Aleksandr Sidelnikov
Encyclopedia
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Sidelnikov (August 12, 1950 – June 23, 2003) was an Soviet
ice hockey
player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1976. He won a gold medal
at the 1976 Winter Olympics
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
This is a list of ice hockey players of the USSR or Russia who were awarded either the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR or this title's successor Honoured Master of Sports of Russia respectively. The first ice hockey player was awarded this title in 1948...
in 1976. He won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
.