Viktor Mushtakov
Russia
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Russia | |
| Born | 19 Dec 1996
in  Barnaul | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Barnaul, RUS | |
| Higher education | Coaching - Altai State Pedagogical University: Barnaul, RUS | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | Russian | |
| Family | Wife Anastasia, daughter Mira |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 33.90 | 12 Dec 2021 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:06.98 | 12 Dec 2021 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:49.87 | 18 Oct 2023 | Kolomna |
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| 5000m | 7:08.60 | 05 Mar 2014 | Chelyabinsk |
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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 Sprint | 1 | 1 | ||||
| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
| European Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Central Sports Army Club [RUS] / Klevchenya Speed Skating Sports School of Olympic Reserve [RUS]: |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze in both the 500m and team sprint at the 2019 World Single Distances Championships in Inzell, Germany. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He followed his older brother into the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Russian speed skater Pavel Kulizhnikov. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021) | |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2021 he received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 21 Jun 2021) He was named the 2017 Best Athlete in Olympic Sports in the Altai region of the Russian Federation. (altai.aif.ru, 24 Apr 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Dmitry Dorofeyev [national], RUS; Elena Komarovskaya [personal], RUS; Arkady Konyukhov [personal], RUS | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating in 2001 at age five in Barnaul, Russian Federation. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Musha (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/viktor.mushtakov.3 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His wife Anastasia Mushtakova [nee Korkina] has represented the Russian Federation in speed skating, and won silver in team sprint at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Baselga di Pine, Italy. (Instagram profile, 14 Mar 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Dec 2020) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 4 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 4 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 8 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 9 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | 9 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 11 | |||
| 2020/2021 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 13 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 20 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 28 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | Tomakomai | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Nagano | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Nur-Sultan | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Tomakomai | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Calgary, AB | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 5 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 8 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 8 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 9 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 11 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 13 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 18 | |||