Andrey Tissin

Andrey Tissin

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	2001 Poznań	K-4 500 m
	1999 Milan	K-4 500 m
	2001 Poznań	K-4 200 m
	1998 Szeged	K-4 500 m

Andrey Tissin (Russian: Андрей Тиссин; 5 July 1975 – 1 March 2008) was a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 500 m: 2001), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 1999), and a bronze (K-4 500 m: 1998).

Tissin also competed in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, but was eliminated in the semifinals. He lived in Krasnodar, and was 1.86 m (6'1") tall, weighing 90 kg (198 lb).

Tissin later became a coach of the Russian national team, drowning during a training session in 2008.^[1]

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• 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)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Andrey Tissin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
• Utro.ru March 5, 2008 on Tissin's death (in Russian)