Grigory Mkrtychevich Mkrtychan (, , 3 January 1925 – 14 February 2003) was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey goalkeeper who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1956, the world title in 1954 and 1956 (combined with Olympics), and the European title in 1954–56. In retirement he worked as a head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow in 1960–62, and later took various administrative positions with Soviet and Russian sports committees; he also served as an ice hockey referee and official. He is a member of the Russian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. References External links Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio 1925 births 2003 deaths HC CSKA Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in ice hockey Russian people of Armenian descent Ice hockey people from Moscow Russian ice hockey goaltenders Ethnic Armenian sportspeople Soviet ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey executives Soviet sports administrators Sportspeople from Krasnodar