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Representing  Russia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | C-2 1000 m |
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2004 Athens | C-2 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1998 Szeged | C-2 1000 m |
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1999 Milan | C-2 1000 m |
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2005 Zagreb | C-4 200 m |
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2003 Gainesville | C-2 1000 m |
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1999 Milan | C-2 500 m |
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2001 Poznań | C-4 200 m |
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Kovalyov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Ковалёв, born March 2, 1975) is a Russian sprint canoeist who has competed from 1997 to 2005.
Having just missed out on a medal at the Sydney Olympics, he and partner Aleksandr Kostoglod won two medals at Athens in 2004 with a silver in the C-2 1000 m and bronze C-2 500 m events.
Kovalev also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-2 1000 m: 1998, 1999; C-4 200 m: 2005), one silver (C-2 1000 m: 2003), and two bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1999, C-4 200 m: 2001).
A member of the Russian national team since 1997, he is small for a world-class canoeist at 170 centimetres (5.6 ft) tall and 70 kilograms (150 lb) but makes up for this with excellent technique.
References
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
External links
- Aleksandr Kovalyov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Alexander Kovalev at Olympics.com
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