Olga Belyakova Explained

Sport:Short track speed skating
Olga Belyakova
Birth Date:26 September 1988
Birth Place:Rybinsk, Soviet Union
Height:5 ft 9 in
Weight:130 lb
Worlds:1
Highestranking:8 (1500m)

Olga Vladimirovna Belyakova (Russian: Ольга Владимировна Белякова; born 26 September 1988 in Rybinsk) is a Russian short-track speed-skater.

Belyakova competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Russia. She finished sixth in the first round of the 1500 metres, failing to advance, and ending up 30th overall.[1]

As of 2013, Belyakova's best finish at the World Championships is fourth, in the 1500 metres in 2012. She has also won a silver medal as a member of the Russian relay team at the 2010 European Championships.[2]

As of 2013, Belyakova has two ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finishes, both of which came as a member of the Russian relay team. Her best finish is a silver medal, at Heerenveen in 2006–07. Her top World Cup ranking is 13th, in the 1500 metres in 2006–07.[2]

World Cup Podiums

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DateSeasonLocationRankEvent
4 February 2007 3000m Relay
23 October 2011 3000m Relay

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/olga-belyakova-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215734/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/olga-belyakova-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17.
  2. Web site: ISU Biography . shorttrack.sportresult.com.