Aleksandr Yurievich Vinogradov (

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: Александр Юрьевич Виноградов, born 10 November 1951) is a retired

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n sprint canoeist. He competed in doubles at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won two gold medals in 1976. He also won five medals at the

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Cham ...

with three golds (C-2 500 m:

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

; C-2 10000 m:

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

), one silver (C-2 500 m:

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

, and one bronze (C-2 1000 m: 1975).

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* * 1951 births Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Russian male canoeists Soviet male canoeists Olympic canoeists of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics