Olga Aleksandrovna Fatkulina (Russian: Ольга Александровна Фаткулина; born 23 January 1990) is a Russian long-track speed skater. She competed for Russia at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics in the women's 500 m and 1000 m.[3]

Olga Fatkulina
Personal information
Full nameOlga Aleksandrovna Fatkulina
NationalityRussian
Born (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 34)[1]
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m, team sprint
ClubDynamo
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's speed skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 500 m
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sochi 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salt Lake City 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salt Lake City Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sochi 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Inzell Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salt Lake City 500 m
World Sprint Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Changchun Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Hamar Sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kolomna Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Heerenveen Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Collalbo Sprint
Representing Russian Skating Union
World Single Distances Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Heerenveen 500 m

Career

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In the 2013 World Single Distance Championships she won the gold medal in the 1000 meters race, and a bronze medal in the 500 metres. At the 2014 Winter Olympics she won the silver medal in the 500 meters event. On 24 November 2017, she was disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympics and had her silver medal stripped.[4] On 1 February 2018, her results were restored and ban lifted as a result of the successful appeal.[5]

Records

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Personal records

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Personal records[6]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 36.72 10 December 2021 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m 1:12.33 15 February 2020 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current Russian record.[7]
1500 m 1:56.22 16 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m 4:28.20 7 February 2009 Kolomna Speed Skating Center, Kolomna
5000 m 8:03.66 5 April 2009 Uralska Molniya, Chelyabinsk

Results timeline

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Season World Sprint World SD World Cup Olympic Games
2009–10 8th Not held 25th 500 m
14th 1000 m
20th 2x500 m
20th 1000 m
2010–11 18th 14th 2x500 m 17th 500 m
33rd 1000 m
Not held
2011–12 12th 17th 2x500 m
14th 1000 m
19th 500 m
19th 1000 m
2012–13 9th   2x500 m
  1000 m
4th 500 m
6th 1000 m
2013–14 Did not
participate
Not held   500 m
  1000 m
37th 1500 m
4th GWC
  2x500 m
4th 1000 m
9th 1500 m
2014–15 5th 13th 2x500 m
13th 1000 m
12th 500 m
12th 1000 m
33rd 1500 m
33rd GWC
Not held
2015–16 6th 7th 2x500 m
12th 1000 m
2016–17 9th 12th 500 m
13th 1000 m

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World Cup podiums

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Date Season Location Rank Event[10]
16 December 2012 2012–13 Harbin   1000 m
2 March 2013 2012–13 Erfurt   500 m
3 March 2013 2012–13 Erfurt   1000 m
16 November 2013 2013–14 Salt Lake City   500 m
30 November 2013 2013–14 Astana   500 m
1 December 2013 2013–14 Astana   1000 m
6 December 2013 2013–14 Berlin   500 m
7 December 2013 2013–14 Berlin   500 m
8 December 2013 2013–14 Berlin   1000 m
7 March 2014 2013–14 Inzell   500 m
8 March 2014 2013–14 Inzell   500 m
9 March 2014 2013–14 Inzell   1000 m
15 March 2014 2013–14 Heerenveen   500 m
16 March 2014 2013–14 Heerenveen   500 m
14 November 2014 2014–15 Obihiro   500 m
19 November 2016 2016–17 Nagano   Team sprint
10 December 2016 2016–17 Heerenveen   Team sprint
27 January 2017 2016–17 Berlin   500 m
12 November 2017 2017–18 Heerenveen   Team sprint
1 December 2017 2017–18 Calgary   Team sprint
20 January 2018 2017–18 Erfurt   500 m
18 March 2018 2017–18 Minsk   500 m
18 March 2018 2017–18 Minsk   Team sprint
17 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro   500 m
18 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro   Team sprint
7 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki   500 m
8 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki   500 m
3 February 2019 2018–19 Hamar   500 m
15 November 2019 2019–20 Minsk   Team sprint
16 November 2019 2019–20 Minsk   500 m
22 November 2019 2019–20 Tomaszów Mazowiecki   Team sprint
23 November 2019 2019–20 Tomaszów Mazowiecki   500 m
6 December 2019 2019–20 Nur-Sultan   1000 m
6 December 2019 2019–20 Nur-Sultan   Team sprint
13 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano   Team sprint
7 February 2020 2019–20 Calgary   1000 m
24 January 2021 2020–21 Heerenveen   500 m
12 November 2021 2021–22 Tomaszów Mazowiecki   500 m

Overall rankings

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Season Event Rank
2013–14 500 m  
2013–14 1000 m  
2018–19 500 m  
2019–20 500 m  
2019–20 1000 m  
2020–21 500 m  

References

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  1. ^ "Olga Fatkulina". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Olga Fatkulina". nbcolympics.com. NBC Universal. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Vancouver 2010 profile". Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Decision of the IOC Disciplinary Commission in the proceedings against Olga Fatkulina" (PDF). Olympics. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Olga Fatkulina". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ^ "National Records – Russia (RUS)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Olga Fatkulina". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Olga Fatkulina". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  10. ^ "ISU Profile".
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