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Aleksandr Podolskii

Russia

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSRUS12704199901
NOCRussia
Born27 Apr 1999 in  Kolomna
GenderMen
ResidenceKolomna, RUS
OccupationAthlete, Student
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Higher educationPhysical Education - Kolomna State University of Social Science and Humanities: Russia
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 36.53 02 Mar 2018 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:09.95 20 Nov 2021 Kolomna  
    1500m 1:45.70 21 Nov 2021 Kolomna  
    5000m 6:29.93 10 Mar 2018 Salt Lake City, UT  
    10000m 13:58.73 02 Dec 2022 Chelyabinsk  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    Team Pursuit 8 Laps     1  
    Team Sprint     1  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamKometa Sports School of Olympic Reserve: Kolomna, RUS  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesWatching movies. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportA coach visited his school and recruited him.  
General Interest
General Interest
AmbitionsTo win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021)  
Awards and honoursHe has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (info.russkating.ru, 28 Oct 2022; minsport.gov.ru, 01 Jun 2022)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachViktor Sivkov [national], RUS; 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.  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015351193368  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning silver in the 1500m at the 2020 World University Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021; in-kolomna.ru, 13 Mar 2020)  
Most influential person in careerCoach Dmitry Dementyev. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021)  
Hero / IdolDutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021)  
Other informationFURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a degree in coaching at Smolensk State University of Sport in the Russian Federation. He has also studied at the branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in Kaluga, Russian Federation. (studentsport.ru, 02 Mar 2022; Athlete, 17 Nov 2021)
 
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 1500m19  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 1500m16  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 1000m36  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m58