Igor Nikulin (hammer thrower)
Igor Yuriyevich Nikulin (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Никулин; born August 14, 1960 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a former 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 | August 14, 1960 60) Moscow, Soviet Union | (age
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Hammer throw |
Club | SA St. Petersburg |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 84.48 m (1990) |
Medal record
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One of the most remarkable performances in all of hammer throwing is Igor Nikulin's U23 world record of 83.54 m set 1982-09-02 in Athína, which then was good enough to put him 2nd in the world through all time behind Sergey Litvinov on 83.98 m. His personal best of 84.48 m was set on July 12, 1990 in Lausanne currently putting him 7th through all time. His father Yuriy Nikulin finished fourth at the men's hammer throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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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 | |
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1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 81.38 m |
IAAF World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 78.28 m | |
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1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 78.38 m |
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