Viktor Mamatov

Viktor Mamatov
Personal information
Full name Viktor Fyodorovich Mamatov
Born (1937-07-21) 21 July 1937
Belovo, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (1968, 1972)
Medals 2 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams 4 (1967, 1969, 1970, 1971)
Medals 6 (4 gold)

Viktor Fyodorovich Mamatov (Russian: Виктор Фёдорович Маматов; born 21 July 1937) is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.[1] He was Flag Bearer at the 1968 Olympics.

Mamatov received another gold medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.[1]

He became World Champion in individual 20 km in 1967, and three times with the Soviet relay team, in 1969, 1970 and 1971.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 gold)

Event Individual Relay
France 1968 Grenoble 7th Gold
Japan 1972 Sapporo 7th Gold

World Championships

6 medals (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Relay
East Germany 1967 Altenberg Gold Silver
Polish People's Republic 1969 Zakopane 14th Gold
Sweden 1970 Östersund Bronze Gold
Finland 1971 Hämeenlinna 6th Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile: Viktor Mamatov". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 13 July 2015.


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