Igor Tselovalnikov

Personal information
Born	(1944-01-02)2 January 1944 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	17 March 1986(1986-03-17) (aged 42) Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	University of Kharkiv
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Club	Burevestnik Kharkiv
Medal record Representing the   Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Munich Tandem sprint

Ihor Vasilyevich Tselovalnikov ( Russian: Игорь Васильевич Целовальников; Ukrainian: Ігор Васильович Целовальніков; 2 January 1944 – 17 March 1986) was a Soviet cyclist. ^[1] He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in the 2000 m tandem sprint and finished in fifth and first place, respectively. ^[2] Tselovalnykov represented the Burevestnik of the Ukrainian SSR.

Nationally he won four titles in the tandem sprint (1967, 1971–1974) and one in the 1000 m track time trial. ^[3]

He graduated from the University of Kharkiv with a degree in economics (1969) and then from the Saint Petersburg Military Institute of Physical Education (1977). ^[3] Between 1969 and 1972 he served in the Soviet Army, and after 1977 worked as a lecturer at the Kharkiv Military School of Missile Troops. ^[4]

References

External links

• Igor Tselovalnikov at Cycling Archives
• Igor Tselovalnikov at Olympedia