Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming and three times Olympic champion.

Is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming and three times Olympic champion.

Is a Russian professional tennis player and model. As a junior she played for Belarus, and is someti

Is a Russian professional tennis player and model. As a junior she played for Belarus, and is sometimes listed as Belarusian as a professional.Olga Poutchkova, coached by her father Alex Poutchkov was No 1 in the World in the ITF U12 rankings in 1999. Olga won the U12 category in the Eddie Herr in 1999, where she beat Shahar Peer 6–2, 6–2 in the final, and a week later was runner up in the U12 category at the Orange Bowl, where qualifier Tatiana Golovin beat her 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.

Was a Russian mathematician. She was known for her work on partial differential equations especially

Was a Russian mathematician. She was known for her work on partial differential equations especially Hilbert's 19th problem. She provided the first rigorous proofs of the convergence of a finite difference method for the Navier-Stokes equations. She was a

Is a Russian professional racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in the poin

Is a Russian professional racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in the points race, bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in the points race, and at the 2004 Olympic Games in the road race.

Is a Russian basketball player, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, win

Is a Russian basketball player, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. She also was part of the gold-winning Russian squad at the EuroBasket Women 2007, earning a spot on the all-tournament team.

Is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance e

Is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002.

Is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the silver medal in t

Is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the silver medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Is a Russian former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach, choreographer, and tec

Is a Russian former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach, choreographer, and technical specialist.

Is a Russian long-track speed skater. She is set to compete for Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics i

Is a Russian long-track speed skater. She is set to compete for Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Ladies' 500 m and Ladies' 1000 m.

Was a Soviet poet. She is most famous for her work on the Leningrad radio during the city's blockade

Was a Soviet poet. She is most famous for her work on the Leningrad radio during the city's blockade, when she became the symbol of city's strength and determination.

Is a professional Belarusian tennis player. After a few WTA-level events and never winning a match,

Is a professional Belarusian tennis player. After a few WTA-level events and never winning a match, she made back to back quarterfinals at Cincinnati and Stanford, where she beat Shahar Pe'er for the best win of her career thus far. She beat Pe'er again in Memphis. As of June 23, 2008, her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35.

Is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 2006 & 2008 Estonian national bronze medalist.

Is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 2006 & 2008 Estonian national bronze medalist.

Is a Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she received a silver medal with the

Is a Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she received a silver medal with the Russian relay team, which consisted of herself, Galina Koukleva, Albina Akhatova and Olga Romasko.

A Russian classical pianist. She was born into a family of musicians with ties to Tchaikovsky and Ra

A Russian classical pianist. She was born into a family of musicians with ties to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, and began studying piano with Evgeny Timakin at the Central Music School of Moscow when she was five.[1] Kern later continued with Sergei Dorensky at the Moscow Conservatory, where she also pursued her postgraduate studies. Kern also took instruction from Boris Petrushansky in Italy. After being eliminated in the preliminary rounds of the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Olga Pushechnikova went home to Moscow and underwent a complete makeover. "I change everything because I want to change my life, because I was really unhappy with my life

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athe

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

Is a Russian team handball player from Astrakhan, former Junior World Champion for Russia, and curre

Is a Russian team handball player from Astrakhan, former Junior World Champion for Russia, and currently playing for the Norwegian club Larvik HK.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Was the eldest daughter of the last autocratic ruler of the Russian Empire, Emperor Nicholas II, and

Was the eldest daughter of the last autocratic ruler of the Russian Empire, Emperor Nicholas II, and of Empress Alexandra of Russia.

Was a Soviet chess player and fourth Women's World Chess Champion.She won the USSR Women's Champions

Was a Soviet chess player and fourth Women's World Chess Champion.She won the USSR Women's Championship several times, and was second in the 1950 World Championship, a point behind Lyudmila Rudenko. She won the title in 1956, finishing ahead of Rudenko an

A Russian curler.Jarkova has been curling for Russia internationally since 1999, when she threw four

A Russian curler.Jarkova has been curling for Russia internationally since 1999, when she threw fourth stones for Nina Golovtchenko at the World Junior Challenge where they won silver. She threw third stones that year at a disappointing last place finish

Is a Russian Synchro-swimmer.

Is a Russian Synchro-swimmer.

Is a Russian ice dancer.

Is a Russian ice dancer.

Is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming. She won a gold medal in team competition at the 20

Is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming. She won a gold medal in team competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Russian Synchro-swimmer.

Is a former Russian Synchro-swimmer.