Igor Zhelezovski
Belarusian speed skater (1963–2021)
Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski or Ihar Mikałajevič Žalazoŭski (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Железовский; Belarusian: Ігар Мікалаевіч Жалязоўскі; 1 July 1963 – 12 June 2021) was a Soviet and Belarusian speed skater.
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| Birth name | Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Bear from Minsk [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Belarusian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1963 Orša, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 June 2021 (aged 57) Minsk, Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union CIS Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK VS Minsk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 36.49 (1988) 1000 m: 1:12.58 (1989) 1500 m: 1:52.50 (1987) 3000 m: 4:12.85 (1988) 5000 m: 7:09.84 (1983) 10 000 m: 15:40.82 (1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhelezovski won silver at the World Junior Allround Championships in 1982. He became World Sprint Champion in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1993.
He won a silver medal in the 1000m event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[2]
Zhelezovski died of COVID-19 on 12 June 2021, at the age of 57.[3]
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