• Administration of the President of the Russian Federation
  • Ministry for Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation
  • Government of the Russian Federation
  • Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Yakutian Sports

Yakutian Sports

Achievements of Yakut people in sports are well-known all around the world. Yakut sportsmen won six Olympic medals. Gold – Pavel Pinigin (freestyle wrestling, Montreal, 1976), Roman Dmitriev (freestyle wrestling, Munich, 1972), Maria Pinigina (athletic, Seoul, 1988). Silver – Roman Dmitriev (freestyle wrestling, Montreal, 1976), Alexander Ivanov (freestyle wrestling, Montreal, 1976), Bronze – Georgiy Balakshin (boxing, Beijing, 2008).

Paralympic Games silver medal – Anastasia Diodorova (swimming, Beijing, 2008). Deaflympic Games gold medal – Sergey Nikolaev (freestyle wrestling, Taipei, 2009), silver and bronze medals – Ekaterina Katorgina (shooting, Taipei, 2009).