Igor Tselovalnikov
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| Born | 2 January 1944 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||
| Died | 1 March 1986 (aged 42) | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik Kharkiv | ||||||||||
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Ihor Vasilyevich Tselovalnikov (Russian: Игорь Васильевич Целовальников; Ukrainian: Ігор Васильович Целовальников; 2 January 1944 – 1 March 1986) was a Soviet cyclist. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in the 2000 m tandem sprint and finished in fifth and first place, respectively.[1] Tselovalnykov represented the Burevestnik of the Ukrainian SSR.
Nationally he won four titles in the tandem sprint (1967, 1971–1974) and one in the 1000 m track time trial.[2]
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).[2] 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[3]
References[]
- ^ 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
- 1944 births
- 1986 deaths
- Soviet male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of the Soviet Union
- Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Sportspeople from Yerevan
- Burevestnik (sports society) athletes
- National University of Kharkiv alumni
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Armenian track cyclists
- Ukrainian track cyclists