Yakov Melnikov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yakov Melnikov

Soviet Union speed skater

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1896

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1960

Profession: speed skater

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Yakov Fyodorovich Melnikov (Russian: ???? ????????? ?????????; January 13, 1896, Moscow, Russian Empire - July 12, 1960, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet speed skater.
The first was awarded to Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1934).He was the Bronze medalist of the 1923 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.
Melnikov set 27 national records.He first started in the Russian championship in 1913.
He last went on the ice as a participant in the country's championship in 1941.
The last champion and record holder of the Russian Empire.
The first champion of the RSFSR.