last until the time when her own children will have their own weddings.
Lena's 27th world record - 5.06 m - is approximately 25-30 cm higher than the best results of her competitors.
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Foreign experts compiling lists of the most famous athletes of all time are reluctant to include ours, but there are names that simply cannot be ignored. Karelin is just such a case. For 13 years, Alexander the Great remained undefeated in Greco-Roman wrestling, and for 6 years in a row he did not concede a single point to his opponents.
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15 years have passed since Bubka finished competing, but his records (6.14 m outdoors and 6.15 m indoors) have still not been broken. Moreover, when the Japanese calculated on a computer at what height above the bar Sergei flew at the championship in Tokyo, it turned out that that jump was enough to overcome 6.37 m - no matter how sports medicine and technology develop, this milestone will not be achieved in the near future Not a single person on Earth can overcome it.
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In five years of absolute domination in the barbell, this heavyweight with his own hands raised the world record in triathlon total by 70 kg. Vlasov finished his first Olympics with four records and walked through Rome from the stadium to the Olympic village on foot, followed by a crowd chanting the name of the champion. In total, Vlasov set 31 records.
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The first half of the 60s in speed skating was marked by Skoblikova; she climbed to the highest step of the Olympic podium 6 times. In 1964, she won all 4 distances of the Games. Plus, Lidia Pavlovna is a 2-time absolute world champion in classical all-around and a multiple world champion in individual distances.
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Shares world record for number of gold medals with Skoblikova Winter Games. In addition to the 6 highest in Egorova’s track record, there are also 3 silver Olympic awards. However, it is difficult to choose the greatest skier of the USSR/Russia, since both Larisa Lazutina (11-time world champion, 5 highest Olympic medals) and Raisa Smetanina, who won 10 medals at 5 Olympics (made her debut at the Games) can claim this title. 1976, the last time she stood on the podium in Albertville 1992).
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If you can argue about who was the best field hockey player of all time, then there is no doubt about who the best goalkeeper is. Three-time Olympic champion, ten-time world champion, best goalkeeper of the 1974, 1979, 1981, 1983 world championships. In 1990, 6 years after the end of his career, he was invited to the NHL, offering any money, but he refused - he did not want to be weaker than his former self: “I’ve been earning my name all my life.” In 2000, the International Hockey Federation and the Russian Hockey Federation proclaimed Tretiak the best player of the 20th century, and this despite the fact that Vyacheslav Fetisov has more titles (except for Soviet and international awards in the collection of the famous defender - 2 Stanley Cups won).
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This fragile girl is the embodiment of Russia's absolute superiority in synchronized swimming: 5-time Olympic champion, 13-time world champion, 7-time European champion. After the Games in London, Davydova ended her career, which lasted 12 years. She is the best synchronized swimmer of the decade 2000-2009.
In our article we want to talk about strong people. Yes, yes. It's about them. After all, there are still strong people in Russia.
How to determine the strongest?
How to determine who is the strongest? Finding such a person is not so easy. After all, you need to make no mistakes and identify a real leader. And for this purpose various international championships are held.
In our country we have our own competition, which determines who is the strongest person - the Russian Championship. It attracts many spectators and fans. You understand that this spectacle is particularly emotional. People come from the most remote corners of the country and even from
Elbrus Nigmatullin
The strongest man in Russia is a man he occupied for quite a long time. The strongman himself comes from Bashkiria. He began to demonstrate his extraordinary strength and capabilities back in childhood. At ten years old, he could easily do forty pull-ups, which is beyond the power of an ordinary adult man. However, Elbrus is famous throughout Russia not only as the strongest man in the Russian Federation. He is known both as a politician and as an actor. E. Nigmatullin was named the strongest for four years in a row. His track record has accumulated more than one world record. For example, in 2006, a strong man pulled the steamship Ivan Kalita, which weighs one hundred and eighty-six tons, ten meters along the Moscow River.
In addition, the strongman is a master of sports in powerlifting and arm wrestling, as well as a national champion in these sports and hexathlon.
But in 2010, Elbrus did not take part in competitions for the title “The Strongest Man in Russia.” His place was taken by Sergei Kharlamov.
Who is on the list of the country's strongest people?
Rating of the most powerful people in modern Russia
We will start our list from tenth place and gradually reach the leader who occupies first place.
