Vladimir Konstantinovich Shmelyov (31 August 1946 – 14 June 2023) was a Soviet

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anc ...

and Olympic Champion. He competed 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. ...

in Munich, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with

Boris Onishchenko Boris Grigoryevich Onishchenko (Russian and uk, Борис Григорьевич Онищенко, links=no, ; also transliterated as Onyshchenko, Onishenko, Onischenko; born 19 September 1937) is a former Soviet modern pentathlete who compete ...

and

Pavel Lednyov Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov (russian: Павел Серафимович Леднёв; 25 March 1943, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – 23 November 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven ...

), and placed fifth in the individual competition. Shmelyov died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 76.Стало известно о смерти известного олимпийского чемпиона

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1946 births 2023 deaths Soviet male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for the Soviet Union Modern pentathletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR People from Magadan {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub