Igor Zhelezovski

His imposing physical appearance resulted in the nicknames "Igor the Terrible" and "The bear from Minsk". Originally competing for the Soviet Union, then for the Commonwealth of Independent States, and finally for Belarus, he became World Sprint Champion a record six times. In Soviet times, he trained at Armed Forces sports society in Minsk. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics, he was the Belarusian flag bearer. After ending his skating career in 1994, Zhalyazouski became president of the skating union of Belarus, a position which he held for several years. Zhelezovski died on 12 June 2021, at the age of 57 due to complications from COVID-19. ==Medals==

An overview of medals won by Zhelezovski at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each: ==Records==

World records Over the course of his career, Zhelezovski skated four world records, one of which equalled Pavel Pegov's six-year-old world record on the 1000 m: Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com Personal records To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Zhelezovski skated his personal records. Note that Zhelezovski's personal record on the 500 m was not recognised as a world record by the International Skating Union (ISU). Zhelezovski has an Adelskalender score of 164.015 points. ==References==