Artem Zolotarev
Russia
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSRUS10204199701 | |
| NOC | Russia | |
| Born | 02 Apr 1997
in  St. Petersburg | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| Higher education | Coaching, Teaching - Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health: St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Russian | |
| Family | Wife Ksenya |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.36 | 06 Dec 2019 |  Nur-Sultan |
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| 1000m | 1:10.63 | 27 Dec 2017 | Kolomna |
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| 1500m | 1:52.58 | 24 Dec 2020 | Kolomna |
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| 5000m | 7:45.55 | 21 Mar 2019 | Chelyabinsk |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | St. Petersburg College of Olympic Reserve No.2 [RUS] / Tula Regional Complex Sports School of Olympic Reserve [RUS]: |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | In August 2014 he sustained a knee injury that caused him to miss the 2014/15 season. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "Coaches from a sports school were recruiting teams from different schools. At the time, I had just moved to St. Petersburg. When I went to my first training session, I had no idea about what speed skating was." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Yevgeny Lalenkov. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) | |
| Awards and honours | He holds the title of Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 29 May 2020; Athlete, 25 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Dmitry Dorofeyev [national], RUS; Yevgeny Lalenkov [personal], RUS; Konstantin Nikulin [personal], RUS | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2007 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/artem.zolotarev.3 | twitter.com/_Tema_Rus_ |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Photography, making video montages. (Instagram profile, 07 Nov 2020; Athlete, 25 Nov 2019) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the neo-senior 500m at the 2017 Junior World Cup event in Collalbo, Italy. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) | |
| Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied for a master's degree in management at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2019) |
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| Famous relatives | His wife Ksenya Zolotareva [nee Gagarina] has competed in speed skating. She finished 11th in the mass start at the 2020 National Championships in Kolomna, Russian Federation. (Ksenya Zolotareva Instagram profile, 23 Nov 2020; kolomna-speed-skating.com, 31 Oct 2020) |
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 36 | |||