Aleksandr Podolskii
Russia
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSRUS12704199901 | |
| NOC | Russia | |
| Born | 27 Apr 1999
in  Kolomna | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Kolomna, RUS | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | English, Russian | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Kolomna State University of Social Science and Humanities: Russia |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.53 | 02 Mar 2018 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:09.95 | 20 Nov 2021 | Kolomna |
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| 1500m | 1:45.70 | 21 Nov 2021 | Kolomna |
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| 5000m | 6:29.93 | 10 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 10000m | 13:58.73 | 02 Dec 2022 | Chelyabinsk |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Kometa Sports School of Olympic Reserve: Kolomna, RUS |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Watching movies. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | A coach visited his school and recruited him. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021) | |
| Awards and honours | He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (info.russkating.ru, 28 Oct 2022; minsport.gov.ru, 01 Jun 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Viktor Sivkov [national], RUS; Dmitry Dementyev [personal], RUS, from 2011 | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age 10 in Kolomna, Russian Federation. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015351193368 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning silver in the 1500m at the 2020 World University Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021; in-kolomna.ru, 13 Mar 2020) | |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Dmitry Dementyev. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021) | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 03 Feb 2021) | |
| Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied for a degree in coaching at Smolensk State University of Sport in the Russian Federation. He has also studied at the branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in Kaluga, Russian Federation. (studentsport.ru, 02 Mar 2022; Athlete, 17 Nov 2021) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 19 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 16 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 36 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 58 | |||