Boris Alekseyevich Vasilyev (; 15 January 1937 – 18 June 2000) was a Russian cyclist. He competed at the

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in the

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and tandem sprint events and won a bronze medal in the tandem sprint. In 1977, aged 40, he was part of the Soviet team at the

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and finished in second place in the second stage. After retirement he worked as a cycling coach. In particular, he prepared the Soviet track team for the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics.

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1937 births 2000 deaths Russian male cyclists Soviet male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Soviet Union Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Moscow Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub