Boris Matveyev (athlete)

{{short description|Soviet discus thrower}}

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| name = Boris Matveyev

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| nationality = Soviet

| sport = Athletics

| event = Discus throw

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|12|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kronstadt, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|3|30|1929|12|10|df=yes}}

| death_place = Leningrad, Soviet Union

| restingplace = Serafimovskoe Cemetery

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Boris Mikhailovich Matveyev ({{langx|ru|Борис Михайлович Матвеев}}; 10 December 1929 – 30 March 1968) was a Soviet athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/boris-matveyev-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095452/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/boris-matveyev-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Boris Matveyev Olympic Results |accessdate=11 January 2018}}

Matveyev died on 30 March 1968 and was buried in Leningrad's Serafimovskoe Cemetery.{{cite web|url=http://sport-strana.ru/matveev-boris-mixajlovich/|title=matveev-boris-mixajlovich|website=sport-strana.ru|language=Russian|date=4 March 2025}}