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Valery Kaplan

Valery Kaplan in 1967
Personal information
Born	(1943-02-26) 26 February 1943 (age 81) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	CSKA
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union European Speed Skating Championships 1966 Deventer All-round 1967 Lahti All-round

Valery Kaplan (Russian: Валерий Каплан; born 26 February 1943) is a retired Russian speed skater who won a bronze and a silver medal at the European championships in 1966 and 1967, respectively. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in 500 m and 1,500 m and finished in 21st and 12th place, respectively.

His personal bests were

• 500 m – 39.8 (1968)
• 1000 m – 1:21.9 (1970)
• 1500 m – 2:04.3 (1968)
• 5000 m – 7:37.6 (1968)
• 10000 m – 16:07.5 (1966)

References

1. ^ Valery Kaplan. sports-reference.com

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