Nikolai Gorbachev

Nikolai Gorbachev
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City K-4 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Belgrade K-4 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Belgrade K-4 10000 m

Nikolai Stepanovich Gorbachev (Russian: Николай Степанович Горбачёв, Belarusian: Мікалай Сцяпанавіч Гарбачоў; May 15, 1948 – April 9, 2019)[1] was a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2]

Gorbachev also won three medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (1974) and two bronzes (1971, 1975).

References

  1. ^ Умер чемпион Олимпиады-1972 белорус Николай Горбачёв (in Russian)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolay Gorbachov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.