Vitaly Aleksandrovich Galkov (russian: Виталий Александрович Галков; May 26, 1939 in

Tambov Tambov (, ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers, about south-southeast of Moscow. Population: 280,161 ( 2010 Census); 29 ...

– April 7, 1998 in

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) was a

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-born

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n sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the C-1 1000 m event at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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. Galkov also won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the

1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Jajce, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian ...

in Jajce.

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* * 1939 births 1998 deaths Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Russian male canoeists Soviet male canoeists Olympic canoeists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Sportspeople from Tambov Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics {{USSR-canoe-bio-stub