Aleksandr Ivanovich Blinov (19 August 1954 – 9 February 2021) was a Russian Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion, born in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Equestrian | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Moscow | Team eventing |
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1980 Moscow | Individual eventing |
Death
editHis daughter was in contact with Blinov by telephone on February 9, 2021. He planned to take the bus from Andreyevskoye to Mozhaisk to visit the bank. In the evening, his daughter could not get in contact with him and he was reported missing. Blinov's body was found three weeks later on March 2, 2021. On the evening of February 9, he appears to have been dropped off by a taxi 500m from his house. The taxi couldn't get any closer due to the snow.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Aleksandr Blinov". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
- ^ "Russisch Olympisch medaillist Alexander Blinov overleden". 4 March 2021.
External links
edit- Aleksandr Blinov at FEI
- Aleksandr Blinov at FEI (alternative link)
- Aleksandr Blinov at Olympics.com
- Aleksandr Blinov at Olympedia
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