Nina Statkevich


Nina Andreyevna Statkevich is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.
Nina Statkevich trained at Voluntary [Sports Societies of the USSR|VSS] Trud in Leningrad. She won many titles - she was World Allround [Speed Skating Championships|World Allround Champion], European Allround Champion twice, Soviet Allround Champion four times, and Soviet Sprint Champion. She also competed at the Winter Olympics, but never won an Olympic medal, a fifth place at the 1972 Olympics being her best result.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Statkevich during important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:
ChampionshipsGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
Speed skating at the [Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]
World Allround19711974
World Sprint1970
European Allround1970
1971		1972
1974		1973
Soviet Allround1970
1971
1972
1974		1973
Soviet Sprint19701973

World records

Over the course of her career, Statkevich skated 2 List of [speed skating records|world records] on the then still natural ice of Medeo:
DistanceResultDateLocation
1,500 m2:17.817 January 1970Medeo
Mini combination184.05318 January 1970Medeo

Personal bests:
  • 500 m – 43.32
  • 1000 m – 1:28.1
  • 1500 m – 2:16.48
  • 3000 m – 4:43.0
  • 5000 m – 8:36.5