Anatoly Nikolayevich Demitkov (27 May 1926 – 15 August 2005) was a

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canoeist. He took the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the

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together with Mikhail Kaaleste. They went on to win the European Championship in 1957 and took third place at the 1958 Flatwater Racing World Championship in

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Biography

Anatoly Nikolayevich Demitkov was born on 27 May 1926 and fought in the

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during

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.Demitkov, Anatoly Nikolayevich.
Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health. Retrieved 2 February 2012. He began his sports career with DSO Spartak. Anatoly Demitkov and his doubles partner Mikhail Kaaleste competed in the K-2 1000 m event at the

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after finishing first in their qualifying heat in 3:55.1. They subsequently took the

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for their second-place finish in 3:51.4, coming behind

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and Meinrad Miltenberger, who finished 1.7 seconds faster in 3:49.6.Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: 2004 Athens Edition.'' Wilmington, Delaware: Sports Media Publishing. p. 712. . They went on to win a gold medal at the 1957 European Championship. Kaaleste and Demitkov finished third at the K-2 1000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (Flatwater Racing World Championship) in

in 1958 and also took a second

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for their K-4 1000 m finish at the same championship.''Medal Winners''.
International Canoe Federation. p. 16. He worked as a trainer for DSO Spartak in 1963-1986. Anatoly Demitkov died on 15 August 2005.

Honours and awards

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War () is a Soviet Union, Soviet military Order (decoration), decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to Partisan (military), partisans for heroic deeds in the Easte ...

, 2nd class * Order of the Badge of Honour * Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic" * Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

References

External links

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Anatoly Demitkov's profile at Sports Reference.com
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