Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov (Russian: Никола́й Константи́нович Кругло́в; born 31 January 1950) is a former Soviet Union biathlete.[1] At the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck he won gold medals in the 20 km individual and with the men's relay team. He became world champion in the sprint event at the 1975 World Championships in Antholz.
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Full name | Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1950-01-31) 31 January 1950 (age 72) Krasnyy Mys, Balakhninsky District, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 13 January 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 1 (1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 8 (3 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 2 (1977/78–1978/79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His son, Nikolay Kruglov, Jr., also became a biathlete.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
2 medals (2 gold)
Event | Individual | Relay |
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Gold | Gold |
8 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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17th | 6th | Gold |
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Silver | Gold | Silver |
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— | Bronze | — |
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6th | Silver | Gold |
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5th | 22nd | 4th |
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17th | 14th | Bronze |
1 victory (1 In)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1977–78 1 victory (1 In) | 25 March 1978 | ![]() | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
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World champions in men's biathlon – 10 km sprint | |
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World champions in men's biathlon – 4 × 7.5 km relay | |
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