Grigoriy Medvedyev (born 2 April 1964 in

Alma-Ata Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border wi ...

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) is a

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sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the late 1980s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the

1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Montreal, Canada at the Notre Dame Island. This is also where the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1976 Summer Olympics took place. The men's competition consisted of six Canadian ...

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References

* * Living people Kazakhstani male canoeists Soviet male canoeists 1964 births Sportspeople from Almaty ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Kazakhstan-canoe-bio-stub