Dmitry Chernyshenko

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]

Dmitry Chernyshenko
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 Nikolaevich Chernyshenko
Дмитрий Николаевич Чернышенко

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

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]

Awards and honours

In 2014, Chernyshenko was awarded the Paralympic Order.[5]
In 2019, Chernyshenko entered the list of the 500 most influential business leaders in media industry for a second year in a row – Variety500[6] (it is compiled annually by the leading american magazine Variety).

References
  1. Dmitry Chernyshenko
  2. "Sochi organizer takes over as KHL president". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  3. "Sochi Olympics Chief Named Head of Russia's Gazprom Media | News". The Moscow Times. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  4. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-suspends-russian-noc-and-creates-a-path-for-clean-individual-athletes-to-compete-in-pyeongchang-2018-under-the-olympic-flag
  5. "The Paralympic Order". Paralympic Movement. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  6. https://variety.com/exec/dmitry-chernyshenko/
Preceded by
John Furlong		 President of Organizing Committee for Winter Olympic Games
2014		 Succeeded by
Cho Yang-ho
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