Before moving on to the strongmen, we want to note by what parameters, in fact, human strength is currently determined. For many athletes and coaches, the most important indicator is the deadlift. What is it? This, in fact, is the weight that a strongman is able to lift from the ground. This is the power of an athlete. Therefore, our ranking includes only those strongmen whose records were recorded at official competitions, and not at home or in training.
Who are these strong people in Russia?
The strongest and most resilient people in Russia:
10. Livshits Oleg (375 kilograms). He is a winner of many international and national competitions, a world record holder in the deadlift, and a winner of the Russian bench press championship.
9. Kalinichenko Vladimir (377.5 kilograms). He is a master of sports in powerlifting, as well as a national record holder in triathlon and a repeated winner in extreme strength competitions.
8. Kirill Sarychev (380 kilograms) - international class athlete (master of sports) in powerlifting and bench presses. He is absolute champion world junior team, Russian and European record holder. He set the country's absolute record in the prone position without equipment - three hundred twenty-six kilograms.
7. Serebryakov Alexey (380 kilograms). He is the winner of the Russian Cup in the sport of powerlifting in 2001, and the champion of Russia in the same year. He also became the world junior champion in 2000.
6. Klyushev Alexander (385 kilograms). We can safely say about him that he is one of the strongest people on our planet. holds a large number of records in competitions such as extreme strength. He is not only an international master of sports in powerlifting, but also a European champion in this sport. And finally, he holds the title “The Strongest Man in Russia” in extreme power sports in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Top Five
5. Andrey Belyaev (395 kilograms) - repeated champion of the Russian Federation in powerlifting, world champion according to the WPC version.
4. Malanichev Andrey (400 kilograms) - multiple champion of the Russian Federation in powerlifting and master of sports, winner of many international tournaments, winner (five times) of the Titans Cup.
3. (400 kilograms) - this is simply a true legend of world-class powerlifting. He joined the Russian gold team, which had not lost for eight years. Since 2007, he, unfortunately, has not competed.
2. Pozdeev Konstantin (400 kilograms). He became the absolute world, Russian and European record holder for deadlift in the weight category up to one hundred and ten kilograms. He is also the champion of Russia, the world and Europe in powerlifting (IPF version) and an international master of sports.
1. And finally, who is the strongest man in Russia? It takes first place in the ranking (417.5 kilograms). It’s hard to imagine, but this athlete is an eight-time national champion (weight category - more than 105 kilograms). He set the absolute Russian record in the deadlift, which amounted to 417.5 kilograms. In addition, he is an international master of sports in weightlifting and powerlifting.
These are the extraordinary, strongest, most dexterous and resilient people in Russia.
Historical excursion
Our country has always been famous for its strongmen. There was and is a certain cult in Russia physical strength. This has been the custom since ancient times. Remember who the heroes of the first epics and legends were? Of course, heroes. There have been enough strongmen in the history of the country. There is even a list of the most powerful people in Russian history. It identifies seven famous people, which are worth talking about in more detail.
Tsar Peter the Great
The list is headed by Tsar Peter the Great. It is difficult to call him an ordinary king. He stood out among the autocrats primarily in his height (204 centimeters). Peter had remarkable strength and irrepressible energy. He twisted coins with his fingers, cast iron frying pans - in Tsar, checking the strength of the horseshoes, he could twist them too. If she gave in, then that means she was bad.
Evpatiy Kolovrat
Evpatiy Kolovrat is real historical figure, despite the epic image. The hero became famous for his strength and courage in the fight against the Mongols. He had a squad with which he entered into battles with an enemy that outnumbered him. Evpatiy defeated the most powerful Mongol warrior, sent by Khan Batu himself.
The enemy could not defeat Kolovrat’s squad until they thought of using stone-breaking weapons in the war. After the death of the hero, Batu Khan ordered his body to be given to the squad. He did this as a sign of respect for the bravery of the warrior.
Rusakov Grigory
Rusakov Grigory (the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries) - winner of bears and bulls. He was born in Donbass and worked in a mine. One day he became a champion and was invited to work in a circus in Moscow. Since then he has become a fighter. Having won the love of the audience and popularity in the capital, he began touring around Russia and then around the world. He won the championship in Paris and Argentina. Nicholas II freed the fighter from military service. However, his career was cut short in 1917, when the revolution took place. According to some sources, he lived further in Murmansk, and according to others, in the settlement of Mikhailovka. However, the hero died in a completely absurd way. The cause was a fall from a truck. Rusakov wanted to break a branch while walking and fell. He became paralyzed and died a year later. He was known for his fights with bears, his ability to bend rails and horseshoes.
