Igor Nikulin
Hammer thrower who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia
About Igor Nikulin
Lived 1960 – 2021 (aged 61). Igor Nikulin was a Russian hammer thrower and athletics competitor.
Igor Yuriyevich Nikulin (; 14 August 1960 – 7 November 2021) was a hammer thrower who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
Nikulin's U23 world record of 83.54 m, set 2 September 1982 in Athens, put him 2nd in the world of all time behind Sergey Litvinov's 83.98 m. His personal best of 84.48 m was set on 12 July 1990 in Lausanne currently putting him 7th of all time. His father Yuriy Nikulin finished fourth at the men's hammer throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nikulin died on 7 November 2021, at the age of 61.
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Who was Igor Nikulin?
hammer thrower who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia (1960–2021)
When was Igor Nikulin born?
Igor Nikulin was born on 14 August 1960 in Moscow.
When did Igor Nikulin die?
Igor Nikulin died on 7 November 2021 in Saint Petersburg.
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Igor Nikulin was a hammer thrower and athletics competitor.
What nationality was Igor Nikulin?
Igor Nikulin was Russian.
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· DBpedia: Igor Nikulin (hammer thrower)
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