Vasily Borisov
Soviet sport shooter (1922–2003)
![]() Borisov at the 1954 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1922-12-12)12 December 1922 Mayaki, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 August 2003(2003-08-21) (aged 80) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rifle shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Moscow[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vasily Fyodorovich Borisov (Russian: Василий Фёдорович Борисов; 12 December 1922 – 21 August 2003) was a Soviet rifle shooter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five individual events and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal.[2] Between 1954 and 1966 Borisov won 22 medals at the world championships.[3] At the 1954 World Championships, he and his teammate Anatoli Bogdanov won 13 medals each, cleansweeping most rifle events.
After he retired from competitions, Borisov worked as a coach. He lived in Moscow, on Mira Avenue.[3] Borisov died in Moscow on 21 August 2003, at the age of 80.[4][3]
References
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- ^ a b Grigory Chernevich, ed. (2003). Dynamo. Encyclopedia. OLMA Media Group. p. 247. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
- ^ Vasily Borisov. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c Slyusarenko, Yevgeny (9 March 2023). "Инфа — сотка. Как «Матч ТВ» три месяца искал столетнего русского олимпийца и что из этого получилось". Match.tv.
- ^ "Vasily Borisov". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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- 1900:
Emil Kellenberger (SUI)
- 1908:
Albert Helgerud (NOR)
- 1912:
Paul Colas (FRA)
- 1920:
Morris Fisher (USA)
- 1948:
Emil Grünig (SUI)
- 1952:
Anatoli Bogdanov (URS)
- 1956:
Vasily Borisov (URS)
- 1960:
Hubert Hammerer (AUT)
- 1964:
Gary Anderson (USA)
- 1968:
Gary Anderson (USA)
- 1972:
Lones Wigger (USA)
- 1900:
Emil Kellenberger, Franz Böckli, Konrad Stäheli, Louis Richardet, Alfred Grütter (SUI)
- 1908:
Julius Braathe, Albert Helgerud, Einar Liberg, Olaf Sæther, Ole Sæther, Gudbrand Skatteboe (NOR)
- 1912:
Carl Björkman, Erik Blomqvist, Mauritz Eriksson, Hugo Johansson, Gustaf Adolf Jonsson, Bernhard Larsson (SWE)
- 1920:
Dennis Fenton, Morris Fisher, Willis A. Lee, Carl Osburn, Lloyd Spooner (USA)