Vyacheslav Belov (pentathlete)
soviet modern pentathlete (1938-2010)
Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Belov (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Белов; 25 February 1938 – 9 December 2010) was a Soviet modern pentathlon competitor, who won two team medals at the world championships of 1969–70. A Colonel with the Soviet Militsiya, he took part in the cleanup operation after the Chernobyl disaster. He was married to the Russian Olympic fencer Elena Belova.
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