Grigoriy Medvedyev (born 2 April 1964 in
Alma-Ata
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...
,
Kazakh SSR
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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) is a
Soviet
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sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the
1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Notre Dame Island. This is also where the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1976 Summer Olympics took place.
The men's competition consisted of six C ...
in
Montreal
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.
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Living people
Kazakhstani male canoeists
Soviet male canoeists
1964 births
Sportspeople from Almaty
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
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