Viktor Blinov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Viktor Blinov

Russian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1945

Place of Birth: Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1968

Profession: ice hockey player

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Viktor Nikolayevich Blinov (September 1, 1945 in Omsk, Soviet Union – July 9, 1968 in Moscow, Soviet Union) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.
He played for HC Spartak Moscow.
He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1968. He played in his first international on February 26, 1965 against Canada.
He won a gold medal in the 1968 Winter Olympics.
He scored ten goals in 32 internationals, the last of which was on February 17, 1968. Blinov died from a heart attack he suffered during hockey practice.
He was 22.