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Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

Details

Name	Lviv
Administrative division	Lviv
Country	Ukraine
Notes	In Austro-Hungary until 1919 (as Lemberg), in Poland between 1919 and 1939 (as Lwów), in the Soviet Union between 1944 and 1991 (as Lvov).

People born here (144)
Spirydion Albański	POL	FBL	Olympics	1936	4 October 1907
Oleh Avdieiev	UKR	LUG	Olympics	1998—2002	7 April 1973
Maksim Averin	AZE	CRD	Olympics	2016	28 November 1985
Włodzimierz Bartoszewicz	POL	PNT	Olympics	1936	3 July 1899
Mieczysław Batsch	POL	FBL	Olympics	1924	1 January 1900
Tetiana Beliaieva	UKR	JUD	Olympics	1996—2000	2 October 1971
Viktor Berendyuga	URS UKR	WPO	Olympics	1988	27 January 1962
Nataliya Bilukha	UKR	ARC	Olympics	1996	22 January 1971
Yuliya Biriukova	UKR	CRD	Olympics	2024	24 January 1998
Yelyzaveta Bochkarova	UKR	CTR	Olympics	2012	5 May 1978
Mariola Bodnarchuk	UKR	GRY	Olympics	2020	23 March 2002
Roman Bondaruk	UKR	SHO	Olympics	2008—2016	20 June 1974
Solomiya Brateyko	UKR	TTE	Olympics	2024	24 February 1999
Maria Brodacka	POL	PNT	Olympics	1928	22 March 1904
Andriy Bulkovskyi	UKR	ATH	Olympics	1996	22 July 1972
Vladislav Bykanov	ISR	STK	Olympics/Opening Flagbearer/Closing Flagbearer	2014—2022	19 November 1989
Sergej Charin	SVK	WPO	Olympics	2000	17 November 1963
Alla Cherkasova	UKR	WRE	Olympics	2016—2020	5 May 1989
Oryslava Chukhlib	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2002	2 August 1974
Krystian Czernichowski	POL	BKB	Olympics	1964	6 February 1930
Dmytro Dem'ianiuk	UKR	ATH	Olympics	2008—2012	30 June 1983
Leon Dołżycki	POL	PNT	Olympics	1928	20 March 1888
Farid Dosayev	URS UKR	SWM	Olympics	1956	6 March 1933
Anton Dukach	UKR	LUG	Olympics/YOG/Opening Flagbearer	2012—2026	30 July 1995
Andriy Fedechko	UKR	MPN	Olympics	2016	4 December 1990
Andrzej Federowicz	POL	BOX	Referee	1948—1960	28 December 1912
Oleh Fedor	UKR	FBL	Olympics	2024	23 July 2004
Andrey Fedoriv	RUS UKR EUN	ATH	Olympics	1992—1996	11 August 1963
Antoni Franz	POL	FEN	Olympics	1936	26 January 1905
Iosif Gamsky	URS UKR	ATH	Olympics	1972	20 October 1949
Tadeusz Garczyński	AUT	ATH	Non-starter	1912	2 July 1893
Eugeniusz Geppert	POL	PNT	Olympics	1932	4 September 1890
Aleksandr Gonchenkov	UKR EUN	CTR	Olympics	1992	14 April 1970
Kazimierz Górski	POL	FBL	Coach	1972—1976	2 March 1921
Yury Gromak	URS UKR	SWM	Olympics	1968	26 March 1948
Yuriy Haiduk	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2006—2010	12 July 1985
Volodymyr Hlyvka	UKR	SJP	Olympics	1998—2002	24 August 1973
Olena Horodna	UKR	BTH	Olympics	2026	6 July 2004
Bohdan-Ivan Horodyskyi	UKR	ATH	Olympics	2020	18 May 1994
Stanislav Horuna	UKR	KTE	Olympics	2020	1 March 1989
Dmytro Hrachov	UKR	ARC	Olympics	2004—2012	5 December 1983
Serhiy Hubryniuk	UKR	WRE	Olympics	1996	2 January 1970
Markiyan Ivashko	UKR	ARC	Olympics	2008—2012	18 May 1979
Zdzisław Jachimecki	POL	MUS	Referee	1928	7 July 1882
Walery Jaworski	AUT	ATH	Non-starter	1912	27 November 1890
Nazariy Kachmar	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2026	26 September 2005
Andrzej Karcz	POL	ATH	Non-starter	1960	4 December 1936
Franciszek Kawa	POL	CCS	Olympics	1928	3 October 1901
Yuliya Kharkivska	UKR	ALP	Olympics	1998	14 September 1976
Yuliya Khavaldzhy	UKR	WRE	Olympics	2016	21 February 1990
Andriy Kis	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2006—2014	27 May 1982
Olha Knysh	UKR	ALP	Olympics	2018	6 October 1995
Bolesław Kolasa	POL	IHO	Olympics	1948	25 October 1920
Pavlo Korostylov	UKR	SHO	Olympics/YOG	2014—2024	5 November 1997
