Trud Leningrad in 1959–62, then in 1962–64 and 1966–68 headed the national team, and spent his later years with Dynamo Leningrad. His pupils included Ants Antson, Igor Ostashov, Stanislav Selyanin and Vladimir Sveshnikov. Shilkov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1957. References External links An article about Boris Shilkov (in Russian) Legends of Soviet Sport: Boris Shilkov Boris Shilkov's obituary 1927 births 2015 deaths Soviet male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of the Soviet Union Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Arkhangelsk World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists