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Artem Arefyev

Russia

SportSpeed Skating
NOCRussia
Born09 Nov 2000 in  Moscow
GenderMen
ResidenceSt. Petersburg, RUS
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Higher educationCoaching - Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health: St. Petersburg, RUS
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 34.00 05 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:09.25 12 Jan 2020 Heerenveen  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    500m   2    
    Team Sprint   1 1  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamCentral Sports Army Club [RUS] / Cherepovets Sports Club [RUS] / Vityaz Sports School of Olympic Reserve [RUS]:  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesPlaying online video games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2021)  
Memorable sporting achievementWinning silver in the 500m at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Baselga di Pine, Italy. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportAs a child he tried ice hockey, skiing and martial arts before his father suggested he try speed skating.  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolCanadian speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon, Russian speed skater Ivan Skobrev. (Nash Sport magazine, 01 Mar 2019)  
Awards and honoursHe has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (info.russkating.ru, 28 Oct 2022; Athlete, 02 Dec 2019)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachOleg Kichigin [personal], RUS  
When and where did you begin this sport?He took up the sport in 2012 in Cherepovets, Russian Federation.  
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General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"To win, you must minimise the factors that can prevent you from doing this. One of the most important is technical breakdowns." (Nash Sport magazine, 01 Mar 2019)  
Social Media
Social Media
instagram.com/artem_arefyev3.14  
General Interest
General Interest
NicknamesArakhis [peanut] (rsport.ria.ru, 25 Jan 2021)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 500m7  
    2022 Olympic Games 500m7  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 1000m9  
    2020/2021 European Sprint Championships Overall14  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 1000m18  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2019/2020 Nagano Team Sprint1  
    2020/2021 Heerenveen 500m1  
    2021/2022 Stavanger 500m2  
    2021/2022 Salt Lake City, UT 500m2  
    2021/2022 Stavanger 500m3  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 500m4  
    2020/2021 Heerenveen 500m3  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 500m11  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 1000m13  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 500m13  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m23  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m49