Aleksandr Rogov
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Aleksandr Rogov was a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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 who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal
Montreal
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, he won the gold in the C-1 500 m
Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 500 metres
The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program. This event debutted at these games.-Medallists:-Heats:Fifteen competitors were entered...

 event.

Rogov was born in Moscow
Moscow
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