Viktor Kosichkin
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Viktor Ivanovich Kosichkin ' onMouseout='HidePop("18578")' href="/topics/Rybnoye">Rybnoye
, Russia
) is a former speed skater
who competed for the Soviet Union
.
Viktor Kosichkin trained at Dynamo. He participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics
in Squaw Valley
. On the 5,000 m, held on his 22nd birthday, he gave himself a great birthday gift by winning gold, while the silver medal went to his major rival, Knut Johannesen
. On the 10,000 m two days later, the roles were reversed, with Johannesen winning gold and Kosichkin silver.
The next year (1961), Kosichkin became Soviet and European Allround Champion, while winning silver at the World Allround Championships
(behind Henk van der Grift
). In 1962, he was not selected to be on the Soviet team for the European Championships and he damaged his skates in anger. His friend Yevgeny Grishin
gave him an old pair of skates and Kosichkin became World Champion on these.
1963 was not a good year for Kosichkin, winning no major medals and finishing only 15th at the Soviet Allround Championships. In 1964, he once more won silver behind Johannesen at the World Allround Championships. He also participated in the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics
of Innsbruck
, but he did not win any medals.
He was Soviet Champion on the 5,000 m in 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1962, and on the 10,000 m in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, and 1965. Kosichkin's highest ranking on the Adelskalender, the all-time allround speed skating ranking, was a third place.
Rybnoye
Rybnoye is a town and the administrative center of Rybnovsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Vozha River northwest of Ryazan. Population:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) is a former speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Viktor Kosichkin trained at Dynamo. He participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
in Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley Ski Resort
Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe , with 33 chairlifts, and has the only funitel lift in the U.S...
. On the 5,000 m, held on his 22nd birthday, he gave himself a great birthday gift by winning gold, while the silver medal went to his major rival, Knut Johannesen
Knut Johannesen
Knut Johannesen is a former speed skater from Norway.-Biography:Born in Oslo and representing the skating club ASK there, Johannesen won the World Allround Championships in 1957 and 1964, the European Allround Championships in 1959 and 1960, and won the Norwegian...
. On the 10,000 m two days later, the roles were reversed, with Johannesen winning gold and Kosichkin silver.
The next year (1961), Kosichkin became Soviet and European Allround Champion, while winning silver at the World Allround Championships
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...
(behind Henk van der Grift
Henk van der Grift
Hendrik van der Grift is a former speed skater.Henk van der Grift participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics. On the 500 m, he finished 10th and he fell on the 1,500 m. Not satisfied with training facilities in the Netherlands, he lived in Norway for a while, working as a car mechanic...
). In 1962, he was not selected to be on the Soviet team for the European Championships and he damaged his skates in anger. His friend Yevgeny Grishin
Yevgeny Grishin
Yevgeny Romanovich Grishin was a Soviet/Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at CSKA Moscow...
gave him an old pair of skates and Kosichkin became World Champion on these.
1963 was not a good year for Kosichkin, winning no major medals and finishing only 15th at the Soviet Allround Championships. In 1964, he once more won silver behind Johannesen at the World Allround Championships. He also participated in the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
of Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, but he did not win any medals.
He was Soviet Champion on the 5,000 m in 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1962, and on the 10,000 m in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, and 1965. Kosichkin's highest ranking on the Adelskalender, the all-time allround speed skating ranking, was a third place.
Medals
An overview of medals won by Kosichkin at important championships, listing the years in which he won each:| Championships | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:... |
1960 (5,000 m) | 1960 (10,000 m) | – |
| World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world... |
1962 | 1961 1964 |
– |
| European Allround European Speed Skating Championships The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The... |
1961 | – | 1965 |
| Soviet Allround | 1961 | 1962 1964 |
1965 |