Ivan Poddubny
Ivan Poddubny was also a famous wrestler. He began his career in the Beskorovainy circus. He lost his first competition and since then began to train a lot every day, sparing no effort. Very quickly he became famous both in Russia and in Europe. His main opponent was Raoul de Boucher (French).
They clashed in the ring three times, and Ivan Poddubny always emerged victorious, despite the Frenchman’s dishonest methods. The strongman conquered not only Europe, but also America. There he attracted many spectators. However, he did not stay there long and returned to his homeland.
Alexander Zass
He remained in history as Iron Samson. He gained fame during the First World War. He worked in a Hungarian circus and staged acts himself, in which he demonstrated miracles of strength and endurance. The strongman toured with his performances in France, Italy, England, Switzerland, and England. In 1924, Zass permanently moved to England, where he was awarded the title “The Strongest Man on Earth.” One of his merits is that he developed a system of special exercises to strengthen tendons. Thanks to such training, the strongman was able to withstand enormous loads.
Vasily Alekseev
Vasily Alekseev can be called, perhaps, the last strongman of the Soviet era. He lived in a small town near Rostov. Having worldwide fame, he led a rather simple lifestyle, paying close attention only to his favorite weightlifting. Foreign fans called him the Russian Bear.
He was the Olympic champion twice, the world champion six times, and the European champion the same number of times. For seven years in a row he held the championship at the Union championships. During his sports career, he set eighty world records and eighty-one national records. An interesting fact is that he became the eternal holder of the world record for the sum of three exercises (645 kilograms). He trained with himself, setting new records. He was the first to reach the 600 kilogram mark. Until 1992, Alekseev was engaged in coaching in weightlifting. He developed a revolutionary training system, thanks to which none of his charges received a single injury. Alekseev criticized lifting heavy loads in training, suggesting that we rely on endurance, combining various types training. The famous coach died in Munich in 2011.
Alexander Karelin
Karelin Alexander is perhaps the most famous Russian wrestler. They called him San Sanych. He left big sport more than fifteen years ago, back in 2000. At the age of fourteen he became interested in Greco-Roman wrestling. Just four years later he became the world youth champion. Throughout his sports career, he collected many titles, won gold medals at the Olympics three times, won the title of world champion nine times and European champion twelve times. In addition, he won gold medals thirteen times at the Union and Russian championships.
He was even awarded four times as the best wrestler on the planet with the Golden Belt. In 1999, Karelin was invited to fight by a Japanese fighter who was reputed to be completely invincible in his homeland. And so Akira Maeda decided to make a show, challenging Alexander. However, this was his mistake, because after a few minutes he became just a throwing dummy for the Russian strongman. Although, it must be said that Karelin used only techniques from wrestling (Greco-Roman).
Instead of an afterword
And the competition “The Strongest Man in Russia” is currently being held. Since the country has always been famous for its strongmen, the event is spectacular. Athletes are offered six exercises. They are all completely different. There are also relay races that participants complete with heavy loads. And there is also such a test as holding, for example, a Mercedes minibus. It's hard to guess who will become the absolute leader in such competitions.
Talking about strength records and how one lives oneself to a strong man Russia needs to understand that such achievements are not easy. They are not for everyone. Before reaching such heights, every strongman went through a long path of grueling training. And having won titles and titles, becoming a champion, none of them stop and continue to train, since there are always many new athletes around who also strive to rise to the sports Olympus. For each of them, sport became the meaning of life.
The most famous athletes of Russia have always aroused keen interest of both compatriots and people all over the world.
As it turned out, the most famous athletes in Russia attracted attention not only for their sporting achievements. We can safely say that in terms of popularity today, famous Russian athletes are in no way inferior to the same movie and pop stars, politicians and businessmen.
The News In Time team decided to compile a TOP rating “The Most Famous Athletes of Russia 2019-2020”, to which we added those sports representatives who, in the opinion of many, can bear the statuses “The Most Famous Russian Athletes”, “The Most Beautiful Athletes of Russia”, “ The sexiest athletes in Russian sports."
TOP rating "The most famous athletes of Russia 2019-2020"
Marat SafinMarat Safin– tennis player, former world number one. Many women believe that in the category “The Sexiest Athletes of Russia” it is Marat Safin who comes first.
