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Vasily Borisov
Soviet sport shooter (1922–2003)
Vasily Fyodorovich Borisov (Russian: Василий Фёдорович Борисов; 12 December 1922 – 21 August 2003) was a Soviet rifle shooter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five individual events and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal.[2] Between 1954 and 1966 Borisov won 22 medals at the world championships.[3] At the 1954 World Championships, he and his teammate Anatoli Bogdanov won 13 medals each, cleansweeping most rifle events.
After he retired from competitions, Borisov worked as a coach. He lived in Moscow, on Mira Avenue.[3] Borisov died in Moscow on 21 August 2003, at the age of 80.[4][3]