Dmitry Chernyshenko
Dmitry Chernyshenko | |
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| President & of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee | |
| In office February 28, 2010 – February 23, 2014 | |
| Leader | Jacques Rogge (2010–13) Thomas Bach (2013–14) |
| Preceded by | John Furlong |
| Succeeded by | Cho Yang-ho |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Tourism, Sport, Culture and Communications | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Mishustin |
| Preceded by | Olga Golodets |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko Дмитрий Николаевич Чернышенко 20 September 1968 Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union, Russia |
| Alma mater | STANKIN |
Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Чернышенко; born September 20, 1968) is a Russian businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since 2020. Previously he was the President of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2014 Winter Olympics which were held in Sochi, Russia.[1]
Since November 27, 2014 he has been the President of Kontinental Hockey League, replacing Alexander Medvedev.[2] In addition he was appointed as Board Chairman of Gazprom-Media in December 2014.[3]
He was removed from the IOC Coordination Commission Beijing 2022 by the International Olympic Committee due to his involvement in the Russian doping scandal.[4]
Member of the Supervisory Board of Sberbank of Russia (2020-2021).[5]
Awards and honours[]
In 2014, Chernyshenko was awarded the Paralympic Order.[6]
In 2019, Chernyshenko entered the list of the 500 most influential business leaders in media industry for a second year in a row – Variety500[7] (it is compiled annually by the leading American magazine Variety).
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References[]
- ^ Dmitry Chernyshenko
- ^ "Sochi organizer takes over as KHL president". ESPN.com. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^ "Sochi Olympics Chief Named Head of Russia's Gazprom Media | News". The Moscow Times. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^ "IOC suspends Russian NOC and creates a path for clean individual athletes to compete in PyeongChang 2018 under the Olympic Flag". July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Dmitry Chernyshenko". Sberbank. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "The Paralympic Order". Paralympic Movement. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ "Dmitry Chernyshenko". August 28, 2018.
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