Valentin Chernikov Explained

Valentin Chernikov
Birth Date:	1 April 1937
Birth Place:	Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Sport:	Fencing
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Valentin Chernikov (hy|Վալենտին Չեռնիկով, 1 April 1937, Yerevan  - 5 January 2002, Nizhny Novgorod) was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^{[1] [2]} He also won the gold medal at the 1961 World Fencing Championships in the team épée.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Valentin Chernikov . 2010-10-20 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018094731/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHERNVAL01 . 18 October 2012 .
2. Web site: Valentin Chernikov Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203206/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/valentin-chernikov-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-10-20 . sports-reference.com.