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Igor Stelnov
Russian ice hockey player
Igor Anatolievich Stelnov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Стельнов "Igor Styelnov") (b. February 12, 1963, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union - d. March 24, 2009, in Moscow, Russia) was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. Olympic and World champion. 8-times champion of USSR (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990).
On the international stage, Stelnov won two gold medals (1984, 1988) in the Olympics, and one gold (1986) and one silver (1987) in the World Championships.
Stelnov died on March 24, 2009, after a long illness.
