- Nikolay Kolesnikov (sprinter)
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Nikolay Vasilyevich Kolesnikov (Russian: Никола́й Васильевич Коле́сников; born September 8, 1953 in Kargaly, Almaty, Kazakhstan) is a retired 100 metres runner who represented the USSR. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as well as the 60 metres at the 1978 European Indoor Championships. Kolesnikov trained at Burevestnik in Leningrad.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Soviet Union1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 3rd 4x100m relay 1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st 60 metres References
External links
Categories:- 1953 births
- Living people
- Sprinters
- Soviet athletes
- Burevestnik athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Košice Peace Marathon winners
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Soviet athletics Olympic medalist stubs
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