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Grigory Mkrtychan

1925 - 2003

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Grigory Mkrtychevich Mkrtychan (Armenian: Գրիգորի Մկրտչյան, Russian: Григорий Мкртычевич Мкртычан, 3 January 1925 – 14 February 2003) was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey goalkeeper who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1956, the world title in 1954 and 1956 (combined with Olympics), and the European title in 1954–56. In retirement he worked as a head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow in 1960–62, and later took various administrative positions with Soviet and Russian sports committees; he also served as an ice hockey referee and official. He is a member of the Russian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Grigory Mkrtychan is the 1,786th most popular athlete (up from 1,837th in 2024), the 2,269th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,430th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Grigory Mkrtychan ranks 1,786 out of 6,025. Before him are Uli Vos, Henry Proctor, Eric Carlberg, Claude Piquemal, Nadezhda Ilyina, and Olga Kuzenkova. After him are Nikolay Smaga, Tyson Gay, Meinhard Nehmer, Pierre Blondiaux, Reinhold Durnthaler, and Harald Hein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Grigory Mkrtychan ranks 471. Before him are Paul Kurtz, Horacio Guarany, Bruno Pesaola, Božena Srncová, Salil Chowdhury, and Gene Ammons. After him are Johnny Mandel, Ernst Benda, Leongino Unzaim, Günther Haase, D. A. Pennebaker, and Maxine Kumin. Among people deceased in 2003, Grigory Mkrtychan ranks 315. Before him are José Manuel Pesudo, Lawrence H. Aller, Vasile Deheleanu, Bhisham Sahni, Juha Tiainen, and Jeannette Campbell. After him are Bill Bright, Pierre Blondiaux, Suzy Parker, Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Maurice Kouandété, and Vladimir Bogomolov.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Grigory Mkrtychan ranks 2,269 out of 3,761. Before him are Gata Kamsky (1974), Tina Karol (1985), Nadezhda Ilyina (1949), Tatyana Averina (1950), Olga Kuzenkova (1970), and Yury Sisikin (1937). After him are Vladimir Pashkov (1961), Antonina Ryzhova (1934), Tamara Nosova (1927), Anastasia Myskina (1981), Pavel Tonkov (1969), and Eteri Tutberidze (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Grigory Mkrtychan ranks 82. Before him are Aleksandr Klepikov (1950), Ivan Kizimov (1928), Vyacheslav Vedenin (1941), Yury Zaitsev (1951), Nadezhda Ilyina (1949), and Olga Kuzenkova (1970). After him are Tamara Bykova (1958), Rinnat Safin (1940), Tamara Manina (1934), Lyudmila Titova (1946), Tatyana Talysheva (1937), and Valentina Yegorova (1964).

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