Boris Borisovich Melnikov (russian: Борис Борисович Мельников; 16 May 1938 – 5 February 2022) was a Russian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team

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event at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. Melnikov died in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

on 5 February 2022, at the age of 83.

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* 1938 births 2022 deaths Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Russian male fencers Soviet male fencers Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Competitors at the 1961 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Summer World University Games medalists in fencing {{USSR-fencing-bio-stub