Yevgeny Nikolayevich Kulikov
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Full name | Yevgeny Nikolayevich Kulikov | |||||||||
nation | Soviet Union | |||||||||
birthday | May 25, 1950 | |||||||||
place of birth | Bogdanovich | |||||||||
size | 180 cm | |||||||||
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discipline | Speed skating | |||||||||
status | resigned | |||||||||
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Yevgeny Nikolajewitsch Kulikow ( Russian Евгений Николаевич Куликов ; born May 25, 1950 in Bogdanowitsch ) is a former Soviet speed skater .
He was the first runner to run 500 meters in under 38 seconds. His best time in his career was exactly 37 seconds. This world record lasted 8 years.
At the 1976 Olympic Games in Innsbruck he won the gold medal over 500 meters. Four years later at the Games in Lake Placid he won silver behind Eric Heiden .
In 1975 he was awarded the Oscar Mathisen Award .
Web links
- Statistics at speed skating news
- Yevgeny Nikolajewitsch Kulikow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Kulikov, Yevgeny Nikolaevich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Куликов, Евгений Николаевич (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet speed skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bogdanovich |