Yevgeny Grishin (speed skater)

Yevgeny Romanovich Grishin (Russian: Евгений Романович Гришин; 23 March 1931 – 9 July 2005) was a Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at CSKA Moscow. He became European Champion in 1956, and won Olympic gold in the 500 meter and 1500 meter events in both 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics (sharing the 1500 meter victories with respectively Yuri Mikhaylov and Roald Aas), competing for the USSR team. Along with his compatriot Lidiya Skoblikova, he was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[1][2]

For the Russian water polo player, see Yevgeny Grishin (water polo).
Yevgeny Grishin
Yevgeny Grishin in 1964
Personal information
Born(1931-03-23)23 March 1931
Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died9 July 2005(2005-07-09) (aged 74)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubCSKA Moskva
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo500 m
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo1500 m
1960 Squaw Valley500 m
1960 Squaw Valley1500 m
1964 Innsbruck500 m
World Championships
1954 SapporoAllround
1956 OsloAllround
European Championships
1956 HelsinkiAllround

Grishin was the first to break the 40 second barrier on the 500 m, skating 39.6 in an unofficial test race in Squaw Valley in 1960, just after the Winter Olympic Games at the same location. Three years later, on 27–28 January 1963, he set officially ratified world records 39.6 and 39.5 at the Medeo track. He also won 2 bronze medals in the World Championships, in 1954 and 1956.[1]

He had 12 single distance wins in his 14 starts in allround championships. Over the course of his career Grishin set seven world records; the 1:22.8 time of the 1000 m lasted 12 years.[1]

World records

Over the course of his career, Grishin skated seven world records:

DisciplineTimeDateLocation
1500 m2:09.810 January 1955Medeo
1000 m1:22.812 January 1955Medeo
500 m40.222 January 1956Misurina
500 m40.228 January 1956Misurina
1500 m2:08.630 January 1956Misurina
500 m39.627 January 1963Medeo
500 m39.528 January 1963Medeo

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]

References
  1. Yevgeny Grishin. sports-reference.com
  2. Yevgeny Grishin at Sports Reference
  3. "Jevgeni Grisjin". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
Yevgeny Grishin on a 2013 Russian stamp from the series "Sports Legends"
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