| Yakov Melnikov | |
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| Country: | Russian Empire USSR |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Yakov Fyodorovich Melnikov (Russian: Яков Фёдорович Мельников; January 13, 1896 – July 12, 1960)[1] was a Russian and Soviet speed skater. First recipient of the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR (1934).[2]
He was the bronze medalist of the 1923 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.[3] Melnikov set 27 national records.[4]
He first started in the Russian championship in 1913. He last went on the ice as a participant in the country's championship in 1941. The last champion and record holder of the Russian Empire. The first champion of the RSFSR.