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Leonid Grigorievich Geishtor; also Geyshtor[1] (Russian: Леонид Григорьевич Гейштор) (born October 15, 1936, in Homel, Belarusian SSR) is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[1]
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1960 Rome | C-2 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| 1963 Jajce | C-2 10000 m |
Life and career
Geishtor is Jewish.[2] He trained at Vodnik in Gomel.[3] Along with teammate Sergei Makarenko, Geishtor won the first Olympic gold medal by a Belarusian competitor.[4] The two won the C-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Geishtor was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1960.[3]
He also won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce.[5]
See also
- List of select Jewish canoeists
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonid Geyshtor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- Jews in Sport in the USSR Archived 2015-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 540.
- National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
- "Leonid Geishtor".
- DatabaseOlympics.profile at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
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На других языках
- [en] Leonid Geishtor
[fr] Leonid Geishtor
Leonid Grigorievich Geishtor (en russe : Леонид Григорьевич Гейштор) (né le 15 octobre 1936 à Homel en République socialiste soviétique de Biélorussie) est un céiste biélorusse (né soviétique) qui a concouru à la fin des années 1950 et au début des années 1960[1].[it] Leanid Hejštar
Leanid Ryhoravič Hejštar (in russo: Леонид Григорьевич Гейштор?; Homel, 15 ottobre 1936) è un ex canoista sovietico naturalizzato bielorusso.[ru] Гейштор, Леонид Григорьевич
Леонид Григорьевич Гейштор (белор. Леанід Рыгоравіч Гейштар; род. 15 октября 1936, Гомель) — советский каноист, олимпийский чемпион 1960 года, чемпион мира. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1960).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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