Anatoli Grishin (canoeist)

Anatoli Kuzmich Grishin (Russian: Анатолий Кузьмич Гришин; 8 July 1939 – 14 June 2016)[1] was a Soviet sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1960s.

Anatoli Grishin
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1966 East BerlinK-4 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place1963 JajceK-2 1000 m

He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Grishin also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold medal (K-4 10000 m: 1966) and a bronze medal (K-2 1000 m: 1963).

Grishin died on 14 June 2016, at the age of 76.

References
  1. Умер олимпийский чемпион по гребле Анатолий Гришин
  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 19 May 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 9 November 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  • Anatoly Grishin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  • Anatoli Grishin at the International Olympic Committee
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