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Vladimir Petrov

1947 - 2017

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Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Петро́в; 30 June 1947 – 28 February 2017) was a Russian ice hockey player, Olympic gold (1972, 1976) and silver medalist (1980). Born in Krasnogorsk, Petrov played in the Soviet Ice Hockey League for Krylya Sovetov, Moscow (from 1965 to 1967), CSKA Moscow (from 1967 to 1981) and SKA, Leningrad (from 1981 to 1983). At CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national team, he, together with Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov, formed one of the best offensive lines ever. Petrov played for the Soviet team in three Winter Olympics, 1972 Soviet Union–Canada Summit Series and many IIHF World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Petrov is the 32nd most popular hockey player (down from 15th in 2019), the 1,692nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,384th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Vladimir Petrov ranks 32 out of 676. Before him are Igor Larionov, Art Langley, Sergei Makarov, Teemu Selänne, Vladimír Zábrodský, and Georges Vézina. After him are Guy Lafleur, Ernie Collett, Oldřich Machač, Vladimír Martinec, Ladislav Troják, and Otakar Vindyš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Vladimir Petrov ranks 494. Before him are Charles Rabemananjara, Lynn Anderson, Giorgio Francia, Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Jeffrey C. Alexander, and Bill Richardson. After him are Homayoun Ershadi, André Wilms, Julien Cools, Peter Cosgrove, Afanasijs Kuzmins, and Klaus Dibiasi. Among people deceased in 2017, Vladimir Petrov ranks 351. Before him are Jean Vuarnet, Abdelmajid Dolmy, Sue Grafton, Eugene Garfield, Tankred Dorst, and Ely Ould Mohamed Vall. After him are Redha Malek, András Kovács, Liam Cosgrave, Michael Ogio, Eberhard Jäckel, and Tony Madigan.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Petrov ranks 1,692 out of 3,761. Before him are Yury Trifonov (1925), Anatoli Ilyin (1931), Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak (1852), Sergey Lebedev (1902), Maguba Syrtlanova (1912), and Aleksei Losev (1893). After him are Vladimir Gusinsky (1952), Irina Khakamada (1955), Leonid Spirin (1932), Aleksandr Khanzhonkov (1877), Grigory Leps (1962), and Alexander Pichushkin (1974).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Vladimir Petrov ranks 8. Before him are Valeri Kharlamov (1948), Viktor Tikhonov (1930), Viacheslav Fetisov (1958), Alexander Ovechkin (1985), Igor Larionov (1960), and Sergei Makarov (1958). After him are Alexander Yakushev (1947), Alexei Kasatonov (1959), Viktor Konovalenko (1938), Pavel Bure (1971), Vyacheslav Starshinov (1940), and Konstantin Loktev (1933).

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