Name Aleksandr Silayev Club Dynamo Sports Club Weight 78 kg | Height 1.87 m Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born 2 April 1928 Moscow, Russia Died December 31, 2005, Moscow, Russia Olympic medals Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres | ||
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 1000 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 1000 and 10,000 m events.
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