Serghei Covaliov

Serghei Covaliov (14 October 1944 – 16 May 2011) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. He was the child of Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Covaliov.[2] He mostly competed in doubles together with Ivan Patzaichin, a fellow Lipovan Russian born in the same village.[3] They won a gold and a silver medal at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, respectively, missing the first place in 1972 by 0.03 seconds. At the world championships they won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal in 1970–1971, while Covaliov also had a gold medal in 1966 with Vicol Calabiciov, another canoer from his village. Covaliov died aged 66 after a severe concussion he suffered while canoeing.[1]

Serghei Covaliov
Personal information
Born14 October 1944
Mila 23, Romania[1]
Died16 May 2011 (aged 66)
Letea, Romania
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1968 Mexico CityC-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1972 MunichC-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1966 East BerlinC-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1970 CopenhagenC-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1971 BelgradeC-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1971 BelgradeC-2 10000 m

References
  1. Serghei Covaliov. sports-reference.com
  2. Edwards, Mike (October 1977). "The Danube: River of Many Nations, Many Names". National Geographic. 152 (4): 483.
  3. Sergei Glebov (21 December 2014) Адмирал золотой флотилии. Как русский стал лучшим спортсменом Румынии XX века. eurosport.ru
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