Oleg Kulkov

Oleg Kulkov (Russian: Олег Кульков; born March 6, 1978 in Verkhnyaya Pyshma)[1] is a Russian marathon runner.

Biography

He won the Zurich Marathon in 2008, recording a personal best time of 2:11:15.[2] This qualified him to represent Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and he finished 29th overall in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games.[1] He improved his best to 2:10:13 with a second-place finish in Zurich and went on to take 20th place at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. The following year he fifteenth in the European Marathon Championship race.[3]

He equalled his personal best time at the 2011 Seoul International Marathon, taking third place behind Abderrahim Goumri and Jeong Jin-Hyeong.[4] That October he ran another race in Korea, the Gyeongju International Marathon, and finished in fifth place.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kulkov, Oleg. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  2. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2008-04-20). Kulkov, Birra Take Zurich Marathon victories. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  3. ↑ Kolkov, Oleg. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  4. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2011-03-20). Goumri and Guta take victories in Seoul. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
  5. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2011-10-16). Loyanai leads Kenyan sweep in Gyeongju. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.

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