Yegor Nikolayev

{{short description|Russian runner (born 1988)}}

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|caption = Nikolayev at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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| event = 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|4|28}}

|birth_place = Yekaterinburg, USSR

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|pb = 1500 metres: 3:37.28{{cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/69782|author=All-Athletics|title=Profile of Yegor Nikolayev}}
5000 metres: 13:35.33

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Yegor Vladimirovich Nikolayev ({{langx|ru|Егор Владимирович Николаев}}; born February 12, 1988) is a Russian runner who specializes in various middle-distance and long-distance events. He represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/yegor-nikolayev-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214643/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/yegor-nikolayev-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Yegor Nikolayev Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=25 July 2017}}

Nikolayev finished the 3000 metres in second overall at the 2011 European Team Championships Super League. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Nikolayev qualified for the semifinal round of the men's 1500 metres, where he recorded a personal best time of 3:37.28. On January 8, 2014, he ran 7:51.96 in the indoor 3000 meters at the 23rd Yamalov Memorial indoor track meet in Yekaterinburg.[http://www.justsports360.com/nikolayev-tops-mens-3000m-in-751-96/] Justsports360: Nikolayev tops men’s 3,000m in 7:51.96 - 8 January 2014

He [https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/athing-mu-nikolayev-reflects-on-the-realities-of-marriage-and-new-beginning-after-season-opener-2025041915274841401 married] U.S. middle distance champion Athing Mu-Nikolayev in March 2025.