Английская Википедия:Igor Zhelezovski
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Ihar Mikalaevich Zhalyazouski or Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski or Ihar Mikałajevič Žalazoŭski (Шаблон:Lang-be; Шаблон:Lang-ru; 1 June 1963 – 12 June 2021) was a Soviet and Belarusian speed skater.
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 at Armed Forces sports society in Minsk.[1]
Zhalyazouski 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 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, Zhalyazouski 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 in Lillehammer, Norway.[2] At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics, he was the Belarusian flag bearer.
After ending his skating career in 1994, Zhalyazouski became president of the skating union of Belarus, a position which he held for several years.
Zhalyazouski died on 12 June 2021, at the age of 57.[3]
Medals
An overview of medals won by Zhalyazouski at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:[1]
| Championships | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | – | 1994 (1000 m) | 1988 (1000 m) |
| World Sprint | 1985 1986 1989 1991 1992 1993 |
– | 1990 |
| World Cup | 1991 (1000 m) 1992 (1000 m) 1993 (1000 m) |
– | 1993 (500 m) 1994 (1000 m) |
| World Junior Allround | – | 1982 | – |
| Soviet Allround | – | – | – |
| Soviet Sprint | 1985 1986 1989 1990 1991 |
– | 1984 |
Records
World records
Over the course of his career, Zhalyazouski skated four world records, one of which equalled Pavel Pegov's six-year-old world record on the 1000 m:
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 m | 1:54.26 | 26 March 1983 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alma-Ata |
| 1500 m | 1:52.50 | 5 December 1987 | Шаблон:Flagicon Calgary |
| 1000 m | 1:12.58 | 25 February 1989 | Шаблон:Flagicon Heerenveen |
| Sprint combination | 145.945 | 26 February 1989 | Шаблон:Flagicon Heerenveen |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]
Personal records
To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Zhalyazouski skated his personal records.[1]
| Event | Result | Date | Venue | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 36.49 | 21 December 1985 | Alma-Ata | 36.57 |
| 1000 m | 1:12.58 | 25 February 1989 | Heerenveen | 1:12.58 |
| 1500 m | 1:52.50 | 5 December 1987 | Calgary | 1:52.70 |
| 3000 m | 4:12.85 | 9 January 1988 | Davos | 3:59.27 |
| 5000 m | 7:09.84 | 25 March 1983 | Alma-Ata | 6:54.66 |
| 10000 m | 15:40.82 | 26 March 1983 | Alma-Ata | 14:23.59 |
| Big combination | 166.201 | 26 March 1983 | Alma-Ata | 162.973 |
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[5]
Note that Zhalyazouski's personal record on the 500 m was not recognised as a world record by the International Skating Union (ISU).
Zhalyazouski has an Adelskalender score of 164.015 points.
References
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Reflist
External links
- Шаблон:Sports links
- Шаблон:ISU speed skater
- Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
- Шаблон:Webarchive
- Results of Championships of Russia and the USSR from SpeedSkating.ru Шаблон:Webarchive
- Шаблон:Webarchive
Шаблон:Footer World Sprint champions Speed Skating Men Шаблон:Authority control
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