Aleksandr Silayev

Aleksandr Pavlovich Silayev (Russian: Александр Павлович Силаев; 2 April 1928 – 31 December 2005) was a Russian sprint canoeist who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-1 1,000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, as well as a world title in the C-2 10,000 m event in 1958.^[1] At the European championships he won two gold and one silver medals (in 1957 and 1959) in the C-2 1,000 and 10,000 m events.^[2]

Aleksandr Silayev

Aleksandr Silayev at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	2 April 1928 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	31 December 2005 (aged 77) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe racing
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome C-1 1000 m World Championships 1958 Prague C-2 10000 m