Aleksandr Averin (cyclist)

Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Averin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Дми́триевич Аве́рин; born 11 April 1954) is a retired Soviet cyclist. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the road race and finished in 17th place.^[1] He won the multistage Peace Race individually in 1978 and with the Soviet team in 1977–1979.^[2]

Aleksandr Averin

Aleksandr Averin in 1977
Personal information
Born	(1954-04-11) 11 April 1954 (age 71) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cycling

He retired from competitions in 1983 and moved to Odesa, Ukraine, where he worked as a cycling coach. From the early 1990s to 2004 he taught physical education in a military institute. His son Maksym is a competitive cyclist who lives in Italy.^[1][3]