Gennady Bukharin
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Gennady Bukharin (born August 10, 1929) is a Soviet
sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics
in Melbourne
, he won bronze medals in the C-1 1000 m and C-1 10000 m events.
Bukharin also won two gold medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague
, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic
), earning them in the C-1 1000 m and C-1 10000 m events.
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....
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, he won bronze medals in the C-1 1000 m and C-1 10000 m events.
Bukharin also won two gold medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
(now Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
), earning them in the C-1 1000 m and C-1 10000 m events.