Nikolai Fedorovich Chuzhikov

Background

Chuzhikov, Nikolai was born on May 5, 1938 in Belgorodskaia Oblast’.

Education

Graduated from the Voroshilovgrad Pedagogical Institute, 1971.

Career

Honoured Master of Sports(rowing), 1964. With Lisichansk Avangard. Schoolmaster. USSR champion, 1962-1969.

World champion, 1966. Olympic champion, 1964.

Achievements

• Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold in the K-4 1000 m at Tokyo in 1964. Chuzhikov also won two medals at the International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 10000 m: 1966) and a bronze (K-2 1000 m: 1963).