Yakov Tolstikov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yakov Tolstikov

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 20-May-1959

Place of Birth: Prokopyevsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Yakov Tolstikov (born 20 May 1959 in Prokopyevsk) is a former Russian distance runner.
Tolstivov rose to worldwide prominence following his surprise upset of favorite Gelindo Bordin in the 1991 London Marathon.
The next year, he competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, coming in a distant and disappointing 22nd.