Nikolay Nikolayevich Kruglov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Кругло́в; born 8 April 1981) is a former Russian biathlete. His father, Nikolay Kruglov, was also a biathlete. Kruglov Jr. has won a couple of medals with the Russian relay team. He is a two-time World Champion in the men's relay and a two-time World Champion in mixed relay. Also he won silver medals at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Olympics.
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| Full name | Nikolay Nikolayevich Kruglov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1981 Gorky, RSFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 24 January 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 26 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 7 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 5 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 (2001/02–2009/10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kruglov retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.[1]
Biathlon results edit
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games edit
1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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 2006 Turin
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— | 21st | 11th | 21st | Silver |
 2010 Vancouver
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11th | — | — | — | — |
World Championships edit
6 medals (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk
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39th | — | — | — | — | — |
 2004 Oberhof
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— | 12th | 14th | 17th | — | — |
 2005 Hochfilzen
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35th | 5th | 4th | 4th | Silver | Gold |
 2006 Pokljuka
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— | — | — | — | — | Gold |
| 2007 Antholz-Anterselva
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5th | 12th | 16th | 12th | Gold | — |
 2008 Östersund
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— | 26th | 25th | — | Gold | Bronze |
 2009 Pyeongchang
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— | 66th | — | — | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
Individual victories edit
3 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 2004–05 1 victory (1 Pu) |
18 February 2005 | Pokljuka |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2006–07 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) |
6 January 2007 | Oberhof |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 7 January 2007 | Oberhof |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References edit
- ^ Kokesh, Jerry (23 November 2010). "Russia Focuses on World Championships". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Nikolay Kruglov Jr". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
External links edit
- Nikolay Kruglov Jr. at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Nikolay Kruglov Jr. at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Official fan-club
- Nikolay Kruglov at IBU
- Nikolay Kruglov at Olympedia
