Yakov Fyodorovich Melnikov (; January 13, 1896 – July 12, 1960) was a Russian and Soviet speed skater. First recipient of the

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(1934). He was the bronze medalist of the 1923 World Allround Speed Skating Championships. Melnikov set 27 national records.Биографии кратко и полностью
/ref> He first started in the Russian championship in 1913. He last went on the ice as a participant in the country's championship in 1941. The last champion and record holder of the Russian Empire. The first champion of the RSFSR.

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Яков Фёдорович Мельников. Всё о России и про Россию
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1896 births 1960 deaths Speed skaters from Moscow World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Russian male speed skaters Soviet male speed skaters Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-speed-skating-bio-stub