Igor Yuriyevich Nikulin (; 14 August 1960 – 7 November 2021) was a hammer thrower who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
Nikulin's U23 world record of 83.54 m, set 2 September 1982 in Athens, put him 2nd in the world of all time behind Sergey Litvinov's 83.98 m. His personal best of 84.48 m was set on 12 July 1990 in Lausanne currently putting him 7th of all time. His father Yuriy Nikulin finished fourth at the men's hammer throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nikulin died on 7 November 2021, at the age of 61.Скончался известный метатель молота Игорь Никулин
International competitions Representing the 1979European Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland 1st71.56 m1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 2nd79.44 m1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 4th79.34 m 1984Friendship GamesMoscow, Soviet Union 2nd82.56 m1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union5th78.50 mEuropean ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany 3rd82.00 m1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy5th80.18 m 1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States 3rd82.14 mEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 3rd80.02 mRepresenting 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 3rd81.38 mIAAF World CupHavana, Cuba 2nd78.28 mRepresenting 1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th78.38 m
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