description Vsevolod Bobrov Overview
Vsevolod Bobrov starred for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national ice hockey team, winning Olympic gold at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Games. He is one of the rare athletes to compete at both the Winter and Summer Olympics, having also captained the Soviet football team at the 1952 Games, and he later coached the USSR through the 1972 Summit Series.
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help Vsevolod Bobrov FAQ
Did Vsevolod Bobrov play both hockey and football internationally?
Yes, he starred for the Soviet ice hockey team and also captained the Soviet football team at the 1952 Olympics. That makes him one of the rare athletes to compete at both the Winter and Summer Olympics.
What Olympic hockey medal did Vsevolod Bobrov win?
Bobrov won Olympic gold in ice hockey at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games. He did so as a star of CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national team.
Which teams did Vsevolod Bobrov play for in hockey?
He starred for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national ice hockey team. His 1956 Olympic gold is the clearest marker of his hockey career.
Why is Bobrov's Olympic record unusual?
He competed at both the 1952 Summer Olympics in football and the 1956 Winter Olympics in hockey. Few athletes crossed both Olympic seasons, and Bobrov did it as a Soviet team captain and gold medalist.
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