- Aleksandr Almetov
Aleksandr Davletovich Almetov ( _ru. Александр Давлетович Альметов,
January 18 ,1940 –January 18 ,1992 ) was anice hockey player who played as a forward forHC CSKA Moscow and for the USSR Team.Aleksandr Almetov was born in
Kiev . He was a member of the USSR Team from 1959 to 1967.ru icon Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Александр Альметов", available [http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/olympic/article/olymp/ol11/ol1-0177.htm online] ] He competed in the1960 Winter Olympics , winning bronze. In 1963 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. At the1964 Winter Olympics he won the gold medal with the team, he played in all eight matches and scored five goals. cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|edition = 2nd ed.|pages=p. 529|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian] He was gold medalist of World Championships from 1963 to 1967 and bronze medalist in 1960 and 1961. In 1960 and 1963-1967 he became European Champion, and in 1961 earned silver medal. He also was the USSR Champion from 1959 to 1961 and from 1963 to 1966. In 1965 Almetov was awarded theOrder of the Red Banner of Labour .References
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ALMETALE01 profile]
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