Valery Kaplan
Speed skater
Intro | Speed skater | |
Places | Russia | |
is | Athlete Speed skater | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 26 February 1943, Moscow | |
Age | 81 years |
Valery Kaplan (Russian: Валерий Каплан; born 26 February 1943) is a retired Russian speed skater who won a bronze and a silver medal at the European championships in 1966 and 1967, respectively. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in 500 m and 1,500 m and finished in 21st and 12th place, respectively.
His personal bests were
500 m – 39.8 (1968)
1000 m – 1:21.9 (1970)
1500 m – 2:04.3 (1968)
5000 m – 7:37.6 (1968)
10000 m – 16:07.5 (1966)
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