Athletes from Russia

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Russians Athletes of all time. This list of famous Russians Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Russians Athletes.

1. #1

   

   Irena Szewińska

   1946 - 2018

   HPI 64.8245 langs

   Polish sprinter

2. #2

   

   Yuriy Sedykh

   1955 - 2021

   HPI 64.3540 langs

   Soviet athletics competitor, hammer thrower

3. #3

   

   Vasily Alekseyev

   1942 - 2011

   HPI 63.9730 langs

   Soviet weightlifter

4. #4

   

   Valeriy Brumel

   1942 - 2003

   HPI 62.8929 langs

   Soviet high jumper

5. #5

   

   Pyotr Bolotnikov

   1930 - 2013

   HPI 62.6236 langs

   Soviet long-distance runner

6. #6

   

   Elvīra Ozoliņa

   b. 1939

   HPI 62.5628 langs

   Soviet javelin thrower

7. #7

   

   Nadezhda Olizarenko

   1953 - 2017

   HPI 61.4829 langs

   Soviet-Ukrainian middle-distance runner

8. #8

   

   Vera Krepkina

   1933 - 2023

   HPI 61.4126 langs

   Soviet athletics competitor

9. #9

   

   Nadezhda Chizhova

   b. 1945

   HPI 60.5226 langs

   Russian shot putter

10. #10

    

    Yelena Isinbayeva

    b. 1982

    HPI 60.2773 langs

    Russian female Olympic pole-vaulter