Nikolay Kruglov
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| Full name | Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1950 Krasnyy Mys, Balakhninsky District, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 13 January 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 8 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2 (1977/78–1978/79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov (Russian: Никола́й Константи́нович Кругло́в; born 31 January 1950) is a former Soviet Union biathlete.[1] At the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck he won gold medals in the 20 km individual and with the men's relay team. He became world champion in the sprint event at the 1975 World Championships in Antholz.
His son, Nikolay Kruglov, Jr., also became a biathlete.
Biathlon results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
[edit]2 medals (2 gold)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
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 1976 Innsbruck
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Gold | Gold |
World Championships
[edit]8 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
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 1974 Minsk
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17th | 6th | Gold |
 1975 Antholz-Anterselva
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Silver | Gold | Silver |
| 1976 Antholz-Anterselva
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— | Bronze | — |
 1977 Lillehammer
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6th | Silver | Gold |
| 1978 Hochfilzen
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5th | 22nd | 4th |
 1979 Ruhpolding
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17th | 14th | Bronze |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories
[edit]1 victory (1 In)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 1977–78 1 victory (1 In) |
25 March 1978 | Murmansk |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
[edit]- ^ "A Golden Day For Sheila Young; Russians Beat US Hockey Team". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. February 6, 1976.
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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