Artyom Kuznetsov

Artyom Kuznetsov
Personal information
Born (1987-11-14) 14 November 1987 (age 36)
Yartsevo, Soviet Union
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Collalbo 500 m

Artyom Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Артём Александрович Кузнецов; born 14 November 1987) is a Russian speed skater. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the 500 meters finishing 19th overall with a best time of 35.14 seconds.[2][3] He received a gold medal in race 1 for his 34.85 seconds time on November 30, 2013, and a bronze medal in race 2 for his 34.92 seconds time on December 1, 2013, at the ISU 2013-14 Speed Skating World Cup 3 in Astana, Kazakhstan. He competes with Cherepovets Dynamo in Vologda Oblast.[4]

In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Artyom Kuznetsov". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Artyom Kuznetsov". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Speed Skating Results: Artyom Kuzneczov". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Кузнецов Артём Александрович". Russian Skating. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Russian doping: IOC bans 11 Winter Olympic athletes". BBC Sport. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.


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