Died three-time Olympic champion in the USSR national team Vladimir Morozov
Three-time Olympic champion in the USSR national team Vladimir Morozov has died at the age of 82. This was reported on the website of the Russian Kayaking and Canoeing Federation.
The cause of death of the ex-athlete is not disclosed. It is specified that the funeral will take place on February 10. “Close friends and colleagues in sports remember him as a man with an iron will, strong, purposeful and with a great desire to fight to the end,” the message says.
At the 1964 and 1972 Games, Morozov won gold in rowing in a kayak-four at a distance of 1000 meters. In 1968, he became the Olympic champion in the doubles at the same distance.
In addition to three victories at the Olympic Games, Morozov has three world titles. The Soviet rower was a holder of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
Source: Lenta
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