Sergei Chukhray (russian: Чухра́й Серге́й Алексе́евич, born May 31, 1955, in

Belogorsk, Amur Oblast Belogorsk (russian: Белого́рск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the river Tom, a tributary of the Zeya. Population: 53,000 (1969); 34,000 (1939). The town was included in a list of towns at risk of social problems, in ...

) is a

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sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two

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, he won three gold medals with one in

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

(K-4 1000 m) and two in

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

(K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m). Chukhray also won nine medals at the

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with three golds (K-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 ...

, K-2 1000 m:

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

, K-4 10000 m:

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

), three silvers (K-1 4 x 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 ...

, K-4 500 m: 1979,

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

), and three bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1978, K-2 1000 m: 1979, K-4 1000 m: 1983).

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* * 1955 births Living people People from Belogorsk, Amur Oblast Russian male canoeists Soviet male canoeists Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Amur Oblast Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub