Gennady Komnatov

Gennady Komnatov

Personal information
Born	(1949-09-18)18 September 1949 Zhelannoye, Omsk, Russia
Died	1 April 1979(1979-04-01) (aged 29) Omsk, Russia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Club	Burevestnik Omsk
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team time trial World championships 1973 Barcelona Team time trial 1974 Montreal Team time trial 1975 Mettet and Yvoir Team time trial

Gennady Viktorovich Komnatov (Russian: Геннадий Викторович Комнатов; 18 September 1949 – 1 April 1979) was a Russian road cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won a gold medal in the 100 km team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1] He won three silver medals at the world championships in 1973–1975 in this event.^[2]

Komnatov was the eldest sibling in a family of four brothers and one sister. Influenced by Gennady, two of his younger brothers, Vasily and Stanislav, became cycling coaches. Komnatov died aged 29 in a traffic accident. A monument in his honor stands in the village of Zhelannoye where he was born.^[3][4]

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