Viktor Arsenevich Kapitonov (russian: Виктор Арсеньевич Капитонов, 25 October 1933 – 5 March 2005) 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, ...

road cyclist who competed at the

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and

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. In 1956 he finished 32nd individually and 6th with the Soviet team. In 1960 he won the individual road race and finished third in the 100 km team time trial. His gold medal was the first for Soviet cyclists. At the end of the race Kapitonov mistakenly sprinted for the finish with one lap to go, surprising his main rival

Livio Trapè Livio Trapè (born 26 May 1937) is a former Italian cyclist. At the 1960 Olympics he won a gold medal in the team time trial and a silver medal in the individual road race. After that he turned professional and competed until 1966, albeit with ...

. In the last lap Trapè sprinted first, but Kapitonov caught him up in the last few meters.Viktor Kapitonov
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sports-reference.com Kapitonov was part of the Soviet teams that won the

Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicycl ...

in 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1962. He retired in 1965 and until 1985 coached the Soviet road racing team. In 1983 he defended a PhD in

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1933 births 2005 deaths Soviet male cyclists Olympic cyclists of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Tver Russian male cyclists Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub