Background
Kolesnikov, Nikolai was born on March 15, 1952 in a village in the Tatarskaia Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Kolesnikov, Nikolai was born on March 15, 1952 in a village in the Tatarskaia Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture, 1977.
Honoured Master of Sports (heavy athletics), 1976. With Rostovna-Donu Trud. From 1977, with Bugul’ma Trud.
USSR champion, 1975, 1977-1979. European champion, 1976-1979. World champion, 1976-1978.
Olympic champion, 1976.