Gennady Voronin Explained

Gennady Voronin
Full Name:Gennady Andreyevich Voronin
Nationality:Russian
Sport:Speed skating
Birth Date:6 September 1934
Birth Place:Dzerzhinsk, Soviet Union
Death Place:Dzerzhinsk, Russia

Gennady Andreyevich Voronin (Russian: Геннадий Андреевич Воро́нин; 6 September 1934  - 3 May 2004) was a Soviet speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[1]

Personal life

He was married to a skating champion Inga Artamonova. On 4 January 1966, he stabbed her in the heart, killing her. His claimed motive was jealousy. He was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment, and was released on parole after serving two.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Gennady Voronin Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105038/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/gennady-voronin-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 26 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Sport Express. Пьяный дебош или месть спецслужб. Загадка смерти советской конькобежки Артамоновой. 19 April 2020. Russian.