Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Averin (; born 11 April 1954) is a retired Soviet cyclist. He competed at the

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in the road race and finished in 17th place. He won the multistage

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individually in 1978 and with the Soviet team in 1977–1979. He retired from competitions in 1983 and moved to

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, Ukraine, where he worked as a cycling coach. From the early 1990s to 2004 he taught physical education in a military institute. His son Maksym is a competitive cyclist who lives in Italy.

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* 1954 births Living people Olympic cyclists for the Soviet Union Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Soviet male cyclists Sportspeople from Baku Cycling coaches {{USSR-cycling-bio-stub