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Soviet canoeist

Aleksandr Silayev
Aleksandr Silayev at the: 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born2 April 1928
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died31 December 2005 (aged 77)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe racing
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome C-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague C-2 10000 m

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. 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.

References

  1. ^ Aleksandr Silayev. Sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Kanu – Europameisterschaften Herren – 1000m 10.000m. sport-komplett.de

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