Yuliya Korostylova	UKR	SHO	Olympics	2004	8 February 1984
Feliks Kostrzębski	POL	CRD	Olympics	1924	10 May 1899
Andriy Kotelnyk	UKR	BOX	Olympics	2000	29 December 1977
Adam Krajewski	POL	FEN	Olympics	1952	4 October 1929
Adam Królikiewicz	POL	EJP	Olympics	1924	9 December 1894
Kazimierz Krzemiński	POL	CRD	Olympics	1924	25 February 1902
Ladislaus Kurpiel	AUT	FBL	Olympics	1912	13 November 1883
Viktoriya Lenyshyn	UKR	GRY	Olympics	2012	25 May 1991
Józef Lewicki	POL	SWM	Olympics	1952	15 March 1934
Yuliya Lobzhenidze	GEO	ARC	Olympics	2016	23 August 1977
Bohdan Makuts	URS UKR	GAR	Olympics/Referee	1980—2016	4 April 1960
Marek Małecki	POL	EVE	Olympics	1972	6 February 1938
Wiesław Maniak	POL	ATH	Olympics	1964—1968	22 May 1938
Veronika Marchenko	UKR	ARC	Olympics	2016—2024	3 April 1993
Louis Markiewicz	FRA	PNT	Olympics	1948	4 February 1886
Daniil Martsynovsky	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2026	30 December 2004
Alina Melnyk	UKR	GRY	Olympics	2024	17 May 2005
Oleksandra Merkushyna	UKR	BTH	Olympics	2026	14 January 2005
Larisa Mikhalchenko	URS UKR	ATH	Olympics	1988	16 February 1963
Oleksandra Mokh	UKR	LUG	Olympics/YOG	2020—2026	27 February 2004
Tetiana Nakazna	UKR	MPN	Olympics	2000	6 August 1972
Emil Nikodemowicz	POL	IHO	Coach	1984	14 June 1929
Artur Olech	POL	BOX	Olympics	1964—1968	22 June 1940
Alex Osadchuk	AUS	WPO	Olympics	2004	19 February 1972
Kateryna Palekha	UKR	ARC	Olympics	2004—2012	20 September 1980
Danylo Panchenko	UKR	LUG	Olympics	1998—2002	15 August 1973
Kseniya Panteleieva	UKR	FEN	Olympics	2012—2016	11 May 1994
Yekaterina Pantyulina-Lisunova	RUS	WPO	Olympics	2008—2016	6 October 1989
Adam Papée	POL	FEN	Olympics/Referee	1924—1936	21 July 1895
Jan Parandowski	POL	LIT	Olympics	1936	11 May 1895
Oksana Paslas	UKR	GRY	Olympics	2004	6 February 1986
Ryszard Pędrak	POL	LUG	Olympics	1964	17 May 1932
Vira Perederiy	UKR	GRY	Olympics	2008	28 February 1990
Oleksandr Petriv	UKR	SHO	Olympics	2008	5 August 1974
Anfisa Pochkalova	UKR	FEN	Olympics	2012—2016	1 March 1990
Khrystyna Podrushna	UKR	ALP	Olympics	1994	12 August 1977
Khrystyna Pohranychna	UKR	GRY/MIX	Olympics/YOG	2018—2020	13 May 2003
Władysław Ponurski	AUT	ATH	Olympics	1912	23 April 1891
Oleksandr Potulnytskyi	UKR	WPO	Olympics	1996	17 April 1969
Artur Rogowski	POL	SHO	Olympics/Non-starter	1972—1976	20 January 1936
Vadym Rozhdestvenskyi	UKR	WPO	Olympics	1996	6 February 1967
Zygmunt Rozwadowski	POL	PNT	Olympics	1928	25 January 1870
Maria Rużycka	POL	PNT	Olympics	1936	25 August 1905
Roman Sabiński	POL	IHO	Olympics/Non-Medal	1932	28 December 1908
Larisa Savčenko-Neilande	LAT URS	TEN	Olympics	1988—1992	21 July 1966
Taras Senkiv	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2010	23 June 1989
Yana Shemiakina	UKR	FEN	Olympics	2008—2016	5 January 1986
Anastasiya Shepilenko	UKR	ALP	Olympics	2022—2026	9 October 2000
Liubov Sheremeta	UKR	GAR	Olympics	1996	17 January 1980
Olena Shkhumova	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2014—2018	24 November 1993
Konstantin Shkolny	URS UKR	ARC	Olympics	1988	3 February 1961
Tatyana Shtyryova-Volynkina	URS UKR	DIV	Olympics	1972—1976	11 September 1954
Ihor Shymechko	UKR	WLF	Olympics	2008—2016	27 May 1986
Kazimierz Sichulski	POL	PNT	Olympics	1928	17 January 1879
Viktor Sidoruk	URS UKR	ARC	Olympics	1972	4 September 1937
Juliusz Sieradzki	POL	SAL	Olympics	1936	23 February 1912
Mykola Skriabin	UKR	ALP	Olympics	1998—2006	17 December 1978
Anastasiya Skriabina	UKR	ALP	Olympics	2010	10 May 1985
Yuliya Slobodian	UKR	GRY	Olympics	2008	25 September 1992
Olena Smaha	UKR	LUG	Olympics/YOG	2016—2026	13 January 2000
