Boris Melnikov
Personal information
Birth nameBoris Borisovich Melnikov
Born(1938-05-16)16 May 1938
Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died5 February 2022(2022-02-05) (aged 83)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoSabre, team

Boris Borisovich Melnikov (Russian: Борис Борисович Мельников; 16 May 1938 – 5 February 2022) was a Russian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Melnikov died in Saint Petersburg on 5 February 2022, at the age of 83.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Boris Melnikov". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Boris Melnikov Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Умер олимпийский чемпион 1964 года по фехтованию Борис Мельников". Life. ru (in Russian). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Boris Melnikov". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 February 2022.


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