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Yakov Fyodorovich Melnikov (Russian: Яков Фёдорович Мельников; January 13, 1896 – July 12, 1960)[1] was a Russian and Soviet speed skater. First recipient of the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR (1934).[2]
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Born | Moscow, Russian Empire | 13 January 1896||||||||
Died | 12 July 1960 64) Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged||||||||
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Country | Russian Empire USSR | ||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||
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He was the bronze medalist of the 1923 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.[3] Melnikov set 27 national records.[4]
He first started in the Russian championship in 1913. He last went on the ice as a participant in the country's championship in 1941. The last champion and record holder of the Russian Empire. The first champion of the RSFSR.
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