Kiev Sports People

Tatiana Andreеvna Volosozhar (Ukrainian: Тетяна Андріївна Волосожар, Russian: Татьяна Андреевна Волосожар; born 22 May 1986 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian pair skater. With current partner Maxim Trankov, she is the 2012 European Champion, a two-time (2011...

Kyrylo Fesenko (Ukrainian: Кирило Фесенко; born December 24, 1986) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player who has most recently played for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a 7'1" and 280 lb center.

Elena Baltacha (Ukrainian: Олена Балтача; born 14 August 1983) is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also a regular British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since...

Travis Zajac (born May 13, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 20th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New...

Aliona Savchenko (Ukrainian: Олена Валентинівна Савченко / Olena Valentinivna Savchenko, also Romanized Aljona Sawtschenko; born 19 January 1984 in Kiev, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union) is a German-Ukrainian pair skater. With partner Robin Szolkowy, she is a three-time (2008, 2009, 2011)...

Dmytro "Dema" Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Дмитро (Діма) Коваленко) (born 28 August 1977 in Kiev) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.

Oleg Vladymyrovych Blokhin (Ukrainian: Олег Володимирович Блохін) (born 5 November 1952 in Kiev) is a Soviet football player and Ukrainian football coach. He is currently a head coach of the Ukrainian national team. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for...

Andriy (Andrei) Medvedev (Ukrainian: Андрій Медведєв, born 31 August 1974 in Kiev), is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Medvedev made a splash on the international tennis scene when, as a 17-year-old, he won titles in Genoa and Stuttgart....

Anna Olegivna Muzychuk (Ukrainian: Анна Оле́гівна Музичук; Slovenian: Ana Muzičuk) (born February 28, 1990) is a chess player with a FIDE rating of 2598 (May 2012). She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004, the title of International Master...

Ruslan Olegovich Ponomariov (Ukrainian: Руслан Олeгович Пономарьов, Ruslan Olegovych Ponomar'ov; Русла́н Олегович Пономарёв) (born October 11, 1983) is a Ukrainian chess player and former FIDE World Champion.