Igor Lotaryov (russian: И́горь Лотарёв; born 30 August 1964) is a Russian former Soviet male middle-distance runner who competed mainly in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He set his lifetime best of 3:34.49 minutes for the event in Brussels in 1985. He made his international debut as a junior athlete, running in the Soviet teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1982 and 1983. He won his first international medal at the

1983 European Athletics Junior Championships The 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships was the seventh edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Schwechat Schwechat () is a town southeast of Vienna known for the Vienna Inter ...

, finishing second in the 1500 m behind East German Maik Dreissigacker. He enjoyed senior success in the mid-1980s including bronze medals at the Friendship Games and

1985 IAAF World Cup The 4th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on October 4–6, 1985, at the Bruce Stadium in Canberra, Australia. Overall results ...

, then a silver medal behind compatriot Pavel Yakovlev at the

1986 Goodwill Games The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held from 5 – 20 July 1986. The main stadium was the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Game ...

. He was also a 1500 m finalist at the

1986 European Athletics Championships The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion, now known as Mercedes-Benz Arena, in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. ...

and the

1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Stade Couvert Régional in Liévin, France, on 21 and 22 February 1987. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participating nations * (7) * (13) * (18) * (1) * (15) * (1) * (16) ...

. He set the first IAAF-recognised

world indoor record World records in Sport of athletics, athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking. Records are kept for athletics at the Summer Olympi ...

for the

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

event, running 2:18.00 on 14 February 1987. This stood for almost five years before being beaten by Rob Druppers of the Netherlands. As of 2017, his time remains in the top 40 of all-time. Lotaryov was a three-time national champion, taking the indoor 1500 m title twice at the

Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships The Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат СССР по лёгкой атлетике в помещении) was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Soviet Athletics Federation, which served a ...

(1984, 1987) and once outdoors at the

Soviet Athletics Championships The Soviet Athletics Championships (russian: link=no, Чемпионат СССР по лёгкой атлетике) was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Soviet Athletics Federation, which served as the Soviet natio ...

in 1985.

International competitions

National championships

**1500 m: 1984, 1987 *

**1500 : 1985

Notes

Alternative transliterations of his surname include Lotaryev, Lotarev, Lotorev, and a Lotoryev.Igor Lotaryev
Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lotaryov, Igor Living people 1964 births Soviet male middle-distance runners Russian male middle-distance runners World record setters in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Friendship Games medalists in athletics