Igor Nikulin (hammer thrower)
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Igor Yuriyevich Nikulin (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Никулин; 14 August 1960 – 7 November 2021) was a hammer thrower who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
Nikulin's U23 world record of 83.54 m, set 2 September 1982 in Athens, put him 2nd in the world of all time behind Sergey Litvinov's 83.98 m. His personal best of 84.48 m was set on 12 July 1990 in Lausanne currently[when?] putting him 7th of all time. His father Yuriy Nikulin finished fourth at the men's hammer throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nikulin died on 7 November 2021, at the age of 61.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the Soviet Union | ||||
| 1979 | European Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 71.56 m |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 79.44 m |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 79.34 m |
| 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | 82.56 m |
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th | 78.50 m |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | 82.00 m | |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 80.18 m |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 3rd | 82.14 m |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 3rd | 80.02 m | |
| Representing Unified Team | ||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 81.38 m |
| IAAF World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 78.28 m | |
| Representing Russia | ||||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 78.38 m |