Viktor Kuzkin

Viktor Kuzkin
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 InnsbruckTeam
Gold medal – first place1968 GrenobleTeam
Gold medal – first place1972 SapporoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1963 SwedenTeam
Gold medal – first place1965 FinlandTeam
Gold medal – first place1966 YugoslaviaTeam
Gold medal – first place1967 AustriaTeam
Gold medal – first place1969 SwedenTeam
Gold medal – first place1971 SwitzerlandTeam

Viktor Grigorievich Kuzkin (July 6, 1940 – June 24, 2008[1]) was a Soviet ice hockey defender who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Kuzkin won three gold medals in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics, winning them from 1964 to 1972. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2005.[2][3]

He died after suffering a heart attack whilst diving in Sochi, Russia.

References

  1. ↑ Скончался легендарный советский хоккеист Виктор Кузькин (in Russian)
  2. ↑ "Вячеслав Фетисов попадет в Зал славы Международной федерации хоккея". Lenta.ru (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hall of Fame sai kuusi uutta jäsentä". Yle (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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