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Viktor Kapitonov

1933 - 2005

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Viktor Arsenevich Kapitonov (Russian: Виктор Арсеньевич Капитонов, 25 October 1933 – 2 March 2005) was a Russian road cyclist who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1956, he finished 32nd individually and 6th with the Soviet team. In 1960, he won the individual road race and finished third in the 100 km team time trial. His gold medal was the first for Soviet cyclists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viktor Kapitonov is the 964th most popular athlete (up from 996th in 2019), the 1,833rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,055th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Viktor Kapitonov ranks 964 out of 6,025. Before him are Vilho Niittymaa, Gerd Wessig, Hassiba Boulmerka, Henry Carr, Shuhei Nishida, and Robert Lindsay. After him are László Szollás, Hugo Wieslander, Kinue Hitomi, Harry Porter, Giovanni Zucchi, and Guy de Luget.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Viktor Kapitonov ranks 369. Before him are Gabriel Aresti, May Britt, Erik Hornung, Bengt Berndtsson, Norbert Eschmann, and Toini Pöysti. After him are Maurizio Arena, Bent Hansen, Celso Torrelio, Jean Graczyk, Hiroshi Suzuki, and Pedro Cubilla. Among people deceased in 2005, Viktor Kapitonov ranks 247. Before him are Klara Luchko, Isabella Bashmakova, Brock Peters, Gennady Sarafanov, Kihachi Okamoto, and Stéphane Bruey. After him are Jean Cayrol, Natalya Gundareva, Paul Halla, George Gerbner, Givi Nodia, and Otar Korkia.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Viktor Kapitonov ranks 1,833 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Kozakov (1934), Ivan Perestiani (1870), Oleg Anofriyev (1930), Boris Babochkin (1904), Nikolai Tikhonov (1896), and Mikhail Solomentsev (1913). After him are Sascha Schneider (1870), Valery Korzun (1953), Dmitry Furmanov (1891), Yuri Bashmet (1953), Irina Arkhipova (1925), and Valentin Muratov (1928).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Viktor Kapitonov ranks 42. Before him are Alexander Tikhonov (1947), Tatyana Anisimova (1949), Anatoly Mikhaylov (1936), Mark Midler (1931), Olha Bryzhina (1963), and Valeri Popenchenko (1937). After him are Jorma Valkama (1928), Yelena Gorchakova (1933), Anastasiya Kuzmina (1984), Vasili Kuznetsov (1932), Irina Privalova (1968), and Vera Komisova (1953).

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