Mikhail Zamotin (alternate listings: Mikhail Samotin, Mikhail Zamothin, born November 14, 1937) is a Soviet

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-born, Russia

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n sprint canoer

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 who competed in the 1960s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics

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 in Mexico City

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, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event.

Zamotin also won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (C-1 10000 m: 1963), a silver (C-2 1000 m: 1963), and a bronze (C-1 10000 m: 1966).