Igor Tselovalnikov

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.

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

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]