Yuri Valentinovich Sergeev (; 16 July 1925 – 29 July 2024) was a Russian

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

who competed for the

Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

in the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which ...

. He finished fourth in the 500 metres event. He was born in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

. Sergeev died on 29 July 2024, at the age of 99.Многократный рекордсмен мира по конькобежному спорту Юрий Сергеев скончался на 100-м году жизни

World records

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

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* 1925 births 2024 deaths Soviet male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Soviet Union Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics World record setters in speed skating Speed skaters from Moscow {{Russia-speed-skating-bio-stub