Dmitry Chernyshenko

Dmitry Nikolayevich Chernyshenko (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Чернышенко; born September 20, 1968) is a Russian businessman and politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Tourism, Sport, Culture and Communications 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]

Dmitry Chernyshenko
Official portrait, 2020
President & of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee
In office
February 28, 2010 – February 23, 2014
LeaderJacques Rogge (2010–13)
Thomas Bach (2013–14)
Preceded byJohn Furlong
Succeeded byCho Yang-ho
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Tourism, Sport, Culture and Communications
Assumed office
21 January 2020
Prime MinisterMikhail Mishustin
Preceded byOlga Golodets
Personal details
Born
Dmitry Nikolayevich Chernyshenko

(1968-09-20) 20 September 1968
Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipSoviet Union, Russia
Alma materSTANKIN

Biography

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]

Member of the Supervisory Board of Sberbank of Russia (2020–21).[4]

He was removed from the IOC Coordination Commission Beijing 2022 by the International Olympic Committee, due to his involvement in the Russian doping scandal.[5]

Awards and honours

In 2014, Chernyshenko was awarded the Olympic Order and the Paralympic Order.[6] He was stripped of the orders, however, on 28 February and 2 March 2022 respectively due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[7][8] He said: "Our country has always adhered to the principle that sport is beyond politics, but we are constantly drawn into the politics, because they understand the importance of sport in the lives of our Russian people."[9]

In 2019, Chernyshenko entered the list of the 500 most influential business leaders in media industry for a second year in a row – Variety500 (it is compiled annually by the American magazine Variety).[10]

References
  1. Dmitry Chernyshenko
  2. "Sochi organizer takes over as KHL president". ESPN.com. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  3. "Sochi Olympics Chief Named Head of Russia's Gazprom Media | News". The Moscow Times. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  4. "Dmitry Chernyshenko". Sberbank. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  5. "IOC suspends Russian NOC and creates a path for clean individual athletes to compete in PyeongChang 2018 under the Olympic Flag". July 14, 2021.
  6. "The Paralympic Order". Paralympic Movement. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  7. "IOC EB recommends no participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials".
  8. "IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus". International Paralympic Committee.
  9. https://copenhagengrid.com/en/news/article/4672058/russia-excluded-from-more-sports-as-sanctions-mount
  10. "Dmitry Chernyshenko". August 28, 2018.


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