USSR Merited Master of Sports

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USSR Merited Master of Sports was an honorary sports title in the Soviet Union awarded to athletes who achieved outstanding, often world-class results and brought significant prestige to Soviet sport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorary sports title
sports title of the Soviet Union
alsoKnownAs Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
Merited Master of Sport of the USSR
appliesTo athlete
associatedWith Olympic champions from the USSR
Soviet national teams NERFINISHED
world champions from the USSR
awardedFor bringing prestige to Soviet sport
outstanding sports achievements
world-class sports results
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
field sport
grantedBy state sports authorities of the Soviet Union
hasCharacteristic elite-level distinction
honorary
hasType individual award
higherRankThan Master of Sports of the USSR NERFINISHED
languageOfName Russian
nonHereditary true
partOf Soviet sports titles system NERFINISHED
recognizes international sports success
scope all sports recognized in the USSR
status defunct title
symbolizes highest recognition for a Soviet athlete
transferable false
typicalRecipient top-level Soviet athletes
usedIn Soviet sports organizations

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Anatoli Firsov awardReceived USSR Merited Master of Sports