Aleksandr Klepikov

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Aleksandr Klepikov
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Grigorevich Klepikov
Born23 May 1950 (1950-05-23)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died26 February 2021 (2021-02-27) (aged 70)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Coxed four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Nottingham Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1977 Amsterdam Eight

Aleksandr Grigorevich Klepikov (Russian: Александр Григорьевич Клепиков, 23 May 1950 – 26 February 2021[1]) was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

He was born in Leningrad.

In 1976 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the gold medal in the coxed four event.

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  1. ^ Скончался олимпийский чемпион по академической гребле Александр Клепиков (in Russian)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Klepikov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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