About Leonid Geishtor
Born 1936. Leonid Geishtor is a Belarusian and Russian kayaker and canoeist.
Leonid Grigorievich Geishtor; also Geyshtor
Life and career Geishtor is Jewish. He trained at Vodnik in Gomel. Along with teammate Sergei Makarenko, Geishtor won the first Olympic gold medal by a Belarusian competitor. The two won the C-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Geishtor was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1960.
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Who is Leonid Geishtor?
Canoe racer
When was Leonid Geishtor born?
Leonid Geishtor was born on 15 October 1936 in Gomel.
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Leonid Geishtor is a kayaker and canoeist.
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Leonid Geishtor is Belarusian and Russian.
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