Viktor Nikiforov

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Viktor Vasilievich Nikiforov (December 4, 1931 – March 4, 1989) was a Soviet ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.^[1]

Viktor Nikiforov
Born	(1931-12-04)December 4, 1931 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	March 4, 1989(1989-03-04) (aged 57) Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow ODO Novosibirsk Dynamo Novosibirsk Dynamo Moscow HC Spartak Moscow Metallurg Stalinsk
National team	Soviet Union
Playing career	1949–1960

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing  Soviet Union
	1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	Ice hockey