# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nikolay-sokolov
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:23:25.989Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nikolay-sokolov"
name: "Nikolay Sokolov"
slug: "nikolay-sokolov"
description: "Nikolay Nikolayevich Sokolov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeplechase. Born in the village of Vasyunino, Vologodsky District, Vologda Oblast, he trained at Lokomotiv in Vologda. He competed for the USSR in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 3000 metre steeplechase where he won the silver medal."
tagline: "Russian-Soviet steeplechase runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/3000_m_steeplechase_1960_Olympics.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1930-08-28"
deathDate: "2010-05-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.01
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.67012266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87_(%D0%B1%D1%96%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BD)"
    title: "Соколов Микола Миколайович (бігун)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Nikolajewitsch_Sokolow"
    title: "Nikolai Nikolajewitsch Sokolow"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Sokolov_(runner)"
    title: "Nikolay Sokolov (runner)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikol%C3%A1i_Sokolov_(deportista)"
    title: "Nikolái Sokolov (deportista)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81_(%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87)"
    title: "نیکلای سوکولوف (دونده)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Sokolov"
    title: "Nikolai Sokolov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Sokolov_(athl%C3%A9tisme)"
    title: "Nikolay Sokolov (athlétisme)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Sokolov_(siepista)"
    title: "Nikolaj Sokolov (siepista)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Sokolov"
    title: "Nikolaj Sokolov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niko%C5%82aj_Soko%C5%82ow_(lekkoatleta)"
    title: "Nikołaj Sokołow (lekkoatleta)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87_(%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82)"
    title: "Соколов, Николай Николаевич (легкоатлет)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Sokolov_(friidrottare)"
    title: "Nikolaj Sokolov (friidrottare)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1389943"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump