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Encyclopedia > Boris Shilkov
Olympic Medal Record
Men’s Speed Skating
Gold 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 5,000 m

Boris Arsenevich Shilkov (Russian: Борис Арсеньевич Шилков) (born 28 June 1927 in Arkhangelsk, Russia) is a former speed skater. Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since 1924. ... The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The city of Arkhangelsk (Архангельск, formerly in English Archangel) lies on the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the far north of European Russia, at 64°32′N 40°32′E. It is the capital of the Arkhangelsk Oblast and was the chief sea port of... Speed skating or speedskating is a form of skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance as quickly as possible on skates. ...

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Introduction

Competing for the Soviet Union, Boris Shilkov lived in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), where he worked as an engineer. He became Soviet Allround Champion in 1953 and made his international debut 3 weeks later at the World Allround Championships, where he won silver behind team mate and rival Oleg Goncharenko after having just recovered from an illness. The following year (1954), he became Soviet Allround Champion again (with Goncharenko, again, winning silver), European Allround Champion (with Goncharenko finishing 4th), and World Allround Champion (with Goncharenko taking the silver – a reversal of the roles of the year before). Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград) is a historical name of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, used between 1924 and 1991. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... The International Skating Union has organized the world championships since 1893. ... The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best all-round speed skater of Europe. ...


In 1955, Shilkov broke the world record on the 5,000 m by 18 seconds and his time of 7:45.6 made him the first to skate this distance in less than 8 minutes. The next year, at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he became Olympic Champion on the 5,000 m, finishing only 3 seconds above his own world record, thus silencing the critics and proving that his world record had not been a fluke. The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ... Cortina dAmpezzo (population 8000) is a town in the province of Veneto, northern Italy. ...


Despite his impressive 5,000 m results, Shilkov had trouble with the 10,000 m. This is illustrated by his performances at the World Allround Championships of 1953 (where he won silver), 1955 (where he won bronze), and 1957 (where he won silver): At each of these three World Championships he was in the lead after three distances, but lost too much on the final distance – the 10,000 m – to win the title. His bronze medal at the World Championships of 1955 was 0.026 points behind the silver medallist (his eternal rival, Goncharenko) – a mere 0.52 seconds of difference on the 10,000 m.


Shilkov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1957. The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. ...


Medals

An overview of medals won by Shilkov at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:

Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
Winter Olympics 1956 (5,000 m)
World Allround 1954 1953
1957		 1955
European Allround 1954
Soviet Allround 1953
1954
1955

Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since 1924. ... The International Skating Union has organized the world championships since 1893. ... The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best all-round speed skater of Europe. ...

World records

Over the course of his career, Shilkov skated one world record: This list of speed skating records is an overview of the current speed skating records in the various events in the speed skating sport. ...

Distance Time Date Location
5,000 m 7:45.6 9 January 1955 Alma-Ata

January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Medeo outdoor speed skating rink is one of the most famous skating rinks in the world, located on the mountainous outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. ...

Personal records

Distance Time Date Location
500 m 41.9 30 January 1960 Alma-Ata
1,500 m 2:10.4 20 January 1955 Alma-Ata
3,000 m 4:55.7 26 December 1960 Kirov
5,000 m 7:45.6 9 January 1955 Alma-Ata
10,000 m 16:50.2 20 January 1955 Alma-Ata

Shilkov was number one on the Adelskalender – the all-time allround speed skating ranking – for a total of 1,518 days, divided over three periods between 1955 and 1960. He has an Adelskalender score of 182.436 points. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Medeo outdoor speed skating rink is one of the most famous skating rinks in the world, located on the mountainous outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Medeo outdoor speed skating rink is one of the most famous skating rinks in the world, located on the mountainous outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kirov can refer to: Sergey Kirov, Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet communist The north-eastern European Russian city Kirov, center of Kirov Oblast The Soviet warship Kirov, now of the Russian Navy, lead ship of the Kirov class of battlecruisers. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Medeo outdoor speed skating rink is one of the most famous skating rinks in the world, located on the mountainous outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Medeo outdoor speed skating rink is one of the most famous skating rinks in the world, located on the mountainous outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. ... Adelskalender is a ranking table for speed skating. ...


References

  • Boris Shilkov at SkateResults.com
  • Boris Shilkov's Adelskalender ranking
  • An article about Boris Shilkov (in Russian) Does this article say he became coach of the Soviet team in 1964? If so, then that would be useful information to add... . Please remove this question when confirmed or denied.
Olympic Champions in Men's 5,000 m Speed Skating
1924: Clas Thunberg | 1928: Ivar Ballangrud | 1932: Irving Jaffee | 1936: Ivar Ballangrud | 1948: Reidar Liaklev | 1952: Hjalmar Andersen | 1956: Boris Shilkov | 1960: Viktor Kosichkin  | 1964: Knut Johannesen | 1968: Fred Anton Maier | 1972: Ard Schenk | 1976: Sten Stensen | 1980: Eric Heiden | 1984: Tomas Gustafson | 1988: Tomas Gustafson | 1992: Geir Karlstad | 1994: Johann Olav Koss | 1998: Gianni Romme | 2002: Jochem Uytdehaage | 2006: Chad Hedrick 

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