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Igor Zhelezovski

Ihar Zhalyazouski
Zhalyazouski in 1994
Personal information
Birth nameIhar Mikalaevich Zhalyazouski
NicknameBear from Minsk [1]
NationalityBelarusian
Born(1963-06-01)1 June 1963
Orsha, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died12 June 2021(2021-06-12) (aged 58)
Minsk, Belarus
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union
 CIS
 Belarus
SportSpeed skating
ClubSK VS Minsk
Turned pro1982
Retired1994
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 36.49 (1988)
1000 m: 1:12.58 (1989)
1500 m: 1:52.50 (1987)
3000 m: 4:12.85 (1988)
5000 m: 7:09.84 (1983)
10 000 m: 15:40.82 (1983)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
Representing the  Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 1000 m
Representing  Belarus
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer 1000 m
World Sprint Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1985 Heerenveen Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1986 Karuizawa Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1989 Heerenveen Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Tromsø Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1991 Inzell Sprint
Representing  CIS
Gold medal – first place 1992 Oslo Sprint
Representing  Belarus
Gold medal – first place 1993 Ikaho Sprint

Ihar Mikalaevich Zhalyazouski or Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski or Ihar Mikałajevič Žalazoŭski (Belarusian: Ігар Мікалаевіч Жалязоўскі; Russian: Игорь Николаевич Железовский; 1 June 1963 – 12 June 2021) was a Soviet and Belarusian speed skater.


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