Namesakes
Valeriy Brumel
(a.k.a. Valeri) (m) 1942-2003 
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964 high jump (silver/gold)
Valeri Kharlamov
(m) 1948-1981
Hall-of-Famers 2005 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Valeriy Miloserdov
(a.k.a. Valeri) (m) 1951-2015
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1980 basketball (bronze)
Valeriy Pidluzhnyy
(a.k.a. Valeri) (m) 1952-2021
Olympic Medalists 1980 long jump (bronze)
Valeri Tikhonenko
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (gold)
Valeriy Goborov
(a.k.a. Valeri) (m) 1965-1989
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (gold)
Vako Qazaishvili
(m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)