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| Born | (1896-01-13)13 January 1896 Moscow, Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 12 July 1960(1960-07-12) (aged 64) Moscow, Soviet Union | ||||||||
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| Country | Russian Empire USSR | ||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||
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Yakov Fyodorovich Melnikov (Russian: Яков Фёдорович Мельников; January 13, 1896 – July 12, 1960) was a Russian and Soviet speed skater. First recipient of the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR (1934).
He was the bronze medalist of the 1923 World Allround Speed Skating Championships. Melnikov set 27 national records.
He first started in the Russian championship in 1913. He last went on the ice as a participant in the country's championship in 1941. The last champion and record holder of the Russian Empire. The first champion of the RSFSR.
References
- "Знаменитости - биографии, интервью, истории" (in Russian). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "Яков Федорович Мельников биография - Биографии, фото, цитаты". PersonBio.com (in Russian). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "Results of the 1923 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. 11 February 1923. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- Биографии кратко и полностью
External links
- Яков Фёдорович Мельников. Всё о России и про Россию
- Рязанская энциклопедия
- Skater names starting with M
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- 1896 births
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- Speed skaters from Moscow
- World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
- Russian male speed skaters
- Soviet male speed skaters
- Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War
- Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen
- Russian speed skating biography stubs