Igor Zhelezovski

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

Igor Zhelezovski
Zhelezovski in 1994
Personal information
Birth nameIgor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski
Nickname(s)Bear from Minsk [1]
NationalityBelarusian
Born(1963-07-01)1 July 1963
Orša, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died12 June 2021(2021-06-12) (aged 57)
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
1988 Calgary1000 m
Representing  Belarus
1994 Lillehammer1000 m
World Sprint Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
1985 HeerenveenSprint
1986 KaruizawaSprint
1989 HeerenveenSprint
1990 TromsøSprint
1991 InzellSprint
Representing  CIS
1992 OsloSprint
Representing  Belarus
1993 IkahoSprint

Zhelezovski won silver at the World Junior Allround Championships in 1982. He became World Sprint Champion in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1993.

He won a silver medal in the 1000m event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[2]

Zhelezovski died of COVID-19 on 12 June 2021, at the age of 57.[3]

References

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