Vyacheslav Chukanov (born 24 April 1952) is a Soviet

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and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in

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with the Soviet team at the

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in Moscow.

Personal life

His son Andrea Chukanov is a professional football player.

References

1952 births Living people Russian male equestrians Soviet male equestrians Olympic equestrians for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Equestrians at the 1980 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Equestrians from Moscow Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-equestrian-bio-stub