Aleksandr Kulagin

Aleksandr Kulagin

Kamkin, Dolinin, Kulagin and Eliseyev at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born 29 June 1954 (1954-06-29) (age 61)
Kaliningrad, Russia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Burevestnik Moskva

Aleksandr Viktorovich Kulagin (Russian: Александр Викторович Кулагин, born 29 June 1954) is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the coxless fours, together with Valery Dolinin, Aleksey Kamkin and Vitaly Eliseyev. In this event they won a world title in 1981 and silver medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1982 World Rowing Championships.[1] Kulagin and Eliseev also won a world title in the coxless pairs in 1977.[2]

After retiring from competitions Kulagin worked as a rowing coach, training Mikhail Belikov, Merab Chermashentsev and Aleksandr Bogdashin.[3]

References

  1. Aleksandr Kulagin. sports-reference.com
  2. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer ohne Steuermann, Zweier ohne Steuermann – Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. Aleksandr Kulagin at WorldRowing.com from FISA
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