Nikolay Kruglov Jr.
Russian biathlete
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Full name | Nikolay Nikolayevich Kruglov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1981-04-08) 8 April 1981 (age 43) Gorky, RSFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dinamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 24 January 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 26 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 2 (2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 7 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 5 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 9 (2001/02–2009/10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nikolay Nikolayevich Kruglov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Кругло́в; born 8 April 1981) is a former Russian biathlete. His father, Nikolay Kruglov, was also a biathlete. Kruglov Jr. has won a couple of medals with the Russian relay team. He is a two-time World Champion in the men's relay and a two-time World Champion in mixed relay. Also he won silver medals at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Olympics.
Kruglov retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.[1]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 silver)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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2006 Turin | — | 21st | 11th | 21st | Silver |
2010 Vancouver | 11th | — | — | — | — |
World Championships
6 medals (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 39th | — | — | — | — | — |
2004 Oberhof | — | 12th | 14th | 17th | — | — |
2005 Hochfilzen | 35th | 5th | 4th | 4th | Silver | Gold |
2006 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | — | Gold |
2007 Antholz-Anterselva | 5th | 12th | 16th | 12th | Gold | — |
2008 Östersund | — | 26th | 25th | — | Gold | Bronze |
2009 Pyeongchang | — | 66th | — | — | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
Individual victories
3 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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2004–05 1 victory (1 Pu) | 18 February 2005 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
2006–07 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 6 January 2007 | Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
7 January 2007 | Oberhof | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
External links
- Nikolay Kruglov Jr. at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Nikolay Kruglov Jr. at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Official fan-club
- Nikolay Kruglov at IBU
- Nikolay Kruglov at Olympedia
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World champions in men's biathlon – 4 × 7.5 km relay
- 1966: (Ivar Nordkild, Olav Jordet, Jon Istad, Ragnar Tveiten)
- 1967: (Ola Wærhaug, Olav Jordet, Jon Istad, Ragnar Tveiten)
- 1969: (Alexander Tikhonov, Viktor Mamatov, Vladimir Gundartsev, Rinnat Safin)
- 1970: (Alexander Tikhonov, Rinnat Safin, Alexander Ushakov, Viktor Mamatov)
- 1971: (Alexander Tikhonov, Nikolay Muzhytov, Rinnat Safin, Viktor Mamatov)
- 1973: (Gennady Kovalyev, Rinnat Safin, Juri Kolmakov, Alexander Tikhonov)
- 1974: (Alexander Ushakov, Alexander Tikhonov, Juri Kolmakov, Nikolay Kruglov)
- 1975: (Henrik Flöjt, Simo Halonen, Juhani Suutarinen, Heikki Ikola)
- 1977: (Aleksandr Elizarov, Alexander Ushakov, Nikolay Kruglov, Alexander Tikhonov)
- 1978: (Manfred Beer, Klaus Siebert, Frank Ullrich, Eberhard Rösch)
- 1979: (Manfred Beer, Klaus Siebert, Frank Ullrich, Eberhard Rösch)
- 1981: (Mathias Jung, Matthias Jacob, Frank Ullrich, Eberhard Rösch)
- 1982: (Mathias Jung, Matthias Jacob, Frank Ullrich, Bernd Hellmich)
- 1983: (Sergei Bulygin, Algimantas Šalna, Juri Kashkarov, Petr Miloradov)
- 1985: (Juri Kashkarov, Algimantas Šalna, Andrei Zenkov, Sergei Bulygin)
- 1986: (Dmitry Vasilyev, Juri Kashkarov, Valeriy Medvedtsev, Sergei Bulygin)
- 1987: (Jürgen Wirth, Frank-Peter Roetsch, Matthias Jacob, André Sehmisch)
- 1989: (Frank Luck, André Sehmisch, Frank-Peter Roetsch, Birk Anders)
- 1990: (Pieralberto Carrara, Wilfried Pallhuber, Johann Passler, Andreas Zingerle)
- 1991: (Ricco Groß, Frank Luck, Mark Kirchner, Fritz Fischer)
- 1993: (Wilfried Pallhuber, Johann Passler, Pieralberto Carrara, Andreas Zingerle)
- 1995: (Ricco Groß, Mark Kirchner, Frank Luck, Sven Fischer)
- 1996: (Viktor Maigourov, Vladimir Drachev, Sergei Tarasov, Aleksey Kobelev)
- 1997: (Ricco Groß, Peter Sendel, Sven Fischer, Frank Luck)
- 1999: (Alexei Aidarov, Petr Ivashko, Vadim Sashurin, Oleg Ryzhenkov)
- 2000: (Viktor Maigourov, Sergei Rozhkov, Vladimir Drachev, Pavel Rostovtsev)
- 2001: (Gilles Marguet, Vincent Defrasne, Julien Robert, Raphaël Poirée)
- 2003: (Peter Sendel, Sven Fischer, Ricco Groß, Frank Luck)
- 2004: (Frank Luck, Ricco Groß, Sven Fischer, Michael Greis)
- 2005: (Halvard Hanevold, Stian Eckhoff, Egil Gjelland, Ole Einar Bjørndalen)
- 2007: (Ivan Tcherezov, Maxim Chudov, Dmitri Yaroshenko, Nikolay Kruglov Jr.)
- 2008: (Ivan Tcherezov, Nikolay Kruglov Jr., Dmitri Yaroshenko, Maxim Chudov)
- 2009: (Emil Hegle Svendsen, Lars Berger, Halvard Hanevold, Ole Einar Bjørndalen)
- 2011: (Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Alexander Os, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Tarjei Bø)
- 2012: (Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Rune Brattsveen, Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen)
- 2013: (Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Henrik L'Abée-Lund, Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen)
- 2015: (Erik Lesser, Daniel Böhm, Arnd Peiffer, Simon Schempp)
- 2016: (Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen)
- 2017: (Alexey Volkov, Maxim Tsvetkov, Anton Babikov, Anton Shipulin)
- 2019: (Lars Helge Birkeland, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø)
- 2020: (Émilien Jacquelin, Martin Fourcade, Simon Desthieux, Quentin Fillon Maillet)
- 2021: (Sturla Holm Lægreid, Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen)
- 2023: (Antonin Guigonnat, Fabien Claude, Émilien Jacquelin, Quentin Fillon Maillet)
- 2024: (Viktor Brandt, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson)