Viktor Konovalenko

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Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Gold	1964 Innsbruck	Team
Gold	1968 Grenoble	Team

Viktor Konovalenko (March 11, 1938 - Feb 20, 1996) was an ice hockey goaltender in the Soviet Union. He played for the Torpedo Gorki (now Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) team from 1956 to 1972.

Konovalenko led the Soviet team to the IIHF World Championships title every year from 1963 to 1968, 1970, and 1971. He was named the most valuable player in the Soviet league in 1970.

The Konavalenko Sports Palace, arena for the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Team, is named after him.

[edit] External links

• Viktor Konovalenko at CCCP International
• A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey

Preceded by Anatoli Firsov

Soviet MVP 1970

Succeeded by Anatoli Firsov