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Viktor Tikhonov
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Soviet ice hockey coach (1930–2014)
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Viktor Tikhonov was a male ice hockey player and coach born in Moscow on June 4, 1930. He held citizenship in the Soviet Union and Russia. As a player, he served as a defenseman for HC Dynamo Moscow and a left wing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He represented the Soviet Union and Russia in international competition.
Tikhonov coached the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team and HC CSKA Moscow. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and A Just Russia. He held the military rank of colonel. His awards included the Order of Lenin, Order of Honour, Order of the October Revolution, and Order of the Red Banner of Labour. He died in Moscow on November 24, 2014, due to disease and was buried at Vagankovo Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Known for
- CCCP Hockey — self2004
- Fair Play — Soviet Ice Hockey Coach1987
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1930-06-04 ) 4 June 1930, Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- 24 November 2014 (2014-11-24) (aged 84), Moscow, Russia
- Position
- Defence
- Played for
- VVS Moscow , Dynamo Moscow
- National team
- Soviet Union
- Playing career
- 1949 – 1963
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Team
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa
- Position
- Left Wing
- Nationality
- Russia
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Viktor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Child
- Vasily Tikhonov
- Occupation
- ice hockey coach
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Sport
- ice hockey
- Member of team
- HC Dynamo Moscow
- Position played
- defenseman
- Country for sport
- Russia
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- 2010-06-04 Виктор Тихонов (1).jpeg
Show 11 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-11-25
- Commons category
- Viktor Tikhonov
- date of birth
- 1930-06-04
- place of burial
- Vagankovo Cemetery
- cause of death
- disease
- allegiance
- Russia
- coach of sports team
- HC CSKA Moscow
- relative
- Viktor Tikhonov
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- end of work period
- 1996-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Тихонов; 4 June 1930 – 24 November 2014) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tikhonov was a defenceman with VVS Moscow and Dynamo Moscow from 1949 to 1963, winning four national championships. He was the coach of the Soviet team when it was the dominant team in international play, winning eight World Championship gold medals, as well as Olympic gold medals in 1984, 1988 and 1992. Tikhonov also led CSKA Moscow to twelve consecutive league championships. He was named to the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder in 1998.
Biography
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