Yevgeny Nikolayevich Kulikov (Russian: Евге́ний Никола́евич Кулико́в, born 25 May 1950 in Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a former speed skater who specialised in the sprint.
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| Native name | Евге́ний Кулико́в | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Yevgeny Nikolayevich Kulikov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 25, 1950 (age 73) Bogdanovich, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yevgeny Kulikov trained at Burevestnik Voluntary Sports Society. Competing for the Soviet Union he became the first to break the 38 seconds barrier on the 500 m in 1975 and over the course of the next two weeks he lowered his own 500 m world record three more times, finishing with a time of 37.00, exactly one second below the previous world record. He would remain the 500 m world record holder for 8 years. For his achievements he received the 1975 Oscar Mathisen Award.
At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, he won gold on the 500 m despite the fact that he had a cold and a fever during his race. As the defending 500 m Olympic Champion and world record holder, he won silver at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, being beaten by Eric Heiden.
At the World Sprint Championships, Kulikov won silver in 1975 and bronze in 1977. In 1981, Kulikov lowered his own 500 m world record once more, becoming the first man to break the 37-second barrier.
Records edit
World records edit
Over the course of his career, Kulikov skated nine world records:
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
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| 500 m | 37.99 | 15 March 1975 | Medeo
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| 500 m | 37.97 | 16 March 1975 | Medeo
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| 500 m | 37.20 | 28 March 1975 | Medeo
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| 500 m | 37.00 | 29 March 1975 | Medeo
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| Sprint combination | 153.250 | 29 March 1975 | Medeo
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| 1000 m | 1:15.70 | 20 March 1976 | Medeo
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| Sprint combination | 151.190 | 21 March 1976 | Medeo
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| 1000 m | 1:15.33 | 19 March 1977 | Medeo
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| 500 m | 36.91 | 28 March 1981 | Medeo
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Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
Personal records edit
| Event | Result | Date | Venue |
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| 500 m | 36.91 | 28 March 1981 | Medeo |
| 1000 m | 1:15.33 | 19 March 1977 | Medeo |
| 1500 m | 2:06.3 | 16 December 1977 | Medeo |
| 3000 m | 4:37.7 | 23 August 1981 | Leningrad |
References edit
- ^ "Jevgeni Koelikov". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
External links edit
- Yevgeny Kulikov at the International Skating Union
- Yevgeny Kulikov at Olympics.com
- Yevgeny Kulikov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
