Vladimir Smirnov (fencer)

Vladimir Viktorovich Smirnov
Personal information
BornВлади́мир Ви́кторович Смирно́в
(1954-05-20)20 May 1954
Died29 July 1982(1982-07-29) (aged 28)
Rome, Italy
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)
Foil and épée
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Foil individual
1980 Moscow Foil team
1980 Moscow Men's team épée
World Championships
1977 Buenos Aires Foil team
1978 Hamburg Foil team
1979 Melbourne Foil team
1981 Clermont-Ferrand Foil individual
1981 Clermont-Ferrand Foil team
1982 Rome Foil team
Universiade
1979 Mexico City Foil individual
1979 Mexico City Foil team
1981 Bucharest Foil individual
1981 Bucharest Foil team

Vladimir Viktorovich Smirnov (Russian: Влади́мир Ви́кторович Смирно́в, Ukrainian: Володимир Вікторович Смирнов; 20 May 1954 – 29 July 1982) was a Soviet foil and épée fencer. He was the 1980 Olympic champion in men's foil, and the 1981 world champion in men's foil. He was killed accidentally in a bout during the 1982 World Fencing Championships in Rome, Italy.