Nikolay Gulyayev

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nikolay Gulyayev
Occupation	Skater
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1966(1966-01-01)
Age	58
Birthplace	Vologda
Country	Russia
Birth City	Vologda Oblast
Horoscope	Capricorn

Nikolay Gulyayev Biography

Nikolay Gulyayev is one of the most popular and richest Skater who was born on January 1, 1966 in Vologda, Vologda Oblast, Russia. Nikolay Alekseyevich Gulyayev (Russian: Nikolai Alekseevich Guliaev , born on January 1, 1966) is an ex-speed skater who was widely regarded as one of the top speed skaters in the world during the 80s.

Its performance in his performance at the World Championships in Heerenveen put him at the top of the Adelskalender the all-time top allround speedskating rankings, surpassing his fellow countryman Viktor Shasherin, until, in 1988, at the Winter Olympics, Austrian skater Michael Hadschieff took over first spot, and was followed a short time after by Eric Flaim from the United States. Gulyayev was the top figure on the Adelskalender for 364 days , and was in the top 10 of the list from February 1987 to January 1994.

Gulyayev had to end his speed skating career because of back problems. These days, he is vice-president of the Russian Speed Skating Federation. His reorganisations may have contributed to Olympic medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics for Dmitry Dorofeyev en Svetlana Zhurova. His aim was to sign on Peter Mueller as the new coach of the Russian team after the Olympics.

Gulyayev has an Adelskalender score of 158.956 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a 1st place.

In 1988, for the Winter Olympics at Calgary He was the most popular for the 1,500-meter race and the idea was that he might have a shot at an Olympic medal in the 1000 meters, particularly after he was the winner of both distances at the World Cup in Inzell, one month prior to the start in the Olympics. In this same period, he was arrested for attempting to transport 700 pills of Dianabol an anabolic drug. Due to this, Gulyayev was not able to compete for any of his European or World titles. Because he was never test positive for the use of steroids and was not a steroid user, the IOC could not reject Gulyayev taking part at his 1988 Winter Olympics. Gulyayev did, however, compete in Calgary but was under strict examination.

Nikolay Gulyayev Net Worth

Nikolay Gulyayev is one of the richest Skater from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nikolay Gulyayev 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nikolay Gulyayev trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. As a member of his country, the Soviet Union, his first international appearance came in 1986 in the European Allround Championships in Oslo. Gulyayev made his debut by finishing 5th in the event that was won by Dutchman Hein Vergeer. He also was awe-inspiring with his 2nd place finish on the 1,500m.

He was on high-end of the international skating world. He was the winner of his first European Championships in Trondheim, against Michael Hadschieff and Hein Vergeer. Gulyayev kept his form up through his participation in the World Allround Championships in Heerenveen. These championships were the first time they were held in a climate controlled indoor stadium, he became the first athlete to reach an overall total of points (samalog) lower than 160.000 points. He was the first to finish ahead of his fellow countryman Oleg Bozhev as well as the Austrian Michael Hadschieff. The Samalog World Record of 159.356 stood for four years, before it was set by Johann Olav Koss at the same location. In Heerenveen the record was also set by him. world record for 1,500 meters at 1:52.70. In recognition of his accomplishments in that race, he was awarded an award called the Oscar Mathisen Prize.

In the first distance he participated in, the 500 metres, Gulyayev did not finish because of a fall. Four days later, in the 1,000 metres, despite a strong field of sprinters, he won the gold medal by setting the Olympic 1,000 metre record at 1:13.03, leaving Uwe-Jens Mey and Igor Zhelezovski behind. Two days later, he was favoured at the 1,500 metres, but he finished only 7th. After those Olympics, Gulyayev found himself incapable of competing at the top level of international allround speed skating, so he switched his focus to the shorter sprinting distances. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville he tried to defend his 1,000 metres title, but he did not get further than the 8th place. In March 1992, he became the Russian Sprint Champion in Kolomna in front of the young Sergey Klevchenya.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Nikolay Ranked on the list of most popular Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Nikolay Gulyayev celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.