Boris Gulyayev

Boris Ivanovich Gulyayev (Russian: Борис Иванович Гуляев; born 22 April 1941) is a former Soviet speedskater. On 13 January 1970 he set a new world record in the 500 m at 0:39.03 at Medeo.^[2] He finished in 15th place in the same event at the 1964 Winter Olympics.^[3]

Boris Gulyayev

Boris Gulyayev in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1941-04-22) 22 April 1941 (age 84) Yekaterinburg, Soviet Union[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	Dynamo Yekaterinburg

Gulyayev graduated from an institute of physical education in Yekaterinburg, and in 1982 defended a PhD at the Moscow Institute of Physical Education (GKTsOLIFK) on improving physical fitness of junior speedskaters. After that he returned to Yekaterinburg and worked as a lecturer and sports functionary.^[1]

Personal bests:^[3]

• 500 m – 39.03 (1970)
• 1500 m – 2:06.9 (1968)
• 5000 m – 9:02.2 (1968)