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Viktor Potapov

Viktor Potapov

Soviet sailor

For the Soviet and Russian naval aviator, see Viktor Pavlovich Potapov.

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]

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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. [1]
    Не cтало Виктора Потапова (in Russian)
  2. [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. [3]
    10 декабря на 71-м году жизни трагически оборвалась жизнь Виктора Яковлевича Потапова
  4. [4]
    Стали известны подробности гибели призера ОИ-1972 Потапова в Подмосковье


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