- Source: Aleksandr Kuprikov
Aleksandr Kuprikov is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mexico City.
Kuprikov suffered a fatal death in the early 1990s. He was serving in Iraq in the Gulf War and was captured by some of Saddam Hussein militants. His body was traded back to Russia in 1992 for some ground-to-air missiles. His body was terribly decomposed.
References
"ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
"ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Aleksandr Kuprikov
- 1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
- List of ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in men's kayak
- Volgograd constituency
- 2001–02 Belarusian Cup
