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Sergei Postrekhin

b. 1957

Canoe racer

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About Sergei Postrekhin

Born 1957. Sergei Postrekhin is a Ukrainian and Russian canoeist.

Sergei Postrekhin (born November 1, 1957, in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR) is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won a gold in the C-1 500 m event and a silver in the C-1 1000 m event.

Postrekhin also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (C-1 500 m: 1979) and two bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1982, C-2 1000 m: 1978).

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Kherson National Technical University
Awards
Order of Friendship of Peoples; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class; Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class; Order of the Badge of Honour

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sergei Postrekhin's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sergei Postrekhin?

Canoe racer

When was Sergei Postrekhin born?

Sergei Postrekhin was born on 1 November 1957 in Kherson.

What is Sergei Postrekhin's occupation?

Sergei Postrekhin is a canoeist.

What nationality is Sergei Postrekhin?

Sergei Postrekhin is Ukrainian and Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sergei Postrekhin

· Wikidata: Q2584345

· DBpedia: Sergei Postrekhin

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