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Name
  
Sergei Kopylov

Role
  
Cyclist

Weight
  
84 kg


Sergei Kopylov 1982 World Track Championship Sergei Kopylov Sprint Semi Final

Born
  
29 July 1960 (age 63) Tula, Soviet Union (
1960-07-29
)

Olympic medals
  
Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Sprint

1982 World Track Championship - Sergei Kopylov - Sprint Semi Final


Sergei Vladimirovich Kopylov (Russian: Серге́й Владимирович Копылов; born 29 July 1960 in Tula) is a racing cyclist from the Soviet Union.

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He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual sprint event, where he finished in third place. In 1981, he won the world amateur sprint championship gold medal. In 1982, he successfully defended his title against his main rival of the time, East Germany's Lutz Heßlich. In 1983, he focused on the 1 km time trial, capturing the world championship in Switzerland. The Soviet boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics prevented him from competing for an Olympic gold medal.

1982 world track championship sergei kopylov v lutz hesslich amateur sprint final


References

Sergei Kopylov Wikipedia