Igor Lotaryov


Igor Lotaryov is a Russian former Soviet male middle-distance runner who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. He set his lifetime best of 3:34.49 minutes for the event in Brussels in 1985.
He made his international debut as a junior athlete, running in the Soviet teams at the IAAF World [Cross Country Championships] in 1982 and 1983. He won his first international medal at the 1983 [European Athletics Junior Championships], finishing second in the 1500 m behind East German Maik Dreissigacker.
He enjoyed senior success in the mid-1980s including bronze medals at the Friendship Games and 1985 IAAF World Cup, then a silver medal behind compatriot Pavel Yakovlev at the 1986 Goodwill Games. He was also a 1500 m finalist at the 1986 European Athletics Championships and the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
He set the first IAAF-recognised List of [world records in athletics|world indoor record] for the 1000 metres event, running 2:18.00 on 14 February 1987. This stood for almost five years before being beaten by Rob Druppers of the Netherlands. As of 2017, his time remains in the top 40 of all-time.
Lotaryov was a three-time national champion, taking the indoor 1500 m title twice at the Soviet [Indoor Athletics Championships] and once outdoors at the Soviet Athletics Championships in 1985.

National championships