He had competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.

[1] He had been part of the Soviet team that won the team pursuit at the 1967 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

[2][3] Between 1961 and 1969 he won seven Soviet titles in various track (mostly pursuit) events.

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