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Victor Zagainov | |
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 Victor Zagainov assembling his super light Hot Air Balloon basket | |
| Born | Victor Alexandrovich Zagainov (Russian: Виктор Александрович Загайнов) May 31, 1953 Tsulukidze, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Died | October 5, 2002 (aged 49) Zheleznovodsk, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Hot air balloon pilot, astronomer, teacher |
Victor Zagainov (May 31, 1953 – October 5, 2002) was a hot air balloon pilot and astronomer from Kazakhstan. He was the first and only hot air balloon champion of the USSR (1991),[1][2] Hot Air Balloon champion of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1993),[1][2] the winner of the International Balloon Grand Prix Todi (Italy) (1993),[1] the champion of the CIS (1996).[1] He organized Grand Prix of Zagainov and was awarded Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Diploma for Outstanding Airmanship (Award ID# 5349)[3] and the FAI Air Sport Medal (Award ID# 5244)[3] in 2003.
- ^ a b c d "New Generation (Novoe Pokolenie) Newspaper #47, 2002".
- ^ a b "Gazeta KZ Newspaper #49176".
- ^ a b "FAI Awards". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2014-08-24.