Anatoly Wassiljewitsch Firsow
 Anatoly Firsow 
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| IIHF Hall of Fame , 1998 | |
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| Date of birth | February 1, 1941 |
| place of birth | Moscow |
| date of death | July 24, 2000 |
| Place of death | Moscow |
| size | 176 cm |
| Weight | 57 kg |
| position | Left wing |
| Shot hand | Right |
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| 1958-1961 | HK Spartak Moscow |
| 1961-1974 | HK CSKA Moscow |
Anatoli Wassiljewitsch Firsow ( Russian Анатолий Васильевич Фирсов ; * February 1, 1941 in Moscow ; † July 24, 2000 there ) was a Russian ice hockey player and is a member of the IIHF Hall of Fame .
Career
He started his career in 1958 at HK Spartak Moscow , in 1961 he moved to HK CSKA Moscow . With them he was able to win the Soviet championship 9 times. Firsow scored 344 goals in a total of 474 games. From 1961 to 1974 he played for the Soviet national team and won the gold medal with them at the Olympic Games in 1964 , 1968 and 1972 . He was the leading scorer at the Grenoble tournament, scoring 12 goals and 4 assists (16 points) in 7 games. He has won the ice hockey world championship a total of 8 times and was named "Best Striker" of the tournament in 1967, 1968 and 1971 . From 1967 to 1971 he was also elected to the IIHF All-Star Team.
In 1998 he was honored with induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame . In 1964 he had been inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame .
He died of a heart attack in 2000 at the age of 59.
Web links
- Info and Biography at 1972 Summit Series (Engl.)
- Anatoli Wassiljewitsch Firsow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Firsow, Anatoli Wassiljewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Фирсов, Анатолий Васильевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 2000 |
| Place of death | Moscow |