Vladimir Smirnov

✶May 20, 1954

†July 28, 1982

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Vladimir Viktorovich Smirnov was a Soviet foil and épée fencer. He was the 1980 Olympic champion in men's foil, and the 1981 world champion in men's foil. He was killed accidentally in a bout during the 1982 World Fencing Championships in Rome, Italy.

Ukrainian soviet fencer (1954–1982)

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Biography from the article Vladimir Smirnov on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.