Aleksandr Belyakov (born June 26, 1962) was a Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 luge

Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

r who competed in the mid 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at Sarajevo

Sarajevo

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 in 1984

1984 Winter Olympics

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Belyakov also won a bronze in the mixed team event at the 1989 FIL World Luge Championships

FIL World Luge Championships 1989

The FIL World Luge Championships 1989 took place in Winterberg, West Germany. The mixed team event consisting of two separate runs each in men's singles, two separate runs each in women's singles, and one run in men's doubles debutted.-Men's singles:...

 in Winterberg

Winterberg

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, West Germany

West Germany

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. At the FIL European Luge Championships, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1986

FIL European Luge Championships 1986

The FIL European Luge Championships 1986 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the fourth time after hosting the event previously in 1970, 1976, and 1978...

 and a bronze in 1988

FIL European Luge Championships 1988

The FIL European Luge Championships 1988 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fifth time after hosting the event previously in 1967, 1972, 1973, and 1977...

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Belyakov won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title in 1987-8.