Igor Zhelezovski

Igor Zhelezovski
Zhelezovski in 1994
Personal information
Nickname
Bear from Minsk
NationalityBelarusian
BornIhar Mikalaevich Zhalyazouski
(1963-06-01)1 June 1963
Orsha, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died12 June 2021(2021-06-12) (aged 58)
Minsk, Belarus
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union
 CIS
Belarus
SportSpeed skating
ClubSK VS Minsk
Turned pro1982
Retired1994
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 36.49 (1988)
1000 m: 1:12.58 (1989)
1500 m: 1:52.50 (1987)
3000 m: 4:12.85 (1988)
5000 m: 7:09.84 (1983)
10 000 m: 15:40.82 (1983)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
Representing the  Soviet Union
1988 Calgary 1000 m
Representing  Belarus
1994 Lillehammer 1000 m
World Sprint Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
1985 Heerenveen Sprint
1986 Karuizawa Sprint
1989 Heerenveen Sprint
1990 Tromsø Sprint
1991 Inzell Sprint
Representing  CIS
1992 Oslo Sprint
Representing  Belarus
1993 Ikaho Sprint

Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski or Ihar Mikalaevich Zhalyazouski or Ihar Mikałajevič Žalazoŭski (Belarusian: Ігар Мікалаевіч Жалязоўскі; Russian: Игорь Николаевич Железовский; 1 June 1963 – 12 June 2021) was a Soviet and Belarusian speed skater.