Igor Malkov

Igor Alexeyevich Malkow (Russian Игорь Алексеевич Малков; born February 9, 1965 in Pervouralsk, Russia) is a former Soviet speed skater.

He was. During the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo 19 years and 9 days, the youngest Olympic champion in speed skating all time He won with 0.05 seconds ahead of Tomas Gustafson. Previously, he had failed over 5000 meters with 0.02 seconds Tomas Gustafson.

In the same winter he shocked the competition when he won the world record in the 10,000 meters with 13:54:81 undercutting on the high-altitude speed skating track in medeo by almost 30 seconds. This world record was not recognized by the International Skating Union.

An official world record he then ran on March 24, 1984 in Alma- Ata 14:21,51 minutes. This world record was only two years later improved by Geir Karlstad.

In the following years Malkow was not so good and ended his career after the 1987/1988 season. In 1990 he ran again with at the Soviet Allround Championships.

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