Ruslan Zakharov
Russia
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Russia | |
| Born | 09 Oct 1998
in  Khabarovsk | |
| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Coaching - Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health: St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| Languages | English, Russian |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.09 | 02 Mar 2018 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:09.55 | 10 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:56.81 | 21 Nov 2014 | Chelyabinsk |
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| 5000m | 7:48.00 | 12 Mar 2015 | 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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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I came to a training session for the first time to improve my skating technique as I was playing ice hockey and bandy at the time." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | He received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 30 May 2020; Athlete, 01 Oct 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age four and took up the sport at age 11 in Khabarovsk, Russian Federation. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | PASSED AWAY In October 2021 he died after he was struck by a vehicle while walking in Khabarovsk, Russian Federation. He was taken to hospital but never regained consciousness. (isu.org, 11 Oct 2021) |