Vyacheslav Vinnik (born 3 December 1938) is a

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

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 early 1960s. He won two medals at the

1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Jajce, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (singl ...

Jajce Jajce ( sr-Cyrl, Јајце) is a town and municipality in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 7,172 inhabitants, wi ...

with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events. He also won 3 gold and 1 bronze medals in Edmonton, AB, Canada championship in July 2005.

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* * Living people Soviet male canoeists 1939 births ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{USSR-canoe-bio-stub