Oleg Kulkov

Oleg Sergeyevich Kulkov (Russian: Олег Сергеевич Кульков; born March 6, 1978, in Verkhnyaya Pyshma)^[1] is a Russian marathon runner.

Marathon Leichtathletik Weltmeisterschaft Berlin 2009

Biography

He won the Zurich Marathon in 2008, recording a personal best time of 2:11:15.^[2] This qualified him to represent Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and he finished 29th overall in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games.^[1] He improved his best to 2:10:13 with a second-place finish in Zurich and went on to take 20th place at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. The following year, he was fifteenth in the European Marathon Championship race.^[3]

He equalled his personal best time at the 2011 Seoul International Marathon, taking third place behind Abderrahim Goumri and Jeong Jin-Hyeong.^[4] That October, he ran another race in Korea, the Gyeongju International Marathon, and finished in fifth place.^[5]

References

1. Kulkov, Oleg. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
2. Sampaolo, Diego (2008-04-20). Kulkov, Birra Take Zurich Marathon victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
3. Kolkov, Oleg. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
4. Jalava, Mirko (2011-03-20). Goumri and Guta take victories in Seoul. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
5. Jalava, Mirko (2011-10-16). Loyanai leads Kenyan sweep in Gyeongju. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.

External links

• Oleg Kulkov at World Athletics