Yegor Vladimirovich Nikolayev (russian: Егор Владимирович Николаев; born February 12, 1988) is a Russian runner who specializes in various middle-distance and long-distance events. He represented Russia at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the 1500 m. Nikolayev finished the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

in second overall at the

2011 European Team Championships Super League The 2011 European Team Championships Super League was the ''Super League'' of the 3rd edition of the European Team Championships (European Athletics Team Championships from 2013 edition), the 2011 European Team Championships, which took place on ...

. At the

, Nikolayev qualified for the semifinal round of the men's 1500 metres, where he recorded a personal best time of 3:37.28. On January 8, 2014, he ran 7:51.96 in the indoor 3000 meters at the 23rd Yamalov Memorial indoor track meet in Yekaterinburg.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolayev, Yegor 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg Russian male middle-distance runners Russian male long-distance runners Olympic male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade Russian Athletics Championships winners