Yakov Grigoryevich Tolstikov (Russian: Я́ков Григо́рьевич То́лстиков; born 20 May 1959 in Prokopyevsk) is a former Russian distance runner. Tolstikov rose to worldwide prominence following his surprise upset of favorite Gelindo Bordin in the 1991 London Marathon.[1][2] He set a personal best of 2:09:17 hours at the race which went unbeaten as a Soviet record.[3] This time was the fastest by any European in the 1991 season, and the third fastest time in the world after Kōichi Morishita and Takeyuki Nakayama of Japan.[4][5]
In international competition he represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, coming in a distant 22nd.[6] He twice ran at the World Championships in Athletics, coming eleventh in 1987 but failing to finish in 1991. He was a marathon bronze medallist at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[7]
In individual races, he won the Uzhhorod Marathon three times (1983, 1986, 1987), the 1984 Moscow International Peace Marathon, the 1995 Siberian International Marathon, and the 1990 Humarathon.[8] He was a one-time national champion, winning the marathon at the Soviet Athletics Championships in 1988.[9]
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Soviet Union | |||||
1983 | Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | Marathon | 2:22:31 |
1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd | Marathon | 2:16:22 |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 11th | Marathon | 2:16:55 |
1988 | European Marathon Cup | Huy, Belgium | 9th | Marathon | 2:14:10 |
1st | Marathon team | 31 pts | |||
1989 | World Marathon Cup | Milan, Italy | 4th | Marathon team | 6:39:18 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | — | Marathon | DNF |
1991 | World Marathon Cup | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Marathon team | 6:40:09 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | — | Marathon | DNF | |
Representing the Unified Team | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 22nd | Marathon | 2:17:04 |
Representing Russia | |||||
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th | Marathon | 2:15:32 |
Marathons
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1983 | Uzhhorod Marathon | Uzhhorod, Soviet Union | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:35 |
1984 | Moscow Peace Marathon[nb] | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:48 |
1985 | Soviet Championships | Mogilev, Soviet Union | 4th | Marathon | 2:13:14 |
1986 | Uzhhorod Marathon | Uzhhorod, Soviet Union | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:43 |
1987 | Uzhhorod Marathon | Uzhhorod, Soviet Union | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:05 |
Soviet Championships | Mogilev, Soviet Union | 7th | Marathon | 2:13:50 | |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 8th | Marathon | 2:12:31 | |
1988 | Soviet Championships | Tallinn, Soviet Union | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:29 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:20 | |
1989 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu–Ōita, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:35 |
Milano City Marathon | Milan, Italy | 19th | Marathon | 2:15:35 | |
1990 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 6th | Marathon | 2:11:07 |
1991 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:17 PB |
Italian Marathon | Carpi, Italy | 11th | Marathon | 2:13:05 | |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 9th | Marathon | 2:12:07 | |
1992 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 6th | Marathon | 2:10:49 |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 6th | Marathon | 2:12:06 | |
1993 | Siberian International Marathon | Omsk, Russia | 2nd | Marathon | 2:13:31 |
1994 | Vienna City Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:55 |
1995 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 2:11:34 |
Siberian International Marathon | Omsk, Russia | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:37 | |
1997 | Siberian International Marathon | Omsk, Russia | 4th | Marathon | 2:17:46 |
- nb The Friendship Games Marathon was hosted within the Moscow International Peace Marathon in 1984 and Tolstikov was the second fastest runner there, but did not receive a Friendship Games medal as he was not entered for the team.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Running". The Washington Post. 22 April 1991.
- ^ International Marathons. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ "Top list of the best results in the world in the history of marathon running in men". alltime -athletics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ World Top Performers. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ European Top Performers. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ Yakov Tolstikov. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ Yakov Tolstikov. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ Yakov Tolstikov. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ Żemantowski, Jacek (October 1984). "Moskwa '84". Lekkoatletyka 10 (84) (in Polish). p. 8.
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