Viktor Potapov

For the Soviet and Russian naval aviator, see Viktor Pavlovich Potapov.
Viktor Potapov
Personal information
Birth nameВиктор Яковлевич Потапов
Full nameViktor Yakovlevich Potapov
Born(1947-03-29)29 March 1947
Dolgoprudny, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Died10 December 2017(2017-12-10) (aged 70)
Dolgoprudny, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Sailing career
ClassFinn class
Competition record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Finn class

Viktor Yakovlevich Potapov (Russian: Виктор Яковлевич Потапов; 29 March 1947 – 10 December 2017) was a Soviet and Russian sailor.[1] He won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

He died in Dolgoprudny as a result of an automobile accident on 10 December 2017.[3][4]

Memorial plaque to Viktor Potapov in Dolgoprudny

References

  1. ^ Не cтало Виктора Потапова (in Russian)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viktor Potapov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
  3. ^ 10 декабря на 71-м году жизни трагически оборвалась жизнь Виктора Яковлевича Потапова
  4. ^ "Стали известны подробности гибели призера ОИ-1972 Потапова в Подмосковье". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-11.



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