Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Kolesnikow

Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Kolesnikow ( Russian: Николай Васильевич Колесников , English transcription Nikolay Kolesnikov ; born September 8, 1953 in Kargaly, Almaty , Kazakh SSR ) is a former Soviet sprinter .

At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , he reached the semi-finals over 200 meters . In the 4 x 100 meter relay , he won bronze with the Soviet team.

In 1978 he won the European Indoor Championships over 60 meters . At the European Championships in Prague he finished seventh over 100 meters and won bronze with the Soviet quartet.

He was three times Soviet indoor champion over 60 meters (1977-1979) and once over 100 meters (1978).

Personal bests

• 100 m: 10.1 s, May 30, 1981, Sochi
• 200 m: 20.96 s, 1977

Web links

• Nikolay Kolesnikov in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )