Viktor Kapitonov
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Viktor Arsenevich Kapitonov was a Soviet
Soviet Union
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 cyclist and Olympic Champion.

He was born in Kalinin
Tver
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.

He won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games
Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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 in Rome
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in the Individual Road Race. He also obtained a bronze medal in the Team Road Race.
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