The athlete met with model Tatyana Korsakova and fashion designer Daria Zhukova, singer Nastya Osipova. There are also rumors about an affair with Oksana Robski.
He almost married actress Elena Korikova, but they say that Marat’s mother was against it, considering the actress an unworthy match for her son.
Alexander Ovechkin The next person in our TOP “The most famous athletes of Russia 2019-2020” is Alexander Ovechkin, who is also classified as the “Richest Athletes in Russia.”
Alexander Ovechkin earned millions through sports. Russian professional hockey player, left winger for the NHL's Washington Capitals.
One of the most famous representatives sports Alexander Ovechkin collects clubs and loves cool cars.
This year he decided to settle down after a stormy personal life and married the daughter of actress Vera Glagoleva, Anastasia Shubskaya.
The young couple got married secretly, but Vera is very pleased with her son-in-law. Of course, the daughter of a millionaire ringed her!
Evgeni Plushenko The Honored Master of Sports, like many of Russia’s most famous athletes, became famous not only in sports.
At Eurovision, the athlete helped Dima Bilan win, because his dance incredibly embellished the singer’s performance.
As the skater himself says, he found his great love. Evgeniy’s second wife, Yana Rudkovskaya, is Dima Bilan’s producer. Zhenya and Yana call each other Kotofey and Kotofeyushka.
Alexey Yagudin I couldn’t help but get into the TOP “The most famous and sexiest athletes in Russia” Alexey Yagudin- Russian figure skater, Honored Master of Sports. Once we trained together with Plushenko, they were rivals.
Yagudin later retired from the sport. He had major hip replacement surgery.
Like many of the most beautiful athletes in Russia, Alexey was also a heartthrob, had affairs left and right, and after nine years of marriage he married figure skater Tatyana Totmyanina.
Andrey Arshavin Everyone is hearing about another handsome guy from our list of “The Most Famous Russian Athletes 2019-2020” Andrey Arshavin.
He is one of the highest paid football players, therefore he is also included in the list of “The Richest Athletes in Russia”.
In addition, his income comes from the Arshavin children's clothing brand. In England, Arshavin is offered to star in a film episode for three million dollars.
Andrei Arshavin left his common-law wife Yulia Baranovskaya with three children and married journalist Alisa Kazmina, who has two children from her first marriage.
Vyacheslav Malafeev Vyacheslav Malafeev- football player, goalkeeper of Zenit, master of sports. Several years ago he was considered the best goalkeeper in the world.
The first wife, Marina, died in a car crash, leaving Vyacheslav with two sons. The second wife, Ekaterina, is a DJ, nine years younger than Malafeev.
Roman Kostomarov In a duet with Tatyana Navka, he won the world championship in ice dancing. Like Russia's most famous athletes, he is very talented. Awarded the Order of Friendship.
Evgeniy Malkin The next favorite of sports fans from our TOP “The Most Famous Athletes of Russia 2019-2020” was Evgeniy Malkin– hockey player, center forward. The athlete is a world champion, an Olympic participant.
He had affairs, like other richest athletes in Russia, with more than one beauty. When I got married, I said: either family or work. Anna gave birth to Evgeniy's son Nikita.
Anton Sikharulidze Anton Sikharulidze– the famous figure skater, two-time World and European Champion, also relates to the most famous representatives of the sport. Anton Sikharulidze danced with the artist Zara in the ice show “Ice and Fire”.
He lived for two years in marriage with the daughter of billionaire Lebedev. There is a common-law wife, Victoria Shamanskaya. Anton can be confidently included in the category of “The Sexiest Athletes in Russia.”
Roman Pavlyuchenko Roman Pavlyuchenko– football player, striker, a real athlete from God. Like the most famous athletes in Russia, he made a splash with his talented play, in particular at the last two Euros. Pavlyuchenko married his classmate Larisa.
Yuri Zhirkov Yuri Zhirkov– football player, a prominent representative in the category “The most famous athletes of Russia 2019-2020”. He is a very valuable asset to Chelsea. Married to a beautiful model.
Igor Akinfeev Igor Akinfeev- football player, permanent gatekeeper of the Russian national football team. The representative of the rating “The most famous and most beautiful athletes of Russia” graduated from the Moscow state academy physical culture. The youngest goalkeeper of CSKA is a certified football specialist.
Andrey Kirilenko- a popular basketball player who lives like the richest athletes in Russia.
I achieved everything in sports through incredible hard work. His wife Maria supports him in everything.
