Viktor Yakovlevich Potapov (russian: Виктор Яковлевич Потапов; 29 March 1947 – 10 December 2017) was a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

and

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sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He won a bronze medal in the ''

Finn class The Finn dinghy is a single-handed, cat-rigged sailboat, and a former Olympic class for men's sailing. Since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Finn has featured in every summer Olympics, making it the longest serving dinghy ...

'' at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. He died in

Dolgoprudny Dolgoprudny (russian: Долгопру́дный, ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located about north of Moscow city center. The town's name is derived from Russian "" (''dolgy prud'', lit. "long pond")—a long and narrow pond situated in t ...

as a result of an automobile accident on 10 December 2017.

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* * * 1947 births 2017 deaths Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic sailors for the Soviet Union People from Dolgoprudny Road incident deaths in Russia Russian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Tornado Soviet male sailors (sport) World champions in sailing for Russia Tornado class world champions Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast {{Russia-yachtracing-bio-stub