Namesakes
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze) Gennadiy Nikolayev 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay 
(gold) Gennadiy Tsygankov 1972; 1976 ice hockey
(silver/bronze) Gennadiy Prigoda 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle