Viktor Grigorievich Kuzkin (July 6, 1940 – June 24, 2008) was an ice hockey defender who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. Kuzkin won three gold medals in

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, winning them from

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. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2005. He died after suffering a heart attack whilst diving in

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