Nikolay Kruglov Jr.

Nikolay Nikolayevich Kruglov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Кругло́в; born 8 April 1981) is a former Russian biathlete. His father, Nikolay Kruglov, was also a biathlete. Kruglov Jr. has won a couple of medals with the Russian relay team. He is a two-time World Champion in the men's relay and a two-time World Champion in mixed relay. Also he won silver medals at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Olympics.

Nikolay Kruglov Jr.
Personal information
Full nameNikolay Nikolayevich Kruglov
Born (1981-04-08) 8 April 1981
Gorky, RSFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDinamo
World Cup debut24 January 2002
Retired26 March 2010
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2006, 2010)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Medals5 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (2001/02–2009/10)
Individual victories3
All victories10
Individual podiums14
All podiums37

Kruglov retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
2006 Turin — 21st 11th 21st Silver
2010 Vancouver 11th — — — —

World Championships

6 medals (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 39th — — — — N/A
2004 Oberhof — 12th 14th 17th — N/A
2005 Hochfilzen 35th 5th 4th 4th Silver Gold
2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Gold
2007 Antholz-Anterselva 5th 12th 16th 12th Gold —
2008 Östersund — 26th 25th — Gold Bronze
2009 Pyeongchang — 66th — — — —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

Individual victories

3 victories (1 Sp, 2 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2004–05
1 victory
(1 Pu)		18 February 2005 Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2006–07
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 Pu)		6 January 2007 Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
7 January 2007 Oberhof12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References
  1. Kokesh, Jerry (23 November 2010). "Russia Focuses on World Championships". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. "Nikolay Kruglov Jr". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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