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Nikolai Gorbachev

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Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer (1948–2019) In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Stepanovich and the family name is Gorbachev.
Nikolai Gorbachev
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City K-4 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Belgrade K-4 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Belgrade K-4 10000 m

Nikolai Stepanovich Gorbachev (Russian: Николай Степанович Горбачёв, Belarusian: Мікалай Сцяпанавіч Гарбачоў; May 15, 1948 – April 9, 2019) was a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Gorbachev also won three medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (1974) and two bronzes (1971, 1975).

References

  1. Умер чемпион Олимпиады-1972 белорус Николай Горбачёв (in Russian)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolay Gorbachov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

External links

Olympic kayaking champions in men's K-2 1000 m
World champions in men's canoe sprint K-4 10000 m


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