Career
Yevgeny Kulikov trained at Burevestnik Voluntary Sports Society. Competing for the Soviet Union he became the first to break the 38 seconds barrier on the 500 m in 1975 and over the course of the next two weeks he lowered his own 500 m world record three more times, finishing with a time of 37.00, exactly one second below the previous world record. He would remain the 500 m world record holder for 8 years.
In 1981, Kulikov lowered his own 500 m world record once more, becoming the first man to break the 37-second barrier.
World records
Over the course of his career, Kulikov skated nine world records:
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
Personal records.
