Ivan Klementyev (1960) – an Olympic Champion (1988) and multiple world champion in solo canoeing. Politician, member of the Saeima of Latvia since 2006 >>

Vera Zozulya (1956) – the first female athlete in the history of Latvia,  winner of the Winter Olympics (1980) in luge. Bearer of the Latvian Oder of Three Stars (2005). >>

Pavel Selivanov (1952) – as member of the USSR volleyball team became Olympic Champion in 1980. >>

Oleg Antropov (1947–2023) – a member of the USSR volleyball team and Olympic champion (1968, Mexico). >>

Ivan Bugayenkov (1938) as a member of the all-Union volleyball team of the USSR became a double Olympic champion (1964, 1968). >>

Afanasy Kuzmin (1947) – Latvian shooter, participant of 9 Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games (1988, Seul) won the gold medal, at the next  Games (Barselona, 1992) was the second one.
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Igor Vykhrov (1978) – gymnast, the first Olympic champion (2000) in the history of independent Latvia. >>

Vladimir Petrov (1907–1943) – a grandmaster. >>

Alexander Starkov (1955) – a former Latvian football player and coach. >>

Sergey Zholtok (1972–2004) – one of the best hockey players in Latvia in the 1990-ies. >>