Alexander Emelianenko A dangerous person from the TOP “The most famous Russian athletes” - Alexander Emelianenko, is a Russian mixed martial arts fighter.
Former world champion. I became acquainted with martial arts as a child. He was married and has a daughter, Polina. He was convicted of raping a girl and is serving his sentence in Voronezh.
Alexander Kerzhakov Alexander Kerzhakov– football player, striker, master of sports. Falls into our category “The sexiest and most beautiful athletes in Russia.” Like many famous Russian athletes 2019-2020, he loves music. He acted in films.
Roman Shirokov And here is another football player from the TOP “The most famous and most beautiful Russian athletes” Roman Shirokov received the title “Honored Master of Sports” and became a three-time champion of Russia, which greatly delighted his fans.
The most beautiful athletes in Russia, such as Roman Shirokov, often become excellent husbands. So Roman has 2 children and a dear wife.
This year, the athlete spoke about his decision to end his career. Perhaps this is due to Russia's defeat at the Euro.
Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak- football player, forward for Dynamo (Moscow), Honored Master of Sports also occupies not the last place in our ranking.
Like many of Russia's most famous athletes, he lived in a civil marriage. When he arranged a magnificent wedding with his beloved Maria, the hosts of “House-2” Olga Buzova and Ksenia Borodina came to congratulate the newlyweds.
Ilya Averbukh Ilya Averbukh- figure skater, Honored Master of Sports, as well as a businessman, producer of an ice show, choreographer is not only included in the TOP “The Most Famous Athletes of Russia 2019-2020”, but also among the wealthiest representatives of sports.
Among the many awards is the Order of Friendship. Having starred in Time of the Cruel as a journalist, he later produced the series Hot Ice.
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Diniyar Bilyaletdinov- another famous football player who played in the position of midfielder. Like many of the most famous and most beautiful athletes in Russia, he is married. His wife Maria takes care of the house and children.
Sergei Ovchinnikov Sergei Ovchinnikov- Soviet and Russian football player who played as a goalkeeper, football coach. His nickname is "Boss".
Ovchinnikov's ex-wife Inga from Riga spoke about a terrible betrayal and a terrible divorce when Sergei threatened to block her entry into Russia. Later Ovchinnikov married, his chosen one is 10 years younger.
Maxim Kovtun Maxim Kovtun can proudly bear the title “The Most Beautiful Athletes of Russia.” Figure skater, two-time medalist of Russian championships. Maxim is interested in music. I recently changed my coach and switched to Inna Goncharenko, believing that she had tougher methods.
Alexander Semin Like many of the most beautiful athletes in Russia, he is talented and charismatic. Alexander has firmly established himself as an athlete who plays according to his mood.
Mansur Isaev Mansur Isaev- a famous judoka, Honored Master of Sports, Olympic champion, also deservedly made it into our top ranking of the most famous Russian athletes.
He married judoka, ex-member of the Russian national team Alana Kanteeva. About 1000 guests attended the wedding.
Igor Denisov Igor Denisov– football player, midfielder of Lokomotiv Moscow and the national team, Honored Master of Sports.
Many consider him a bright figure: a fighter, a born leader. Football fans know that it has a conflictual nature.
Pavel Datsyuk Pavel Datsyuk– hockey player, center forward. He is called a talent that works miracles, and many other laudatory epithets that the most famous athletes in Russia deserve. In his native Yekaterinburg, fans are ready to carry Pavel in their arms.
Ilya Kovalchuk Ilya Kovalchuk- hockey player, left winger. The result of skillful and triumphant fights is that Kovalchuk’s stick ended up in the hockey hall of fame, which is located in Toronto.
Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Ustyugov– biathlete, Honored Master of Sports, two-time Olympic champion. Also worthy of being included in our list of “The most famous Russian athletes 2019-2020”.
Met my wife at sports camps, she is also a biathlete. They have two daughters growing up, and a boy was recently born.
Egor Titov His name is on the list of the best football players in the national championships. Fans awarded Titov the “Golden Boar”.
Alexey Morozov Alexey Morozov– Russian hockey player, right winger. Silver medalist of the Olympics, two-time world champion and multiple Russian champion. “Listed up” in the cinema. He also occupies one of the leading places in our TOP ranking “The most beautiful and sexiest athletes in Russia.”
My wife and I were born on the same day. Recently I didn’t want to become the general manager of the Kazan hockey club.
