Honoured Coaches of Russia

Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko (Belarusian: Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка; Russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born March 25, 1945 in Stetski village, Hrodna Voblast, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player who won gold with the Soviet national team in the 1972 Olympics, in which his all court inbound pass led to Alexander Belov's game-winning basket with no time left in the gold medal game against the American national team, setting the final score to 51-50.

Igor Anatolyevich Bobrin (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Бобрин) (born 14 November 1953 in Leningrad) is a Russian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Romanovich Alekno (Russian: Владимир Романович Алекно; born in Polotsk on 4 December 1966) is a former Russian volleyball player and current volleyball coach.

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kabanov (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Кабанов, born 11 June 1948 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player and head coach of the Russian water polo team.

Viktor Ulyanich (February 26, 1949 – November 27, 2014) was a Soviet boxer who was European champion in 1973, finalist of the European Championship in 1975, championship finalist of the USSR in 1979 and winner of the USSR championships (1974, 1975) in the weight category over 81 kg, He was a Honored Master of Sports of Russia and USSR, head coach of the Russian Armed Forces, among his students were champions of the country and Europe, Honored Master of Sports Viktor Rybakov, Ulyanich, Eduard Dubovskii, Aleksandr Lukach and others.

Natalia Vladimirovna Linichuk (Russian: ; born 6 February 1956) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union.

Natalia Yevgenievna Pavlova, née Dongauzer (Russian: Наталья Евгеньевна Павлова (Донгаузер)) is a Russian pair skating coach.

Viktor Alekseevich Vlasov (born 11 June 1951) is a former Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion.

Yuri Sapega (Belarusian: Юрый Мікалаевіч Сапега; Russian: Юрий Николаевич Сапега; 1 January 1965 in Grodno – 29 September 2005 in Moscow) was a Belarusian professional volleyball player and coach.

Valeri Nikolayevich Bragin (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Брагин); born May 31, 1956, is a retired Russian ice hockey forward.

Rafael Samurgashev (Armenian: Ռաֆաէլ Սամուրգաշև, born 28 July 1963) is an Armenian retired former World champion and European champion Greco-Roman wrestler.

Yevgeni Vasiliyevich Trefilov (Russian: Евгений Васильевич Трефилов; born 4 September 1955) is the head coach of the Russian national team.

Alexander Vasilyevich Svinin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Свинин; born 7 July 1958) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union.

Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina, née Bratus, (Russian: ; earlier Братусь) is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitive skater.

Yury Vasilevich Starunsky (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Старунский, April 17, 1945 – December 24, 2010) was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

David Michael Blatt (born May 22, 1959) (Hebrew: דיוויד מייקל בלאט), is an Israeli-American professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sidorov (Russian: Николай Александрович Сидоров; born November 23, 1956) is a former Soviet track and field athlete where he won the soviet 100 metre championships on 2 occasions, he was then the winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Ми́шин, born 8 March 1941) is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater.

Anvar Ibragimov (born 27 November 1965) is a Soviet fencer.

Valery Konsantinovich Belousov (Russian: Валерий Константинович Белоусов; December 17, 1948 – April 16, 2015) was a Russian professional ice hockey coach and player.

(For the actor, see Vladimir Maksimov (actor).) Vladimir Salmanovich Maksimov (Russian: Владимир Салманович Максимов, born October 14, 1945 in Kant, Kirghiz SSR) is a Soviet/Russian handball player.

Yelena Valerjevna Välbe, née Trubitsyna (Russian: Елена Валерьевна Вяльбе (Трубицына), Estonian: Jelena Välbe, born 20 April 1968 in Magadan, Russian SFSR) is a Russian former cross-country skier.

Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga (Russian: Олег Алексеевич Молибога, Ukrainian: Олег Олексійович Молибога; born February 27, 1953) is a former Soviet volleyball player who participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and later Russian volleyball coach.

Amina Vasilovna Zaripova (Russian: Амина Василовна Зарипова; Tatar: Әминә Васил кызы Зарипова, born August 10, 1976) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast who now works as an elite rhythmic gymnastics coach.

Valentina Vitalyevna Ogienko (Russian: Валентина Витальевна Огиенко ), (born 26 May 1965) is a Russian volleyball player, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Galima Akhmetkareevna Shugurova (Russian: Галима Ахметкареевна Шугурова; Tatar: Ğalima Əxmətgərəy qızı Şөgurova, Галима Әхмәтгәрәй кызы Шөгурова; born 8 November 1953) is a retired rhythmic gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union.

Aleksey Vladimirovich Zhuk (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Жук, born November 6, 1955) is a former Soviet/Russian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Mnatsakan Iskandaryan (Armenian: Մնացական Իսկանդարյան, Russian: Мнацакан Искандарян, born 17 May 1967) is a former Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union and Russia.

Vladimir Timofeevich Belyakov (Russian: Владимир Тимофеевич Беляков, 2 January 1918, Dmitrov – 21 May 1996, Moscow) was a Soviet gymnast.

Nikolai Matveyevich Velikov (Russian: Николай Матвеевич Великов; born June 6, 1945 in Nerekhta) is a Russian pair skating coach.

