| Viktor Tikhonov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Victor_Tihonov.jpg) Viktor Tikhonov in July 2010 | |||
| Born |
4 June 1930 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Died |
24 November 2014 (aged 84) Moscow, Russia | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for |
VVS Moscow Dynamo Moscow | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union | ||
| Playing career | 1949–1963 | ||
Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Тихонов; 4 June 1930 – 24 November 2014) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tikhonov was a defenceman with VVS Moscow and Dynamo Moscow from 1949 to 1963, winning four national championships. He was the coach of the Soviet team when it was the dominant team in international play, winning eight World Championship gold medals, as well as Olympic gold medals in 1984, 1988 and 1992. Tikhonov also led CSKA Moscow to twelve consecutive league championships. He was named to the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder in 1998.