Aleksandr Silayev
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Aleksandr Silayev (April 2, 1928 - December 31, 2005) was a Soviet
sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome
, he won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event.
Silayev also won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague
.
He competed for Dynamo Moscow
.
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 late 1950s and early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome
Rome
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, he won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event.
Silayev also won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
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He competed for Dynamo Moscow
Dynamo Sports Club
Dinamo, also Dynamo, is the oldest sports and physical training society that was created in 1923.-Name:The name given to the society was supposed to mean "Power in Motion" from Greek: δύναμις; dynamis -power, and Latin: motio, -motion...
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