Aleksandr Belyakov (born 26 June 1962) was a
Soviet luge
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...
r who competed in the mid-1980s. Competing in two
Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at
Sarajevo in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
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Belyakov also won a bronze in the mixed team event at the
1989 FIL World Luge Championships in
Winterberg
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Geography
Winterberg is located in the middle of ...
,
West Germany. At the
FIL European Luge Championships, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
and a bronze in
1988
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Belyakov won the overall
Luge World Cup
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Men's singles
*Medals:
Women's singles
*Med ...
men's doubles title in 1987-8.
References
1988 luge men's doubles results*
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1962 births
Living people
Lugers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Russian male lugers
Soviet male lugers
Olympic lugers for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in luge
Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
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