Aleksandr Podolskii
Russia
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSRUS12704199901 | |
| NOC | Russia | |
| Born | 27 Apr 1999
in  Kolomna | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Kolomna, RUS | |
| Occupation | Armed Forces Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Russian | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Kolomna State University of Social Science and Humanities: Russia |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.53 | 02 Mar 2018 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:10.53 | 31 Jan 2021 |  Heerenveen |
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| 1500m | 1:46.36 | 09 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:29.93 | 10 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015351193368 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Kometa Sports School of Olympic Reserve [RUS] / Central Sports Army Club [RUS]: | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | A coach visited his school and recruited him. | |
| Name of coach | Dmitry Dementyev [personal], RUS, from 2011 | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age 10 in Kolomna, Russian Federation. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021) | |
| Awards and honours | He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021; minsport.gov.ru, 29 May 2020) | |
| Hobbies | Watching movies. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning silver in 1500m at the 2020 FISU World University Speed Skating Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021; in-kolomna.ru, 13 Mar 2020) | |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Dmitry Dementyev. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021) | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021) |