Ihor Vasilyevich Tselovalnikov (Russian: Игорь Васильевич Целовальников; Ukrainian: Ігор Васильович Целовальніков; 2 January 1944 – 17 March 1986) was a Soviet cyclist.[1] He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in the 2000 m tandem sprint and finished in fifth and first place, respectively.[2] Tselovalnykov represented the Burevestnik of the Ukrainian SSR.
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| Born | 2 January 1944 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
| Died | 17 March 1986 (aged 42) Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Kharkiv | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik Kharkiv | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Nationally he won four titles in the tandem sprint (1967, 1971–1974) and one in the 1000 m track time trial.[3]
He graduated from the University of Kharkiv with a degree in economics (1969) and then from the Saint Petersburg Military Institute of Physical Education (1977).[3] Between 1969 and 1972 he served in the Soviet Army, and after 1977 worked as a lecturer at the Kharkiv Military School of Missile Troops.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Igor Tselovalnikov". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Ihor Tselovalnykov Archived 18 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Целовальников Игорь Васильевич. Olympic Encyclopedia (2006). yandex.ru
- ^ ЦЕЛОВАЛЬНИКОВ ИГОРЬ ВАСИЛЬЕВИЧ. s-k.org.ua
External links
edit- Igor Tselovalnikov at Cycling Archives
- Igor Tselovalnikov at Olympedia
