Nikolay Rudzinkas
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Nikolay "Mykolas" Rudzinskas (January 4, 1933 – April 29, 2006) was a Soviet
sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague
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Rudzinskas also finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m
event at the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome
.
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. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 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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Rudzinskas also finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.-Medalists:-Heats:The 23 crews first raced in three heats on August 26...
event 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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