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Is a Russian diver. Pozdniakova competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with her

Is a Russian diver. Pozdniakova competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with her parter Yuliya Pakhalina in the 3m Synchronized Springboard.

Was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions.

Was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions.

Was a Russian (USSR/Kazakhstan) climber who made seven ascents of 8,000 metre peaks without suppleme

Was a Russian (USSR/Kazakhstan) climber who made seven ascents of 8,000 metre peaks without supplemental oxygen. The direct transliteration of his Russian name is Anatoly Nikolayevich Bukreyev.

Was a Soviet aircraft pilot and one of the first to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union

Was a Soviet aircraft pilot and one of the first to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (in 1934). He reached the rank of Major-General of the Soviet Air Force.

Is a former Russian pilot, cosmonaut, and Colonel. Solovyev holds the world record on the number of

Is a former Russian pilot, cosmonaut, and Colonel. Solovyev holds the world record on the number of spacewalks performed (16), and accumulated time spent spacewalking (over 82 hours).[1]

Is a Swedish sailor who has participated in two Summer Olympics. He and Fredrik Lööf sailed togeth

Is a Swedish sailor who has participated in two Summer Olympics. He and Fredrik Lööf sailed together in the Star class, winning the Star world championship, the Star European championship, finishing 14th at Athens in 2004, and winning the bronze medal at

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Czech adult model, pornographic actress and a member of the Czech high diving national team. B

Was a Czech adult model, pornographic actress and a member of the Czech high diving national team. Born in Czechoslovakia, De Mae was a member of the Czech high diving national team and injured her spine in an accident[4] when training for the 1996 Summer

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

An Austrian sailor in the Laser class.At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he finished fifth, four

An Austrian sailor in the Laser class.At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he finished fifth, four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won the Silver medal.

Is an Austrian sailor who has competed in two Olympic Games as well many other sailing events includ

Is an Austrian sailor who has competed in two Olympic Games as well many other sailing events including the 1996 Hong-Kong-Challenge[3], Bacardi Cup, Rolex Fastnet Race and most recently, is competing in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race. Hanakamp has sailed o

Was a German mountain climber of the early 20th century. In 1936, he formed part of a four-man team

Was a German mountain climber of the early 20th century. In 1936, he formed part of a four-man team making the second attempt to scale the north face of the Eiger. He was renowned as one of the best rock climbers of his time and is held in high esteem to

Is a German competitive and synchronized diver.

Is a German competitive and synchronized diver.

Is an American yachtsman best known for his outstanding performances at the national collegiate leve

Is an American yachtsman best known for his outstanding performances at the national collegiate level. Campbell is the former Commodore of the Georgetown University Hoyas Sailing Team (GUST). At Georgetown, he has led the #1 ranked Hoyas to the three sing

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a British sailor. Simpson was born in Chertsey (Surrey) and lives in Sherborne (Dorset).

Is a British sailor. Simpson was born in Chertsey (Surrey) and lives in Sherborne (Dorset).

Was an English mountaineer who took part in the third British Expedition to the world's highest moun

Was an English mountaineer who took part in the third British Expedition to the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, in 1924. While attempting the first ascent of Mount Everest, he and his climbing partner George Mallory disappeared somewhere high on the mountain's northeast ridge. The pair's last known sighting was only a few hundred metres from the summit.

Is the great-grandson of cosmetics giant Max Factor, Sr. and an heir to the Max Factor cosmetics for

Is the great-grandson of cosmetics giant Max Factor, Sr. and an heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune. He grew up in Malibu, California and attended Windward School in Santa Monica. Luster had been supported by a $3.1 million trust fund as he traveled

Is a retired diver from Belarus, who won the gold medal in the Men's 1m Springboard event at the 199

Is a retired diver from Belarus, who won the gold medal in the Men's 1m Springboard event at the 1991 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He represented Belarus at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Was a Soviet cosmonaut of Chuvash descent. Nikolayev flew on two space flights: Vostok 3 (effectivel

Was a Soviet cosmonaut of Chuvash descent. Nikolayev flew on two space flights: Vostok 3 (effectively becoming the third Soviet cosmonaut) and Soyuz 9.

Was a Polish mountaineer best known for the first winter ascent of Dhaulagiri on January 21, 1985 wi

Was a Polish mountaineer best known for the first winter ascent of Dhaulagiri on January 21, 1985 with Jerzy Kukuczka. He died while making a winter attempt on Kangchenjunga.

Was a British mountaineer.He started climbing as a student at Wilmslow Grammar School. Whilst studyi

Was a British mountaineer.He started climbing as a student at Wilmslow Grammar School. Whilst studying geology at Imperial College London, he led his first expedition to the Ecuadorian Andes where he made first British ascents within the El Altar massif a

Is a famous mountain climber, who has successfully climbed Mount Everest ten times without the use o

Is a famous mountain climber, who has successfully climbed Mount Everest ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen,[1] and is thus known as "The Snow Leopard".[2] When he made his tenth climb of Everest in 1996 he set a world record for the number