Aleksey Svirin (born 15 December 1978 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

) is a Russian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's quadruple sculls, with Igor Kravtsov,

Sergey Fedorovtsev Sergey Anatolyevich Fedorovtsev (russian: Сергей Анатольевич Федоровцев, born 31 January 1980) is a Russian rower. Career Competing in quadruple sculls, he won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics and the European title ...

and Nikolay Spinyov. He also competed at the

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and 2012 Summer Olympics. At European level, he is a two-time European champion, also in the quadruple sculls.

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* * 1978 births Russian male rowers Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Russia Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic gold medalists for Russia Rowers from Moscow Living people European Rowing Championships medalists {{Russia-rowing-bio-stub