Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Strunnikow

	Nikolai Strunnikov
Full name	Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Strunnikow
nation	Russia
birthday	December 16, 1886
place of birth	Sknjatino
date of death	January 12, 1940
Place of death	Moscow
Career
discipline	Speed skating
Medal table
All around world championships
All-around European Championships

Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Strunnikow ( Russian: Николай Васильевич Струнников ; born December 16, 1886 in Sknjatino ; † January 12, 1940 in Moscow ) was a Russian speed skater .

Strunnikow, who was also national champion in cycling, became world champion in all-around in Helsinki in 1910 . He beat the Norwegian speed skating legend Oscar Mathisen . In 1911 he defended his title. In both years he was also European champion in the all-around competition. In preparation for the EM 1911 he broke Jaap Eden's world record over 5000 meters, which had existed for 17 years. Although much was expected of him, Strunnikow ended his speed skating career in 1912 after a dispute with his association.

Personal bests

route	time	date	place
500 m	45.1 sec	February 11, 1911	Kristiania
1000 m	1: 38.0 min	January 7, 1911	Moscow
1500 m	2: 23.8 min	February 12, 1911	Kristiania
5000 m	8: 37.2 min-1	February 4, 1911	Kristiania
10,000 m	17: 59.8 min	February 18, 1911	Hamar

¹ = world record at the time of the run

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personal data
SURNAME	Strunnikow, Nikolai Wassiljewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Струнников, Николай Васильевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Russian speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH	December 16, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sknjatino
DATE OF DEATH	January 12, 1940
Place of death	Moscow