Sergey Nikolayev (russian: Сергей Николаев; born 12 November 1966) is a Russian former

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He set a personal best of in 1989. He represented the Soviet Union at the

1991 World Championships in Athletics The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participa ...

, placing fifth, and was a two-time participant at the

European Athletics Championships The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions First held, for men ...

, in 1990 and 1994. His highest world seasonal ranking – sixth – came in 1989. Nikolayev was a silver medallist at the

1992 IAAF World Cup The 6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 25–27, 1992, at the Estadio Panamericano in Havana, Cuba. Overall res ...

. He was also a bronze medallist on home turf at the 1994 Goodwill Games, taking third behind Americans

C. J. Hunter Cottrell James Hunter III (December 14, 1968 – November 28, 2021) was an American shot putter and coach. He was the 1999 World Champion, but is perhaps best known for his involvement in the BALCO scandal and as the onetime spouse of sprinter M ...

and

Randy Barnes Eric Randolph Barnes (born June 16, 1966) is an American former shot putter who held the outdoor world record for the event from 1990 to 2021. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics. Only three throwers have been withi ...

. He was twice national champion at the

Russian Athletics Championships The Russian Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), which serves as the Russian ...

, winning the shot put in 1994 and 1998. He competed as a guest at the

Japan Championships in Athletics The is an annual outdoor track and field competition, organized by Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Currently it takes place in June or July. The competition is also for the qualifying trial for the Japanese national team of internatio ...

in 1990 and won in a meet record of .Japanese Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-30.

International competitions

National titles

**Shot put: 1994, 1998 *

**Shot put: 1990 (guest)

References

External links

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All Athletics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolayev, Sergey Living people 1966 births Soviet male shot putters Russian male shot putters Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union Japan Championships in Athletics winners Russian Athletics Championships winners