Artyom Kuznetsov

Artyom Kuznetsov (Russian: Артём Александрович Кузнецов; born 14 November 1987 in Yartsevo) is a Russian speed skater. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the 500 meters finishing 19th overall with a best time of 35.14 seconds.[1][2] He received a gold medal in race 1 for his 34.85 seconds time on November 30, 2013, and a bronze medal in race 2 for his 34.92 seconds time on December 1, 2013, at the ISU 2013-14 Speed Skating World Cup 3 in Astana, Kazakhstan. He competes with Cherepovets Dynamo in Vologda Oblast.[3]

In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Artyom Kuznetsov". sochi2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Speed Skating Results: Artyom Kuzneczov". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Кузнецов Артём Александрович". Russian Skating. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Russian doping: IOC bans 11 Winter Olympic athletes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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