Nikolay Smirnov	URS UKR	WPO	Olympics	1988	27 February 1961
Władysław Sobolewski	POL	FEN	Non-starter	1924	25 March 1890
Kazimierz Sokołowski	POL	IHO	Olympics	1932—1936	26 March 1908
Mariya Stadnik	AZE	WRE	Olympics	2008—2024	3 June 1988
Oleg Stepanenko	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1968	20 October 1939
Olena Stetskiv	UKR	LUG	Olympics/YOG	2012—2026	15 June 1994
Dmitry Stratan	RUS UKR	WPO	Olympics	1996—2004	24 January 1975
Roman Stupnicki	POL	IHO	Olympics	1936	30 November 1913
Irena Szydłowska	POL	ARC	Olympics	1972—1976	28 January 1928
Franciszek Szymczyk	POL	CTR	Olympics	1924	21 February 1892
Oleg Tarnovschi	MDA	CSP	Olympics	2016	10 April 1992
Serghei Tarnovschi	MDA	CSP	Olympics/YOG/Closing Flagbearer	2014—2024	24 June 1997
Lidiya Tsimosh	URS UKR	ATH	Olympics	1968	27 March 1942
Aleksandr Tuchkin	RUS URS	HBL	Olympics	1988—2004	15 July 1964
Halyna Tyryk	UKR	GAR	Olympics	2000	30 March 1980
Emil Vambera	POL	FEN	Non-starter	1924
Diana Varinska	UKR	GAR	Olympics	2020	22 March 2001
Liudmyla Vasylieva	UKR	FEN	Olympics	2000	22 June 1969
Yelena Vaytsekhovskaya	RUS URS	DIV	Olympics	1976	1 March 1958
Yelena Vesnina	AIN ROC RUS	TEN	Olympics	2008—2024	1 August 1986
Anastasiya Vozniak	UKR	GRY	Olympics	2016—2020	9 December 1998
Jan Wasiewicz	POL	FBL	Olympics	1936	6 January 1911
Szczepan Witkowski	POL	CCS/MSP	Olympics	1924	20 December 1898
Jerzy Wojnar	POL	LUG	Olympics/Opening Flagbearer	1964—1968	7 October 1930
Sofiya Yaremchuk	ITA	ATH	Olympics	2024	3 June 1994
Roman Yazvinskyi	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2006	30 November 1986
Roman Zakharkiv	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2010—2018	24 January 1991
Anna Zaporozhanova	UKR	TEN	Olympics	2000	9 August 1979
Rostyslav Zaulychnyi	UKR EUN	BOX	Olympics	1992—1996	6 September 1968
Oleh Zherebytskyi	UKR	LUG	Olympics	2006	15 August 1986
People who died here (17)
Gennady Androsov	RUS URS	SWM	Olympics	1956—1960	21 March 2016
Oleh Avdieiev	UKR	LUG	Olympics	1998—2002	2 April 2026
Yevgeny Cherepovsky	URS UKR	FEN	Olympics	1956—1960	12 July 1994
Vitaly Chernobay	URS UKR	ATH	Olympics	1956	19 May 2019
Viktor Chukarin	URS UKR	GAR	Olympics/Referee	1952—1960	25 August 1984
Pyotr Korol	URS UKR	WLF	Olympics	1976	2 July 2015
Valentina Kovpan	URS UKR	ARC	Olympics	1976	12 May 2006
Kazimierz Krzemiński	POL	CRD	Olympics	1924	1940
Yury Kutenko	URS UKR	ATH	Olympics	1956—1960	13 December 2003
Zdzisław Latawiec	AUT	ATH	Non-starter	1912	1940
Dmitry Leonkin	URS UKR	GAR	Olympics	1952	1980
Ludwik Oli	POL	ATT	Olympics	1928	1943
Vera Popkova	URS UKR	ATH	Olympics	1968	29 September 2011
Georgy Prokopenko	URS UKR	SWM	Olympics	1960—1964	5 May 2021
Kazimierz Sichulski	POL	PNT	Olympics	1928	6 November 1942
Leon Sperling	POL	FBL	Olympics	1924	December 1941
Emil Vambera	POL	FEN	Non-starter	1924	March 1938

Affiliations

Burevestnik Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

Czarni Lwów, Lviv (UKR)

Dynamo Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

Dynamo-Osvita Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

Dynamo-Ukraïna Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

FC Rukh Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

Iskra Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

Kolos Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

Lechia Lwów, Lviv (UKR)

Lider-Lviv Wrestling Club, Lviv (UKR)

Osvita Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

Pogoń Lwów, Lviv (UKR)

Spartak Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

VC Barkom-Kazhany, Lviv (UKR)

VS Lviv, Lviv (UKR)

ZS Lviv, Lviv (UKR)