Aleksandr Klepikov

Aleksandr Grigorevich Klepikov (Russian: Александр Григорьевич Клепиков, 23 May 1950 – 26 February 2021[1]) was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

Aleksandr Klepikov
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Grigorevich Klepikov
Born23 May 1950 (1950-05-23)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died26 February 2021 (2021-02-27) (aged 70)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 MontrealCoxed four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Nottingham Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1977 Amsterdam Eight

He was born in Leningrad.

In 1976 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the gold medal in the coxed four event.

References
  1. Скончался олимпийский чемпион по академической гребле Александр Клепиков (in Russian)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Klepikov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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