Vasily Borisov Explained

Birth Date:12 December 1922
Birth Place:Mayaki, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR[1]
Death Place:Moscow, Russia
Height:1.7m (05.6feet)
Weight:85kg (187lb)
Sport:Rifle shooting
Club:Dynamo Moscow
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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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dynamo. Encyclopedia. Grigory Chernevich. 2003. OLMA Media Group. 978-5-224-04399-6. 247.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/vasily-borisov-1.html Vasily Borisov
  3. News: Slyusarenko . Yevgeny . Yevgeny Slyusarenko. Инфа — сотка. Как «Матч ТВ» три месяца искал столетнего русского олимпийца и что из этого получилось . Match.tv . 9 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Vasily Borisov . Olympedia . 9 March 2023.