Igor Nikulin (athlete)
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 Igor Nikulin (athlete) |
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Competitor for the  Unified Team |
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| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Hammer Throw | |
Igor Nikulin (Russian: Игорь 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.
His personal best (84.48 metres) was set on 1990-07-12 in Lausanne. Nikulin's father Yury finished fourth at the men's hammer throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 1979 | European Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 3rd | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd |
[edit] External links
IAAF profile for Igor Nikulin
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Preceded by Heinz Weis |
Men's Hammer Best Year Performance 1990 |
Succeeded by Igor Astapkovich |
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