Aleksandr Blinov (equestrian)

Aleksandr Blinov
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Individual eventing

Aleksandr Ivanovich Blinov (19 August 1954 – 9 February 2021) was a Russian Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion, born in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]

Death

His daughter was in contact with Blinov by telephone on February 9, 2021. He planned to take the bus from Andreyevskoye to Mozhaisk to visit the bank. In the evening, his daughter could not get in contact with him and he was reported missing. Blinov's body was found three weeks later on March 2, 2021. On the evening of February 9, he appears to have been dropped off by a taxi 500m from his house. The taxi couldn't get any closer due to the snow.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Aleksandr Blinov". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Russisch Olympisch medaillist Alexander Blinov overleden". 4 March 2021.
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