Konstantin Nikitin
Russia
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSRUS10609199301 | |
| NOC | Russia | |
| Born | 06 Sep 1993 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Chelyabinsk, RUS | |
| Higher education | Coaching, Teaching - Ural State University of Physical Education: Chelyabinsk, RUS | |
| Languages | Russian |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.62 | 22 Jan 2016 |  Kolomna |
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| 500m | 36.29 | 03 Mar 2012 |  Obihiro |
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| 1000m | 1:11.68 | 03 Mar 2012 | Obihiro |
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| 1500m | 1:49.34 | 14 Feb 2012 | Kolomna |
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| 1500m | 1:52.30 | 02 Mar 2012 | Obihiro |
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| 1500m | 1:52.30 | 04 Mar 2012 | Obihiro |
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| 5000m | 6:47.81 | 12 Mar 2012 | Chelyabinsk |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | A speed skating coach came to his school and invited students to take up the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Russian speed skater Pavel Kulizhnikov. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2015) | |
| Awards and honours | He holds the title of Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (mediazavod.ru, 31 Oct 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began training when he was in the fifth grade at school in Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Kostya (mediazavod.ru, 07 Apr 2011) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Skating is a very complicated, multi-faceted process. It may look simple but if you get into the details, it's impossible not to grow fond of it. The main thing is that there is no limit to perfection, and it's necessary to constantly look for a new approach to training and to yourself. I like to overcome difficulties. Therefore, skating is my life." (youngstars.ru, 06 Sep 2013) | |
| Other information | POST-OLYMPIC PAUSE He gave up the sport for a year after he was not selected for the Russian team ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. "The rest was useful for me. It was necessary, both mentally and physically." (mediazavod.ru, 31 Oct 2015) LOYAL STUDENT He has been training under coach Vladimir Belov since third grade, a year after he began speed skating. He began training under a different coach at a different club, but switched to Belov and his current club when his original coach left to work in Germany. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2015; mediazavod.ru, 07 Apr 2011) |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at World Cup events. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2015) | |
| Most influential person in career | His coach. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2015) |
Social Media
Social Media
| vk.com/nikitinspeedskating |