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Igor Yuriyevich Nikulin (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Никулин; 14 August 1960 – 7 November 2021) was a hammer thrower who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
Personal information | |
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Native name | Игорь Юрьевич Никуԓин |
Full name | Igor Yuriyevich Nikulin |
Nationality | Russian |
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 14 August 1960
Died | 7 November 2021 Saint Petersburg, Russia | (aged 61)
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) |
Sport | |
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Sport | Men's Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Club | SA St. Petersburg |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 84.48 m (1990) |
Medal record |
Nikulin's U23 world record of 83.54 m, set 2 September 1982 in Athens, put him 2nd in the world of all time behind Sergey Litvinov's 83.98 m. His personal best of 84.48 m was set on 12 July 1990 in Lausanne currently[when?] putting him 7th of all time. His father Yuriy Nikulin finished fourth at the men's hammer throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nikulin died on 7 November 2021, at the age of 61.[1]
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the Soviet Union | ||||
1979 | European Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 71.56 m |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 79.44 m |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 79.34 m |
1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | 82.56 m |
1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th | 78.50 m |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | 82.00 m | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 80.18 m |
1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 3rd | 82.14 m |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 3rd | 80.02 m | |
Representing Unified Team | ||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 81.38 m |
IAAF World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 78.28 m | |
Representing Russia | ||||
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 78.38 m |
References
edit- ^ Скончался известный метатель молота Игорь Никулин (in Russian)