Viktor Potapov

Viktor Yakovlevich Potapov (Russian: Виктор Яковлевич Потапов; 29 March 1947 – 10 December 2017) was a Soviet and Russian sailor.[1] He won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

For the Soviet and Russian naval aviator, see Viktor Pavlovich Potapov.
Viktor Potapov
Personal information
Birth nameВиктор Яковлевич Потапов
Full nameViktor Yakovlevich Potapov
Born(1947-03-29)29 March 1947
Dolgoprudny, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Died10 December 2017(2017-12-10) (aged 70)
Dolgoprudny, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn class
Competition record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Finn class

He died in Dolgoprudny as a result of an automobile accident on 10 December 2017.[2][3]

Memorial plaque to Viktor Potapov in Dolgoprudny

References
  1. Не cтало Виктора Потапова (in Russian)
  2. 10 декабря на 71-м году жизни трагически оборвалась жизнь Виктора Яковлевича Потапова
  3. Стали известны подробности гибели призера ОИ-1972 Потапова в Подмосковье


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