Aleksandr Kulagin

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 Valeriy 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]

Aleksandr Kulagin
Kamkin, Dolinin, Kulagin and Eliseyev at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born29 June 1954 (1954-06-29) (age 66)
Kaliningrad, Russia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBurevestnik Moskva

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

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Kulagin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer ohne Steuermann, Zweier ohne Steuermann – Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. Aleksandr Kulagin at FISA WorldRowing.com


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