Sergei Kopylov

Sergei Kopylov
Personal information
Born	29 July 1960 (age 63); Tula, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Track World Championships

Sergei Vladimirovich Kopylov (Russian: Серге́й Владимирович Копылов; born 29 July 1960 in Tula) is a racing cyclist from the Soviet Union.

He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual sprint event, where he finished in third place.^[1] In 1981, he won the world amateur sprint championship gold medal. In 1982, he successfully defended his title against his main rival of the time, East Germany's Lutz Heßlich. In 1983, he focused on the 1 km time trial, capturing the world championship in Switzerland. The Soviet boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics prevented him from competing for an Olympic gold medal.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergei Kopylov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

External links

Sergei Kopylov at Cycling Archives

Records
Preceded by Sergei Zouravlev	Men's 200 meter Time Trial world record holder 02 August 1981 – 08 July 1986	Succeeded by Michael Hübner

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergei Kopylov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2015.