Sergey Fokichev

Sergey Fokichev

Personal information
Born	(1963-02-04) 4 February 1963 Cherepovets, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Medal record Men's Speed Skating Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 500 m

Sergey Rostislavovich Fokichev (Russian: Серге́й Ростиславович Фокичев) (born 4 February 1963 in Cherepovets) is a former Russian speed skater who represented the USSR at the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, where he won the 500 m. He trained at VSS Trud and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow.

Fokichev was the first speedskater to break the 36 seconds barrier on the 500 meter outside of the then fastest track in Almaty. After the 1984 Olympics, Fokichev won both the 500 m races at the World Sprint Championships. He also competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, coming fourth in the 500 m. He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1984.

Personal records

Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	36.40	1986
1,000 m	1:14.45	1987
1,500 m	1:57.93	1984

External links

• Sergey Fokichev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Profile - Olympedia