Namesakes
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze/gold, 1 silver, 1 silver/gold
(bronze/gold) Veniamin Alexandrov 1960; 1964; 1968 ice hockey 
(silver) Veniamin Soldatenko 1972 50 km walk
(silver/gold) Veniamin Tayanovich 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay