Sergey Pesteryev
Russian cyclist
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Sergey Petrovich Pesteryev (Russian: Сергей Петрович Пестерев; 12 January 1888 – 2 May 1942) was a Russian cyclist.[1] He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He was arrested by Soviet authorities and sentenced to five years in a labor camp in April 1940; he died in prison two years later.[3] Pesteryev was posthumously rehabilitated in 1999.[3]
Born12 January 1888
Kharkov, Russian Empire (now Kharkiv, Ukraine)
Kharkov, Russian Empire (now Kharkiv, Ukraine)
Died2 May 1942 (aged 54)
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| Born | 12 January 1888 Kharkov, Russian Empire (now Kharkiv, Ukraine) |
| Died | 2 May 1942 (aged 54) |
