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Men’s Speed Skating
Competitor for the Soviet Union

Ants Antson (Russian: Антс Антсон, born 11 November 1938) is a former Estonian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Tallinn, Estonia.

Ants Antson trained at the Kalev Voluntary Sports Society. Coached by former World, Olympic, and European Champion Boris Shilkov, Antson had his best year in 1964, when he became European Allround Champion, became Olympic Champion on the 1500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and set a new world record on the 3000 m. For his achievements that year, he received the Oscar Mathisen Award.

The two gold medals Antson won in 1964 turned out to be his only international medals, although he did won some national medals at the Soviet Allround Championships – gold in 1967, silver in 1965 and 1968, and bronze in 1966. He participated in the 1500 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, but despite skating a new personal record, he finished only twelfth.

[edit] Medals

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

Championships	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal
Winter Olympics	1964 (1500 m)	–	–
World Allround	–	–	–
European Allround	1964	–	–
Soviet Allround	1967	1965 1968	1966

[edit] World records

Over the course of his career, Antson skated one world record:

Event	Result	Date	Venue
3000 m	4:27.3	11 February 1964	Oslo

[edit] Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Antson skated his personal records.

Event	Result	Date	Venue	WR
500 m	40.7	16 January 1968	Medeo	39.5
1500 m	2:07.2	16 February 1968	Grenoble	2:02.5
3000 m	4:27.3	11 February 1964	Oslo	4:27.6
5000 m	7:34.8	16 January 1968	Medeo	7:26.2
10000 m	15:57.7	18 January 1964	Oslo	15:33.0
Big combination	177,198	17 January 1968	Medeo	176.982

Antson has an Adelskalender score of 176.465 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a fourth place.

[edit] References

Awards
Preceded by Nils Aaness	Oscar Mathisen Award 1964	Succeeded by Per Ivar Moe
Preceded by Toomas Leius	Estonian Sportspersonality of the Year 1964	Succeeded by Toomas Leius