- Andrey Tissin
Andrey Tissin ( _ru. Андрей Тиссин,
5 July 1975 -1 March 2008 ) was aRussia n flatwater canoe racer. As a member of Russia's K4 kayak crew he won the 500 Metre World Championship title in 2001.Tissin was three times a European champion, in 1999 (K4 200 m and 500 m) and 2001 (K4 500 m). His most recent success came in the 2004 European Championships where he won the K4 500m bronze medal.
Tissin lived in
Krasnodar . He was 1.86 m (6'1") tall and weighed 90 kg (198 lb).He died in a water accident on
1 March 2008 . [ [http://www.rambler.ru/news/events/incidents/12338548.html Andrey Tissin has died] ]World Championship Medals
*Gold K4 500 m 2001
Poznań , Poland 1:21.772
*Silver K4 500 m 1999Milan , Italy 1:22.454
*Bronze K4 500 m 1998Szeged , Hungary 1:25.971References
External links
* [http://www.utro.ru/news/2008/03/05/721354.shtml Чемпион мира по гребле на байдарках Андрей Тиссин утонул на тренировке]
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