Alexander Ragulin

Alexander Ragulin
Alexander Ragulin on a 2013 Russian stamp from the series "Sports Legends"
Born (1941-05-05)5 May 1941
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 17 November 2004(2004-11-17) (aged 63)
Moscow, Russia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Played for CSKA Moscow
Khimik Voskresensk
National team  Soviet Union
Alexander Ragulin

Ragulin presents his signed uniform to President Vladimir Putin in 2001
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Geneva
Gold medal – first place 1963 Stockholm
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck
Gold medal – first place 1965 Tampere
Gold medal – first place 1966 Ljubljana
Gold medal – first place 1967 Vienna
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble
Gold medal – first place 1969 Stockholm
Gold medal – first place 1970 Stockholm
Gold medal – first place 1971 Bern
Silver medal – second place 1972 Prague
Gold medal – first place 1973 Moscow

Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin (‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин; 5 May 1941 – 17 November 2004) was a Russian ice hockey player. He is considered one of the best defensemen in Soviet ice hockey history, winning three Olympic gold medals and ten world titles. He was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997, and received the Olympic Order in silver in 2001.