Alexander Gusev (ice hockey)

Alexander Vladimirovich Gusev (Russian: Александр Владимирович Гусев; 21 January 1947 – 22 July 2020) was a Russian Soviet ice hockey player and Olympic champion. He participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where the Soviet team won the gold medal.[1] He played the majority of his career with HC CSKA Moscow.

Alexander Gusev
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Born	(1947-01-21)January 21, 1947 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	July 22, 2020(2020-07-22) (aged 73)
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shot	Left
Played for	HC CSKA Moscow SKA Leningrad
National team	Soviet Union
Playing career	1965–1979
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck Team World Championships 1973 Soviet Union Team 1974 Finland Team 1972 Czechoslovakia Team 1977 Austria Team

Gusev died on 22 July 2020 aged 73.[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Gusev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
2. Скончался советский хоккеист Александр Гусев (in Russian)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Aleksandr Gusev at Olympedia
• Aleksandr Gusev at the International Olympic Committee
• Aleksandr Gusev at the Olympic Channel