Viktor Blinov

For Latvian ice hockey player born 1981, see Viktors Bļinovs.

Viktor Nikolayevich Blinov (September 1, 1945 in Omsk, Soviet Union – July 9, 1968 in Moscow, Soviet Union) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1968.

Viktor Blinov
Born	(1945-09-01)September 1, 1945 Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	July 9, 1968(1968-07-09) (aged 22) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	HC Spartak Moscow
National team	Soviet Union
Playing career	1963–1968

The Arena (Sports and Concert Complex) named after Viktor Blinov in Omsk, Russia. The home arena of ice hockey team Avangard Omsk since 1986 till 2007

He played in his first international on February 26, 1965, against Canada. He won a gold medal in the 1968 Winter Olympics. He scored ten goals in 32 internationals, the last of which was on February 17, 1968.

Blinov died from a heart attack he suffered during hockey practice. He was 22 years old.^[1]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eurohockey.com
• Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio