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Victor Arsenevich Kapitonov

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Victor Arsenevich Kapitonov

Birth
Russia
Death
5 Mar 2005 (aged 71)
Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russia
Burial
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Victor Kapitonov — the Soviet bicycle racer, the Olympic champion, the couch of a national combined team of the USSR on cycling was born in Tver. The deserved master of sports of the USSR (1959). The deserved couch of the USSR.
The numerous champion of the USSR: 1959 in pair race on a track; 1962 in command race on highway; 1956 in lasting many days race; 1958 in group and command race.
Seven times has started in bicycle race of the World.
The winner of this race in command offset — 1958, 1969, 1961, 1962. On the Olympic Games of 1956 first for in Melbourn Victor Kapitonov has acted unsuccessfully, in highway race it was thirty second, the reason for a failure became falling during race, in command race the Soviet bicyclists were content with the sixth seat.
On following Olympic Games in Rome, in structure of the four within the limits of command race Kapitonov becomes the bronze prize-winner of games. In highway group race Victor Arsenevich becomes the champion of Olympic Games, having bypassed on finishing feature, only on a floor of a wheel of Italian Livio Trappe.
In following Olympic Games Kapitonov already participation did not accept, completely having concentrated at trainer's work.
In 1975 and 1976 it is named by the best couch of the USSR and awarded a gold medal for preparation of a combined team of the USSR for the world championship 1970 where it for the first time became the world champion in command race. Under its management the command of the USSR won on bicycle race of the World — 1970—1972, 1975 and 1977. In 1983 has defended the dissertation, having received a degree of the candidate of pedagogical sciences.
Has died in 2005 in the age of 71 years.
The honourable citizen of Tver, the gentleman of an award of Lenin, "the Sign on Honour", "Friendship of people", "October revolution".
Victor Kapitonov — the Soviet bicycle racer, the Olympic champion, the couch of a national combined team of the USSR on cycling was born in Tver. The deserved master of sports of the USSR (1959). The deserved couch of the USSR.
The numerous champion of the USSR: 1959 in pair race on a track; 1962 in command race on highway; 1956 in lasting many days race; 1958 in group and command race.
Seven times has started in bicycle race of the World.
The winner of this race in command offset — 1958, 1969, 1961, 1962. On the Olympic Games of 1956 first for in Melbourn Victor Kapitonov has acted unsuccessfully, in highway race it was thirty second, the reason for a failure became falling during race, in command race the Soviet bicyclists were content with the sixth seat.
On following Olympic Games in Rome, in structure of the four within the limits of command race Kapitonov becomes the bronze prize-winner of games. In highway group race Victor Arsenevich becomes the champion of Olympic Games, having bypassed on finishing feature, only on a floor of a wheel of Italian Livio Trappe.
In following Olympic Games Kapitonov already participation did not accept, completely having concentrated at trainer's work.
In 1975 and 1976 it is named by the best couch of the USSR and awarded a gold medal for preparation of a combined team of the USSR for the world championship 1970 where it for the first time became the world champion in command race. Under its management the command of the USSR won on bicycle race of the World — 1970—1972, 1975 and 1977. In 1983 has defended the dissertation, having received a degree of the candidate of pedagogical sciences.
Has died in 2005 in the age of 71 years.
The honourable citizen of Tver, the gentleman of an award of Lenin, "the Sign on Honour", "Friendship of people", "October revolution".

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