Viktor Mamatov, two-time Olympic champion in biathlon, died at the age of 87. This situation was officially reported Web site Russian Biathlon Union (RUB).
The cause of death was not reported.
The athlete appeared on the international stage in 1966, at the age of 29. A few months after his national team debut, Mamatov claimed his first world championship gold by winning the individual race in Altenberg. He won six medals from the world championships, including four gold. Also two medals of the highest standard at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. Mamatov was the standard bearer at the opening of the 1968 Games.
After finishing his career, Mamatov successfully worked as a coach and referee. He served as head of the winter sports department, vice-chairman of the USSR State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports, president of the USSR Biathlon Federation, first vice-president of the International Biathlon Union, vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee, president. Participation of sports delegations of the USSR and Russia in six Winter Olympics.
Previously dead Olympic champion Anfisa Reztsova.