Yakov Melnikov
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Born | Moscow | 13 January 1896|||||||
Died | 12 July 1960 Moscow | (aged 64)|||||||
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Country | Russian Empire USSR | |||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||
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Yakov Fyodorovich Melnikov (Russian: Яков Фёдорович Мельников; January 13, 1896, Moscow, Russian Empire - July 12, 1960, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR[1]) was a Russian and Soviet speed skater. The first was awarded to Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1934).[2]
He was the Bronze medalist of the 1923 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.[3] Melnikov set 27 national records.[4]
He first started in the Russian championship in 1913. He last went on the ice as a participant in the country's championship in 1941. The last champion and record holder of the Russian Empire. The first champion of the RSFSR.
References[]
- ^ "Знаменитости - биографии, интервью, истории" (in Russian). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Яков Федорович Мельников биография - Биографии, фото, цитаты". PersonBio.com (in Russian). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Results of the 1923 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. 11 February 1923. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Биографии кратко и полностью
External links[]
- Яков Фёдорович Мельников. Всё о России и про Россию
- Рязанская энциклопедия
- Skater names starting with M
Categories:
- Russian male speed skaters
- Soviet male speed skaters
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery
- 1896 births
- 1960 deaths
- World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Russian speed skating biography stubs