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Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski or Ihar Mikałajevič Žalazoŭski (russian: Игорь Николаевич Железовский; be, Ігар Мікалаевіч Жалязоўскі; 1 July 1963 – 12 June 2021) was a Soviet and Belarusian speed skater.
Умер многократный чемпион мира по конькобежному спорту Железовский
An overview of medals won by Zhelezovski at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
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Biography
His imposing physical appearance resulted in the nicknames "Igor the Terrible" and "The bear from Minsk". Originally competing for the Soviet Union, then for the Commonwealth of Independent States, and finally for Belarus, he became World Sprint Champion a record six times. In Soviet times, he trained atArmed Forces sports society
The Sports Clubs of the Armed Forces, Physical Culture and Sports Association of the Soviet Armed Forces (russian: спортивные клубы Армии КА} ''sportivnye kluby Armiy, SKA''; russian: Физкультурно-спортив ...
in Minsk.
Zhelezovski won silver at the World Junior Allround Championships in 1982. Specialising in the sprint, he became World Sprint Champion in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1993. He finished eighth in the 1987 edition, and decided to skip the 1988 edition in favour of preparing for the Winter Olympics in Calgary
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that same year. These, however, turned out to be a disappointment for him, finishing sixth in the 500 m, only third in 1000 m, and fourth in the 1500 m. In the remaining two World Sprint Championships he participated in, in 1990 and 1994, he finished third and sixth, respectively.
In his final two seasons, which followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Zhelezovski represented Belarus. It was during this time that he achieved a career highlight of winning the silver medal in the 1000 m event at the 1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
in Lillehammer, Norway. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics, he was the Belarusian flag bearer.
After ending his skating career in 1994, Zhelezovski became president of the skating union of Belarus, a position which he held for several years.
Zhelezovski died on 12 June 2021, at the age of 57.Medals
An overview of medals won by Zhelezovski at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:
Records
World records
Over the course of his career, Zhelezovski skated four world records, one of which equalledPavel Pegov
Pavel Georgievich Pegov (russian: Павел Георгиевич Пегов, born 29 November 1956 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a former speed skater who specialised in the shorter 500 metres and 1000 metres distances. He studied at the East Sibe ...
's six-year-old world record on the 1000 m:
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Personal records
To put these personal records in perspective, the ''WR'' column lists the official world records on the dates that Zhelezovski skated his personal records. Source: SpeedskatingResults.com Note that Zhelezovski's personal record on the 500 m was not recognised as a world record by the International Skating Union (ISU). Zhelezovski has an Adelskalender score of 164.015 points.References
External links
* *Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
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