Andrey Ivanovich Khimich (russian: Андрей Иванович Химич; born 14 December 1937 in Makiivka,

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) is a

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-born Ukraianian

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who competed in the early 1960s. At the

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, he won the gold in the C-2 1000 m event. Khimich also won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the

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. He is finished the Cherkasy State Teacher-Training Institute (now

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) in 1959.

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* * 1937 births Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Soviet male canoeists Ukrainian male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Sportspeople from Chernihiv Oblast {{Ukraine-canoe-bio-stub