Aleksandr Lukyanov

Aleksandr Lukyanov
Personal information
Born19 August 1949 (1949-08-19) (age 77)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 MontrealCoxed four
Silver medal – second place1980 MoscowCoxed pair
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulEight
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1974 LucerneCoxed pair
Gold medal – first place1975 NottinghamCoxed four
Silver medal – second place1977 AmsterdamEight
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1973 MoscowCoxed pair
Bronze medal – third place1971 CopenhagenCoxed pair
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaEight

Aleksandr Viktorovich Lukyanov (Russian: Александр Викторович Лукьянов, born 19 August 1949) is a Russian coxswain who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics and for Russia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Moscow.

In 1976 he was the coxswain of the Soviet boat which won the gold medal in the coxed four event.

Four years later he won the silver medal as cox of the Soviet boat in the coxed pair competition.

At the 1988 Games he won his second silver medal when he coxed the Soviet eight.

In Atlanta at the 1996 Olympics he represented Russia and won the bronze medal as part of the Russian boat in the eight contest.

His final Olympic appearance was at the Sydney Games where he finished ninth with the Russian boat in the 2000 eight event.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Lukyanov (full name: Aleksandr Viktorovich Lukyanov)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.