Aleksandr Avdeyev (canoeist)

Aleksandr Avdeyev (also known as Aleksandrs Avdejevs; born 1 August 1956) is a Soviet former sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He has won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, with four golds (K-4 10000 m: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983), a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1977), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1979).

Aleksandr Avdeyev

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Latvia
World Championships
	1977 Sofia	K-4 10000 m
	1978 Belgrade	K-4 10000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 10000 m
	1983 Tampere	K-4 10000 m
	1977 Sofia	K-4 1000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m

Avdeyev also finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

References

• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandrs Avdejevs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

External links

• Aleksandrs Avdejevs at Olympedia
• Aleksandrs Avdejevs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)