Ludmila Georgiyevna Velikova (Russian: Людмила Георгиевна Великова; née Sinitsina, Russian: Синицина; born November 4, 1947 in Leningrad) is a Russian pair skating coach.

Vladimir Alexandrovich Gomelsky (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Го́мельский; born October 20, 1953, Leningrad) is a Russian TV commentator, journalist, writer.

Alexei Yurievich Gorshkov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Горшков; born 30 January 1967) is a Russian ice dancing coach.

Tatiana Rudolfovna Druchinina (Russian: Татьяна Рудольфовна Дручинина; born April 18, 1969, in Omsk, RSFSR, USSR) is a retired Soviet rhythmic gymnast.

Leonid Nikolaevich Zayko (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Зайко, born February 15, 1948 in Sovetskaya Gavan, Russian SFSR) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Irina Vladimirovna Zhuk (Russian: Ирина Владимировна Жук; born 3 December 1966) is a Russian ice dancing coach and a former competitor for the Soviet Union.

Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Во́лков; born 3 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.

Oleg Valerievich Znarok (Russian: Олег Валерьевич Знарок, born 2 January 1963) is a current coach and a former Soviet ice hockey player, who would go on to represent Latvia internationally after the collapse of the USSR.

Boris Petrovich Mikhailov (Russian: Борис Петрович Михайлов) (born October 6, 1944 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet ice hockey player.

Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev (Russian: Олег Кимович Васильев; born 22 November 1959) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union.

Svetlana Lvovna Alekseeva (Russian: Светлана Львовна Алексеева; born 16 March 1955) is a Russian former ice dancer and currently a coach.

Oksana Valentinovna Skaldina (Ukrainian: Оксана Валентинівна Скалдіна; Russian: Оксана Валентиновна Скалдина) is a retired individual rhythmic gymnast and current coach.

Evgeniy Yuryevich Pashutin (Russian: Евгений Юрьевич Пашутин; born February 6, 1969) is a retired Russian professional basketball player and current head coach of UNICS Kazan.

Vladimir Vasilievich Krikunov (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Крикунов, born March 24, 1950) is retired Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and former head coach of team Russia.

Zinetula Khaidarovich "Bill" Bilyaletdinov (Russian: Зинэтула Хайдарович Билялетдинов, Tatar: Cyrillic Зиннәтулла Хәйдәр улы Билалетдинев, Latin Zinnätulla Xäydär uğlı Bilaletdinov) (born 13 March 1955 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Russian ice hockey player of Tatar descent, who competed for the USSR.

Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina (Russian: Елена Ивановна Рузина) (born 3 April 1964 in Voronezh) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

Fyodor Fyodorovich Bogdanovsky (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Богдановский 16 April 1930 – 2 October 2014) was a Russian weightlifter.

Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (Russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a retired Soviet freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL.

Ludmila Alexandrovna Kalinina (Russian: Людмила Александровна Калинина) is a Russian pair skating coach.

Valentin Mikhaylovich Kornev (Russian: Валентин Михайлович Корнев, born 29 August 1942).

Viktor Nikolayevich Kudriavtsev (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Кудрявцев; born 24 October 1937 in Tula, Russia) is a Russian figure skating coach and choreographer.

Viktor Grigorevich Kurentsov (Russian: Виктор Григорьевич Куренцов, born 15 April 1941) is a retired Soviet middleweight weightlifter.

Vladimir Modosyan (born 16 June 1958) is a former Soviet Armenian Freestyle wrestler.

Elena Anatolyevna Tchaikovskaia, also spelled as Chaykovskaya or Chaikovskaia (Russian: , née Osipova (Russian: О́сипова); born December 30, 1939) is a Russian figure skating coach and choreographer.

Harijs Vītoliņš (Harijs Vitolinsh) (born April 30, 1968 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey centre.

Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (Russian: Вячеслав Аркадьевич Быков, born 24 July 1960 in Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team.

Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova (Russian: Галина Алексеевна Кулакова, born 29 April 1942) is a Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s.

David Rudman (born April 13, 1943) is a former Soviet wrestling champion, Sambo world champion, and judo European champion.

Elena Yurievna Nefedova (Russian: Елена Юрьевна Нефедова ; born July 2, 1974 in Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union) is an honored Master of Sports coach of Russia in Rhythmic gymnastics.

Vera Efremovna Shtelbaums (Russian: Вера Ефремовна Штельбаумс; born April 24, 1937 in Omsk, Russia) is an honored and merited Master of Sports coach in Rhythmic gymnastics.

Sergey Petrovich Klyugin (Russian: Сергей Петрович Клюгин; born March 24, 1974 in Kineshma) is a Russian high jumper.

Anna Vyacheslavovna Shumilova-Dyachenko (Russian: Анна Вячеславовна Шумилова-Дьяченко; born August 25, 1980 in Dmitrov, Russia) is an honored Master of Sports coach in Rhythmic gymnastics.

Elena Lyubovna Karpushenko (Russian: Елена Львовна Карпушенко ; born May 26, 1961 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) is an honored Master of Sports coach of Russia in Rhythmic gymnastics.

Vera Nikolaevna Shatalina (Russian: Вера Николаевна Шаталина ; born May 27, 1966 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union) is an honored Master of Sports coach of Russia in Rhythmic gymnastics.