Serghei Covaliov

Serghei Covaliov (14 October 1944 – 16 May 2011) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. He mostly competed in doubles together with Ivan Patzaichin, a fellow Lipovan Russian born in the same village.[2] 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 two gold, one silver and one bronze medal in 1970–1973, 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
Born	14 October 1944 Mila 23, Romania[1]
Died	16 May 2011 (aged 66) Letea, Romania
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City C-2 1000 m 1972 Munich C-2 1000 m World Championships 1966 East Berlin C-2 1000 m 1970 Copenhagen C-2 1000 m 1971 Belgrade C-2 1000 m 1971 Belgrade C-2 10000 m 1973 Tampere C-2 1000 m