Aleksandr Chernykh
Encyclopedia
Aleksandr Chernykh (born 12 September 1965) is a retired Soviet
ice hockey
player. He won a gold medal
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
. He played for HC CSKA Moscow
. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1988.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
. He played for HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...
. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
This is a list of ice hockey players of the USSR or Russia who were awarded either the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR or this title's successor Honoured Master of Sports of Russia respectively. The first ice hockey player was awarded this title in 1948...
in 1988.