Nina Statkevich

Nina Andreyevna Statkevich (Russian: Нина Андреевна Статкевич; born 16 February 1944) is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.[1]

Nina Statkevich
Nina Statkevich in 1970
Personal information
Born (1944-02-16) 16 February 1944
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubVSS Trud Leningrad
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1970 West-AllisSprint
Gold medal – first place1971 HelsinkiAllround
Bronze medal – third place1974 HeerenveenAllround
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 HeerenveenAllround
Gold medal – first place1971 LeningradAllround
Silver medal – second place1972 InzellAllround
Bronze medal – third place1973 BrandbuAllround
Silver medal – second place1974 MedeoAllround
Statkevich at the 1970 European championships

Nina Statkevich trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad. She won many titles – she was World Allround Champion, European Allround Champion twice, Soviet Allround Champion four times, and Soviet Sprint Champion. She also competed at the Winter Olympics, but never won an Olympic medal, a fifth place at the 1972 Olympics being her best result (on both 1000 m and 3000 m).

Medals

An overview of medals won by Statkevich during important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

Championships Gold medalSilver medalBronze medal
Winter Olympics
World Allround19711974
World Sprint1970
European Allround1970
1971		1972
1974		1973
Soviet Allround1970
1971
1972
1974		1973
Soviet Sprint19701973

World records

Over the course of her career, Statkevich skated 2 world records on the then still natural ice of Medeo:

DistanceResultDateLocation
1,500 m2:17.817 January 1970Medeo
Mini combination184.05318 January 1970Medeo

Personal bests:[1]

  • 500 m – 43.32 (1970)
  • 1000 m – 1:28.1 (1973)
  • 1500 m – 2:16.48 (1973)
  • 3000 m – 4:43.0 (1973)
  • 5000 m – 8:36.5 (1976)

References
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