Aleksandr Ivanovich Blinov (19 August 1954 – 9 February 2021) was a Russian Soviet

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and Olympic champion, born in Frunze,

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. He won a team gold medal in

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at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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Death

His daughter was in contact with Blinov by telephone on February 9, 2021. He planned to take the bus from Andreyevskoye to Mozhaisk to visit the bank. In the evening, his daughter could not get in contact with him and he was reported missing. Blinov's body was found three weeks later on March 2, 2021. On the evening of February 9, he appears to have been dropped off by a taxi 500m from his house. The taxi couldn't get any closer due to snow.

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* 1954 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Bishkek Kyrgyzstani male equestrians Soviet male equestrians Olympic equestrians of the Soviet Union Equestrians at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Event riders Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Equestrian-bio-stub