Achim Sidorov (born 24 August 1936) is a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

n sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won two medals at the

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with a gold (C-2 1000 m:

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) and a silver (C-2 10000 m: 1958. Sidorov also finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at the

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* * * 1936 births Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Romania Romanian male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Place of birth missing (living people) {{Romania-canoe-bio-stub