Anatoli Firsov
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 Anatoli Firsov on a 2013 Russian stamp from the series "Sports Legends" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 February 1941 Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
24 July 2000 (aged 59) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1959–1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anatoli Vasilievich Firsov (1 February 1941 – 24 July 2000) was a
Firsov played in
In 1972, while still playing for CSKA Moscow, Firsov began working as an assistant coach for the club. Between 1976 and 77 he was the head coach of the Soviet junior team, which won a bronze medal at the 1977 World Championship. From 1977 and until his death he worked as a children's hockey coach. In 1989, Firsov was elected to the Congress of People's Deputies, running on a policy of improving health conditions and sporting facilities.[2] In 1998, he was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame.[1] Firsov died in 2000 at the age of 59.[3]
Early life
Firsov was born and raised in
It was not until Firsov was around 15 years old, that he learned about ice hockey. Firsov had a little difficulty with the different equipment at the beginning. Bandy sticks had a smaller blade compared to hockey sticks and Firsov felt that the larger blade interfered a little. However, Firsov credits the larger bandy fields for strengthening his endurance as he had to skate longer distances because bandy fields would be approximately 100m in length compared to hockey's 60m in length.
Awards
- Soviet MVP: 1968, 1969, and 1971
- Soviet scoring champion: 1966
- Soviet goal-scoring leader: 1966
- IIHF World Championshipsscoring leader: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971
- IIHF World Championshipsgoal-scoring leader: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971
- IIHF World Championshipsbest forward: 1967, 1968, 1971
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1972)
- two Orders of the Badge of Honor(1965 and 1968)
- Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998[4]
Bibliography
- A. V. Firsov (1973). To Switch on the Light of Victory (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. Archived from the originalon 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anatoli Firsov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ On This Day: 1989: Millions of Russians go to the polls on BBC
- ^ Могилы знаменитостей. Фирсов Анатолий Васильевич (1941–2000). /m-necropol.narod.ru
- ^ "ХАРЛАМОВ, ВАСИЛЬЕВ, ФИРСОВ И ТИХОНОВ ИЗБРАНЫ В ЗАЛ СЛАВЫ ИИХФ". Sport Express (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. 3 June 1988. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Anatoli Firsov at CCCP International
- video of Firsov in action (video)[dead YouTube link]