Vasily Borisov

Soviet sport shooter (1922–2003)

Vasily Borisov

Borisov at the 1954 World Championships

Personal information
Born| (1922-12-12)12 December 1922
Mayaki, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR[1]
Died| 21 August 2003(2003-08-21) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russia
Height| 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight| 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport| Rifle shooting
Club| Dynamo Moscow[1]

Medal record

Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
|  1956 Melbourne | 300 m 3 positions
|  1956 Melbourne | 50 m rifle prone
|  1960 Rome | 300 m 3 positions
World Championships
| 1954 Caracas | 300 m 3 positions team
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m 3 positions team
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m prone ind.
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m kneeling team
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m standing team
| 1954 Caracas | 300 m standing ind.
| 1958 Moscow | 300 m 3 positions team
| 1958 Moscow | 50 m 3 positions team
| 1958 Moscow | 50 m kneeling team
| 1958 Moscow | 50 m standing team
| 1962 Cairo | 300 m standard team
| 1962 Cairo | 50 m 3 positions team
| 1954 Caracas | 300 m 3 positions ind.
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m 3 positions ind.
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m kneeling ind.
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m standing ind.
| 1954 Caracas | 300 m prone ind.
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m prone team
| 1954 Caracas | 50 m + 100 m prone team
| 1958 Moscow | 50 m prone team
| 1966 Wiesbaden | 50 m prone team

Vasily Fyodorovich Borisov (Russian: Василий Фёдорович Борисов; 12 December 1922 – 21 August 2003) was a Soviet rifle shooter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five individual events and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal.[2] Between 1954 and 1966 Borisov won 22 medals at the world championships.[3] At the 1954 World Championships, he and his teammate Anatoli Bogdanov won 13 medals each, cleansweeping most rifle events.

After he retired from competitions, Borisov worked as a coach. He lived in Moscow, on Mira Avenue.[3] Borisov died in Moscow on 21 August 2003, at the age of 80.[4][3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Grigory Chernevich, ed. (2003). Dynamo. Encyclopedia. OLMA Media Group. p. 247\. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
2. ^ Vasily Borisov. sports-reference.com
3. ^ a b c Slyusarenko, Yevgeny (9 March 2023). "Инфа — сотка. Как "Матч ТВ" три месяца искал столетнего русского олимпийца и что из этого получилось". Match.tv.
4. ^ "Vasily Borisov". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

## External links

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* Vasily Borisov at ISSF
* Vasily Borisov at Olympedia

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Olympic champions in men's 300 metre rifle three positions

Summary

* 1900:  Emil Kellenberger (SUI)
* 1908:  Albert Helgerud (NOR)
* 1912:  Paul Colas (FRA)
* 1920:  Morris Fisher (USA)
* 1948:  Emil Grünig (SUI)
* 1952:  Anatoli Bogdanov (URS)
* 1956:  Vasily Borisov (URS)
* 1960:  Hubert Hammerer (AUT)
* 1964:  Gary Anderson (USA)
* 1968:  Gary Anderson (USA)
* 1972:  Lones Wigger (USA)

Any position|

* 1896:  Georgios Orphanidis (GRE)

Kneeling|

* 1900:  Konrad Stäheli (SUI)

Prone|

* 1900:  Achille Paroche (FRA)

Standing|

* 1900:  Lars Jørgen Madsen (DEN)

Team|

* 1900:  Emil Kellenberger, Franz Böckli, Konrad Stäheli, Louis Richardet, Alfred Grütter (SUI)
* 1908:  Julius Braathe, Albert Helgerud, Einar Liberg, Olaf Sæther, Ole Sæther, Gudbrand Skatteboe (NOR)
* 1912:  Carl Björkman, Erik Blomqvist, Mauritz Eriksson, Hugo Johansson, Gustaf Adolf Jonsson, Bernhard Larsson (SWE)
* 1920:  Dennis Fenton, Morris Fisher, Willis A. Lee, Carl Osburn, Lloyd Spooner (USA)

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