Ruslan Zakharov
{{short description|Russian speed skater}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox speed skater
| name = Ruslan Zakharov
| image = Vladimir Putin and Ruslan Zakharov 24 February 2014.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Zakharov with Vladimir Putin on 24 February 2014
| headercolor = #d7ecff
| nationality = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|24}}
| birth_place = Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
| height = 1.73 m
| weight = 72 kg
| country = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia
| club = CSKA Moscow
| event = Mass start
| highestranking = 10 (1500m)
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's short-track speed skating}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Sochi|5000 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Malmö|5000 m relay}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Dresden|5000 m relay}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Dordrecht|5000 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Heerenveen|1500 m}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Heerenveen|5000 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Mladá Boleslav|5000 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Torino|5000 m relay}}
{{MedalBronze|2008 Ventspils|1500 m}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Heerenveen|Overall}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Heerenveen|1000 m}}
{{MedalSport|Men's speed skating}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Single Distances Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2020 Salt Lake City|Team pursuit}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Kolomna|Mass start}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Heerenveen|Mass start}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagIOC|ROC|2022 Winter}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's speed skating}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Beijing|Team pursuit}}
{{MedalCountry| Russian Skating Union}}
{{MedalSport|Men's speed skating}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Single Distances Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Heerenveen|Team pursuit}}
}}
Ruslan Albertovich Zakharov ({{langx|ru|Руслан Альбертович Захаров}}; born 24 March 1987) is a Russian athlete in short track and speed skater.
Career
Zakharov competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Russia. In the 500 metres and 1000 metres, he placed fourth in his round one heat, failing to advance, and in the 1500 metres, he placed sixth, also failing to advance. His best overall finish was in the 500, where he placed 27th.{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/ruslan-zakharov-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192131/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/ruslan-zakharov-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020}}
As of 2013, Zakharov's best performance at the World Championships came in 2008, when placed 8th in the 1500 metres. He also won a gold medal as a member of the Russian relay team at the 2013 European Championships, and placed 3rd in the overall competition at the 2011 European Championships.{{cite web |title=ISU Biography|url=http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D302037&SportID%3D302&Personid%3D582171&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?391872}}
As of 2013, Zakharov has four ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finishes, all as part of the 5000m relay team. His best finishes are silver medals in 2012–13 at Calgary and in 2013–14 at Torino and Kolomna. His top World Cup ranking is 10th, in the 1500 metres in 2012–13.
World Cup podiums
=Short track=
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Date
! Season ! Location ! Rank ! Event | ||||
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21 October 2012 | 2012–13 | Calgary | {{silver2}} | 5000m Relay |
10 February 2013 | 2012–13 | Sochi | {{bronze3}} | 5000m Relay |
10 November 2013 | 2013–14 | Torino | {{silver2}} | 5000m Relay |
17 November 2013 | 2013–14 | Kolomna | {{silver2}} | 5000m Relay |
=Long track=
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Date
! Season ! Location ! Rank ! Event | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
16 November 2018 | 2018–19 | Obihiro | {{gold1}} | Team pursuit |
24 November 2019 | 2019–20 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | {{bronze3}} | Team pursuit |
8 December 2019 | 2019–20 | Nur-Sultan | {{bronze3}} | Team pursuit |
14 December 2019 | 2019–20 | Nagano | {{gold1}} | Team pursuit |
13 November 2021 | 2021–22 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | {{silver2}} | Mass start |
=Overall rankings=
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Season
! Event ! Rank | ||
---|---|---|
2018–19 | Mass start | {{bronze3}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ISU short track skater|582171}}
- {{Sports links}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions 5000m Relay Short Track Speed Skating Mens}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zakharov, Ruslan}}
Category:Russian male short-track speed skaters
Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes
Category:Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating
Category:Olympic short-track speed skaters for Russia
Category:Olympic speed skaters for Russia
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Category:Olympic medalists in speed skating
Category:Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating
Category:Russian male speed skaters
Category:Oath takers at the Olympic Games
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Russia
Category:Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade
Category:World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
Category:Speed skaters from Nizhny Novgorod
Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class