Alexander Gusev (ice hockey)

Alexander Gusev
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Born (1947-01-21)January 21, 1947
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died July 22, 2020(2020-07-22) (aged 73)
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Played for HC CSKA Moscow
SKA Leningrad
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1965–1979
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal – first place 1974 Finland Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Czechoslovakia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Austria Team

Alexander Vladimirovich Gusev (Russian: Александр Владимирович Гусев; 21 January 1947 – 22 July 2020) was a Russian Soviet ice hockey player and Olympic champion. He participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where the Soviet team won the gold medal.[1] He played the majority of his career with HC CSKA Moscow.

Gusev died on 22 July 2020 aged 73.[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Gusev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ Скончался советский хоккеист Александр Гусев (in Russian)