Aleksandr Silayev
![]() Aleksandr Silayev at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | 2 April 1928 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 31 December 2005 (aged 77) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aleksandr Silayev (2 April 1928 – 31 December 2005) was a Russian sprint canoeist who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-1 1,000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, as well as a world title in the C-2 10,000 m event in 1958.[1] At the European championships he won two gold and one silver medals (in 1957 and 1959) in the C-2 1,000 and 10,000 m events.[2]
References[]
- ^ Aleksandr Silayev. Sports-reference.com
- ^ Kanu – Europameisterschaften Herren – 1000m 10.000m. sport-komplett.de
External links[]
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2005 deaths
- Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Soviet male canoeists
- Olympic canoeists of the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Russian male canoeists
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
- Soviet canoeist stubs
- Soviet Olympic medalist stubs
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics