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Vasily Borisov
Borisov at the 1954 World Championships
Personal information
Born(1922-12-12)12 December 1922
Mayaki, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR[1]
Died21 August 2003(2003-08-21) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportRifle shooting
ClubDynamo Moscow[1]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne 300 m 3 positions
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne 50 m rifle prone
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 300 m 3 positions
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Caracas 300 m 3 positions team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Caracas 50 m 3 positions team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Caracas 50 m prone ind.
Gold medal – first place 1954 Caracas 50 m kneeling team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Caracas 50 m standing team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Caracas 300 m standing ind.
Gold medal – first place 1958 Moscow 300 m 3 positions team
Gold medal – first place 1958 Moscow 50 m 3 positions team
Gold medal – first place 1958 Moscow 50 m kneeling team
Gold medal – first place 1958 Moscow 50 m standing team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Cairo 300 m standard team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Cairo 50 m 3 positions team
Silver medal – second place 1954 Caracas 300 m 3 positions ind.
Silver medal – second place 1954 Caracas 50 m 3 positions ind.
Silver medal – second place 1954 Caracas 50 m kneeling ind.
Silver medal – second place 1954 Caracas 50 m standing ind.
Silver medal – second place 1954 Caracas 300 m prone ind.
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Caracas 50 m prone team
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Caracas 50 m + 100 m prone team
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Moscow 50 m prone team
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Wiesbaden 50 m prone team

Vasily Fyodorovich Borisov (Russian: Василий Фёдорович Борисов; 12 December 1922 – 21 August 2003) was a Soviet rifle shooter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five individual events and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal.[2] Between 1954 and 1966 Borisov won 22 medals at the world championships.[3] At the 1954 World Championships, he and his teammate Anatoli Bogdanov won 13 medals each, cleansweeping most rifle events.

After he retired from competitions, Borisov worked as a coach. He lived in Moscow, on Mira Avenue.[3] Borisov died in Moscow on 21 August 2003, at the age of 80.[4][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Grigory Chernevich, ed. (2003). Dynamo. Encyclopedia. OLMA Media Group. p. 247. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. ^ Vasily Borisov. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b c Slyusarenko, Yevgeny (9 March 2023). "Инфа — сотка. Как "Матч ТВ" три месяца искал столетнего русского олимпийца и что из этого получилось". Match.tv.
  4. ^ "Vasily Borisov". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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