Anatoly Nikolayevich Demitkov (27 May 1926 – 15 August 2005) was a

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. He took the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the

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together with

Mikhail Kaaleste Mikhail Kaaleste (born Mihail Stolär; 20 August 1931 – 5 May 2018) is an Estonian sprint canoeist who competed in 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Kaaleste changed his last ...

. They went on to win the European Championship in 1957 and took third place at the 1958 Flatwater Racing World Championship in

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Biography

Anatoly Nikolayevich Demitkov was born on 27 May 1926 and fought in the

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during

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.Demitkov, Anatoly Nikolayevich.
Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health. Retrieved 2 February 2012. He began his sports career with DSO Spartak. Anatoly Demitkov and his doubles partner

competed in the K-2 1000 m event at the

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after finishing first in their qualifying heat in 3:55.1. They subsequently took the

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for their second-place finish in 3:51.4, coming behind

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and

Meinrad Miltenberger Meinrad Miltenberger (6 December 1924, Herdecke, Westphalia – 10 September 1993, Herdecke) was a German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbou ...

, who finished 1.7 seconds faster in 3:49.6.Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: 2004 Athens Edition.'' Wilmington, Delaware: Sports Media Publishing. p. 712. . They went on to win a gold medal at the 1957 European Championship. Kaaleste and Demitkov finished third at the K-2 1000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (Flatwater Racing World Championship) in

in 1958 and also took a second

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for their K-4 1000 m finish at the same championship.''Medal Winners''.
International Canoe Federation. p. 16. He worked as a trainer for DSO Spartak in 1963-1986. Anatoly Demitkov died on 15 August 2005.

Honours and awards

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisan ...

, 2nd class *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic" The Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic" (russian: Медаль «За оборону Советского Заполярья») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union. Medal History The Medal "For the Defence of th ...

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (russian: Медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.») was a military de ...

References

External links

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Anatoly Demitkov's profile at Sports Reference.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demitkov, Anatoly 1926 births 2005 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in canoeing Russian male canoeists Soviet male canoeists Soviet military personnel of World War II ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union