Leonid Geishtor
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Leonid Grigorievich Geishtor; also Geyshtor[1] (Russian: Леонид Григорьевич Гейштор) (born October 15, 1936, in Homel, Belarusian SSR) is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[1]
Geishtor in 2011 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
Olympic Games
 | ||
 | 1960 Rome | C-2 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| 1963 Jajce | C-2 10000 m |
Life and career
Geishtor is Jewish.[2] He trained at Vodnik in Gomel.[3] Along with teammate Sergei Makarenko, Geishtor won the first Olympic gold medal by a Belarusian competitor.[4] The two won the C-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Geishtor was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1960.[3]
Paired with Makarenko, he also won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce.[5]
