Vasily Borisov

Vasily Fyodorovich Borisov (Russian: Василий Фёдорович Борисов; born 12 December 1922) is a retired Soviet rifle shooter.

Vasily Borisov, Hubert Hammerer and Hans Rudolf Spillmann at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1922-12-12) 12 December 1922 Mayaki, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rifle shooting
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Medal record Competitor for the Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold 1956 Melbourne 300 m 3 positions Silver 1956 Melbourne 50 m 3 positions Bronze 1960 Rome 300 m 3 positions World Championships Gold 1954 Caracas 300 m 3 positions team Gold 1954 Caracas 50 m 3 positions team Gold 1954 Caracas 50 m prone ind. Gold 1954 Caracas 50 m kneeling team Gold 1954 Caracas 50 m standing team Gold 1954 Caracas 300 m standing ind. Gold 1958 Moscow 300 m 3 positions team Gold 1958 Moscow 50 m 3 positions team Gold 1958 Moscow 50 m kneeling team Gold 1958 Moscow 50 m standing team Gold 1962 Cairo 300 m standard team Gold 1962 Cairo 50 m 3 positions team Silver 1954 Caracas 300 m 3 positions ind. Silver 1954 Caracas 50 m 3 positions ind. Silver 1954 Caracas 50 m kneeling ind. Silver 1954 Caracas 50 m standing ind. Silver 1954 Caracas 300 m prone ind. Bronze 1954 Caracas 50 m prone team Bronze 1954 Caracas 50 m + 100 m prone team Bronze 1958 Moscow 50 m prone team Bronze 1966 Wiesbaden 50 m prone team

He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five individual events and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal.

Between 1954 and 1966 Borisov won more than 20 medals at the world championships. At the 1954 World Championships, Borisov and his teammate Anatoli Bogdanov won 13 medals each, cleansweeping most rifle events.

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