Alexander Dmitrievich Aveverin

Awerin (1977)

Alexander Dmitrijewitsch Aveverin ( Russian Александр Дмитриевич Аверин ; born April 11, 1954 in Baku , Azerbaijani SSR ) is a former Soviet cyclist .

Career

When he was 14 years old, his brother Vladimir persuaded him to take up cycling training. Awerin only became a competitive athlete in the military when he was looked after by national coach Viktor Kapitonov . At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , he reached 17th place. In 1977 he took part in the UCI Road World Championships . Awerin was then registered for the 1978 peace trip, which he surprisingly won.

Palmarès

year	success		run
1976	17th		Olympic games
	winner		National Championship of the Soviet Union
1977	participation		World cycling championship
	3.	Overall rating	Yugoslavia tour
	21st	Overall rating	Peace ride
1978	winner	Overall rating	Peace ride

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cycling page

Web links

• Alexander Awerin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Alexander Awerin in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)