Serghei Covaliov
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Serghei Covaliov (14 October 1944 – 16 May 2011) was a
Lipovan Russian born in the same village.[3] They won a gold and a silver medal at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, respectively, missing the first place in 1972 by 0.03 seconds. At the world championships they won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal in 1970–1971, while Covaliov also had a gold medal in 1966 with Vicol Calabiciov, another canoer from his village. Covaliov died aged 66 after a severe concussion he suffered while canoeing.[1]
References
- ^ a b Serghei Covaliov. sports-reference.com
- ^ Edwards, Mike (October 1977). "The Danube: River of Many Nations, Many Names". National Geographic. 152 (4): 483.
- ^ Sergei Glebov (21 December 2014) Адмирал золотой флотилии. Как русский стал лучшим спортсменом Румынии XX века. eurosport.ru
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- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
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