Russian athletes become famous not only due to their sporting achievements.
Personal and public life can often be very busy, but the most famous athletes in Russia are ready for this.
Russian athletes are accustomed to being ranked in categories such as the sexiest, the most famous, the most beautiful, the richest.
But still, all Russian athletes want to become famous precisely thanks to their sporting achievements.
One Englishman speaks highly of his 10-year-old son's football talent. He bet 63 marks (in terms of German currency) on a sports bet that his son would play for England at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and score a goal. If he does win, he will be paid 630,000 marks.
One Englishman speaks highly of his 10-year-old son's football talent. He bet 63 marks (in terms of German currency) on sports betting that my son will play for England at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and score a goal. If he does win, he will be paid 630,000 marks.
Typo
“The Bonn Tennis Club continues to recruit new members.” From an advertisement in a Bonn newspaper.
Roof for a football match
Unemployed Briton Steven Spiller sold all 500 slate sheets from the roof of his own house to travel to London for an international football match. But since he had to pay for travel, and in London on the way to the stadium he lost a large sum, he did not have enough money for a ticket. However, the passionate fan was not at a loss and sold his jacket. When he returned home in the evening, frozen, it turned out that his wife and three children had moved in with their mother. She had no desire to live under open air. Until Stephen found a job and became solvent, the roofless house remained empty.
Revenge for a fine
One Swiss radio pirate took revenge on the police for a fine in his own way. For 10 days he fooled the Neuenburg cantonal police by making comments on police radio frequencies football matches and sending police officers at halftime to the scenes of fictitious traffic accidents. Having arrived at the indicated place, the fooled policemen still had to listen to sarcastic statements on the radio. Only a Telecom specialist was able to catch the joker. The fine was followed by a lawsuit, which cost the radio pirate dearly: six months in prison and a fine of 2,000 francs.
1:0 in favor of wild pigs
A herd of wild pigs attacked the football field in the town of Sun-gai Pasir Puti in Indonesia during a game between a local team and football players from a neighboring province. Enraged boars drove the players off the field, knocked down the gates, and devastated building club, tore up a well-groomed lawn and injured five football players. Continuation of the game was impossible, the field was rendered unusable. By the time the wild ones attack animals the score was 2:0 in favor of the home team, but by decision of the football federation the game was scored 4:0 in favor of the guests. Rationale for the decision: Firstly, local players are responsible for the condition of their field and for all incidents, because ultimately it is about “their” wild pigs. Secondly, the visitors should be awarded one goal for each injured player. And 4 were injured person: goalkeeper, two midfielders and one striker. They were out for 4 weeks, which was also taken into account when making the decision.
Neat football players
The Chinese Football Federation found it too unpleasant that many players showed up to the game looking unkempt. The functionaries decided to improve the image of the athletes and issued instructions according to which top-class football players do not have the right to smoke, drink alcohol, or wear jewelry. Playing football with a gold chain around your neck is absurd, the functionaries said. In addition, the players were instructed to cut their hair short and enter the field only in clean, freshly washed clothes. If at least one of the players violates this rule, the entire team is punished: points are deducted from it.
Vain "doping"
The vice-president of a football club in Orleans (France) decided to make sure his team won in a very specific way: he poured mineral water sleeping pills for the enemy. The “doping” really had an effect, and the players moved around the field as if in trance, however, despite this, the vice-president's team lost with a score of 1:2. It turned out that the goalkeeper drank by mistake mineral water enemy.
30,000 kilometers to get points
A nearsighted British soldier serving in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic broke his glasses during a football game. Since he worked in a machinery bureau and couldn’t see anything without glasses, the short-sighted would-be soldier had to fly 30,000 kilometers home to bring spare glasses from England. There was no optician's shop in the Falklands.
"Throwing" dwarfs
In France, such a crude “sport” as long-throwing dwarfs was rightly banned. But the dwarf Manuel Weikenheim (height 1.20 m) very strongly protested against this. He went on a hunger strike and then appealed to the International European court. He stated that this ban means a loss of monthly income for him, and in addition, he has the right to be scammed. This is tradition, and he insists on it.
One-legged skydiver
Not far from the city of Pau, in southwestern France, a 70-year-old pensioner landed after his first parachute jump. When he landed, he only had one leg. At an altitude of 1,500 meters, his prosthesis came unfastened. But despite this, the strong pensioner landed confidently on one leg.