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Place of Birth: Crișan, Tulcea County, Romania
About Serghei Covaliov
- Serghei Covaliov (14 October 1944 – 16 May 2011) was a Romanian sprint canoeist.
- He mostly competed in doubles together with Ivan Patzaichin, a fellow Lipovan Russian born in the same village.
- They won a gold and a silver medal at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, respectively, missing the first place in 1972 by 0.03 seconds.
- At the world championships they won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal in 1970–1973, while Covaliov also had a gold medal in 1966 with Vicol Calabiciov, another canoer from his village.
- Covaliov died aged 66 after a severe concussion he suffered while canoeing.
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