Andrei Vedernikov
- Birth Date:
- 01.10.1959
- Death date:
- 29.02.2020
- Length of life:
- 60
- Days since birth:
- 23852
- Years since birth:
- 65
- Days since death:
- 1785
- Years since death:
- 4
- Patronymic:
- Georgievich
- Person's maiden name:
- Andrei Georgievich Vedernikov
- Extra names:
- Andrejs Vederņikovs, Андрей Ведерников, Андрей Георгиевич Ведерников
- Categories:
- Olympic champion, Sportsman, victim
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Andrei Georgievich Vedernikov (Russian: Андрей Георгиевич Ведерников; 1 October 1959 — 29 February 2020) was a Soviet cyclist. In 1981 he became the first Soviet cyclist to win the individual amateur road race at world championships, and was named the road racer of the year by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
In 1980, he won the Vuelta Mexico Telmex. Next year, he won the Tour de Slovaquie and finished second in the Milk Race.
Vedernikov was married and had a daughter, Lena, and a son, Andrei. His brother Mikhail is also a cyclist.[2]
He died on February 29, 2020 on the territory of one of the health resorts in Izhevsk as a result of a falling tree.
Source: wikipedia.org, timenote.info
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