Gennady Viktorovich Komnatov

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gennadi Wiktorowitsch Komnatow ( Russian Геннадий Викторович Комнатов ; born September 18, 1949 in Schelannoje , Omsk ; † March 30, 1979 ibid) was a Soviet cyclist and Olympic champion in cycling .

Athletic career

Komnatov's greatest sporting success was the Olympic victory in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with Valeri Jardy , Valeri Likhachev and Boris Schuchow . In the same season he had also won the Soviet championship in this discipline. In 1973 he won the national title again.

He was runner-up at the UCI Road World Championships three times in a row, in 1973 , 1974 and 1975 . He was the only driver of the Soviet team to take part in all three medal wins. In road races in 1976 in Denmark he won the Jylland Tour and a stage of the Tour of Morocco . Komnatow died in a traffic accident in 1979.

Web links
personal data
SURNAME Komnatov, Gennady Viktorovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Геннадий Викторович Комнатов
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Omsk
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1979
Place of death Omsk