Valery Kaplan

Valery Kaplan (Russian: Валерий Каплан; born 26 February 1943) is a retired Russian speed skater who won a bronze and a silver medal at the European championships in 1966 and 1967, respectively. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in 500 m and 1,500 m and finished in 21st and 12th place, respectively.[1]

Valery Kaplan
Valery Kaplan in 1967
Personal information
Born (1943-02-26) 26 February 1943
Moscow, Russia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubCSKA

His personal bests were[1]

  • 500 m – 39.8 (1968)
  • 1000 m – 1:21.9 (1970)
  • 1500 m – 2:04.3 (1968)
  • 5000 m – 7:37.6 (1968)
  • 10000 m – 16:07.5 (1966)

References

  1. Valery Kaplan. sports-reference.com
Valery Kaplan with his coach Stenin, 1967
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