Nikolay Kruglov

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| fullname = Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|1|31}}

| birth_place = Krasnyy Mys, Balakhninsky District, Gorky Oblast, RSFSR,
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| disciplines = Biathlon

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| wcdebut = 13 January 1978

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| olympicteams = 1 (1976)

| olympicmedals = 2

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| worldsteams = 6 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)

| worldsmedals = 8

| worldsgolds = 3

| wcseasons = 2 (1977/78–1978/79)

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{{MedalGold |1976 Innsbruck |Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Individual}}

{{MedalSilver|Biathlon World Championships 1975| 4 × 7.5 km relay}}

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Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov ({{langx|ru|Никола́й Константи́нович Кругло́в}}; born 31 January 1950) is a former Soviet Union biathlete.{{cite journal|date=February 6, 1976|title=A Golden Day For Sheila Young; Russians Beat US Hockey Team|journal=Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vk0gAAAAIBAJ&pg=4742,2002853&dq=nikolay-kruglov+gold-medal&hl=en}} At the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck he won gold medals in the 20 km individual and with the men's relay team. He became world champion in the sprint event at the 1975 World Championships in Antholz.

His son, Nikolay Kruglov, Jr., also became a biathlete.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx |title=Search results |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=13 July 2015}}

=Olympic Games=

2 medals (2 gold)

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|Austria}} 1976 Innsbruck

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

=World Championships=

8 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|URS|1955}} 1974 Minsk

| 17th

| 6th

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 1975 Antholz-Anterselva

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 1976 Antholz-Anterselva

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| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

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align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 1977 Lillehammer

| 6th

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 1978 Hochfilzen

| 5th

| 22nd

| 4th

align=left |{{flagicon|FRG}} 1979 Ruhpolding

| 17th

| 14th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

:*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

=Individual victories=

1 victory (1 In)

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Season ! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Level
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"\| 1977–78 1 victory (1 In)	25 March 1978	{{flagicon\|URS\|1955}} Murmansk	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

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Season

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rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 1977–78
1 victory
(1 In)

25 March 1978

{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Murmansk

20 km individual

Biathlon World Cup

:*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.