Viktor Vasilievich Nikiforov (December 4, 1931 – March 4, 1989) was a

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ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was born in

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Biography of Viktor Nikiforov
1931 births 1989 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics Ice hockey people from Moscow Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in ice hockey Soviet ice hockey forwards Russian ice hockey forwards {{USSR-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub