Sergei Postrekhin (born November 1, 1957) is a Soviet

Soviet Union

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-born Ukrainian

Ukraine

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

 in Moscow

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, he won a gold in the C-1 500 m

Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 500 metres

The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.-Medallists:-Heats:Twelve competitors were entered, but one withdrew...

 event and a silver in the C-1 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres

The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.-Medallists:-Heats:Thirteen competitors were entered with one withdrawal and one disqualification...

 event.

Postrekhin also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (C-1 500 m: 1979

1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, West Germany.The men's competition consisted of six Canadian and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak....

) and two bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1982

1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the record fourth time. The Yugoslavian city had host the championships previously in 1971, 1975, and 1978....

, C-2 1000 m: 1978

1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for a record third time. The Yugoslavian city had previously hosted the championships in 1971 and 1975....

).