Aleksandr Kovalev
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's canoeing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2004 Athens | C-2 1000m | |
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | C-2 500m | |
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Kovalev, (Russian: Александр Владимирович Ковалев, born March 2, 1975 in Belaya Kalitva, Rostov) is a Russian flatwater canoeist. He is a three-time world championship gold medallist in the Canadian canoe (C) events.
Having just missed out on a medal at the Sydney Olympics, he and partner Aleksandr Kostoglod won two medals at Athens in 2004 - silver in the C-2 1000m and bronze over 500m.
A member of the Russian national team since 1997, he is small for a world-class canoer at 170cm (5'7") tall and 70kg (154 lb) but makes up for this with excellent technique.
[edit] World Championship Golds
- C4 200m 2005 Zagreb, Croatia, 33.867
- C2 1000m 1999 Milan, Italy 3:38.999
- C2 1000m 1998 Szeged, Hungary 3:56.028
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