Gennady Ivanovich Bukharin (Russian: Геннадий Иванович Бухарин; 16 March 1929 – 3 November 2020) was a Russian Soviet sprint canoeist.[1]

Gennady Bukharin
Bukharin (left) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1929-03-16)16 March 1929
Rybnaya Sloboda, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died3 November 2020(2020-11-03) (aged 91)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne C-1 10000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague C-1 10000 m

He won the individual 1000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1958 World Championships and placed third in both at the 1956 Olympics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Gennady Bukharin". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ Gennady Bukharin Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-reference.com
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