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==Awards and honours== |
==Awards and honours== |
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In 2014, Chernyshenko was awarded the [[Olympic Order]] and the [[Paralympic Order]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Paralympic Order |url=https://www.paralympic.org/the-ipc/paralympic-order|website=Paralympic Movement|accessdate=1 October 2017}}</ref> He was stripped of the orders, however, on 28 February and 2 March 2022 respectively due to [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-eb-recommends-no-participation-of-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-and-officials |title=IOC EB recommends no participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/press-release/ipc-makes-decisions-regarding-rpc-and-npc-belarus|title=IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus|website=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> 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."<ref>https://copenhagengrid.com/en/news/article/4672058/russia-excluded-from-more-sports-as-sanctions-mount</ref> |
In 2014, Chernyshenko was awarded the [[Olympic Order]] and the [[Paralympic Order]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Paralympic Order |url=https://www.paralympic.org/the-ipc/paralympic-order|website=Paralympic Movement|accessdate=1 October 2017}}</ref> He was stripped of the orders, however, on 28 February and 2 March 2022 respectively due to [[2022 Russian invasion of the Ukraine|Russia's invasion of then Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-eb-recommends-no-participation-of-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-and-officials |title=IOC EB recommends no participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/press-release/ipc-makes-decisions-regarding-rpc-and-npc-belarus|title=IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus|website=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> 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."<ref>https://copenhagengrid.com/en/news/article/4672058/russia-excluded-from-more-sports-as-sanctions-mount</ref> |
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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'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/dmitry-chernyshenko/|title=Dmitry Chernyshenko|date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> |
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'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/dmitry-chernyshenko/|title=Dmitry Chernyshenko|date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> |
Dmitry Chernyshenko
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Official portrait, 2020
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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 Nikolayevich Chernyshenko (1968-09-20) 20 September 1968 (age 55) Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Citizenship | Soviet Union, Russia |
Alma mater | STANKIN |
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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]
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]
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 then 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]
Preceded by | President of Organizing Committee for Winter Olympic Games 2014 |
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