Nikolay Karakulov
Personal information
Born10 August 1918[1]
Died10 March 1988 (aged 69)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.4 (1948)
200 m – 21.6 (1946)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1946 Oslo 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1950 Brussels 4×100 m relay

Nikolay Zakharovich Karakulov (Russian: Николай Захарович Каракулов; 10 August 1918 – 10 March 1988)[2] was a Soviet sprinter who won gold medals at the 1946 and 1950 European championships.[3][4][2] Domestically he won 17 Soviet titles, including seven consecutive titles over 100 m from 1943 to 1949.[4][5]

In 1957 he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Nikolay Karakulov. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ^ a b c Каракулов Николай Захарович (1918–1988) (in Russian). Спортивный некрополь. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b A.M. Batuev. Звезды лысьвенского спорта (PDF) (in Russian). Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b Николай Каракулов (in Russian). Peoples.ru. Retrieved 7 April 2014.


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