Serghei Covaliov (14 October 1944 – 16 May 2011) was a Romanian sprint canoeist.

[2] He mostly competed in doubles together with Ivan Patzaichin, a fellow Lipovan Russian born in the same village.

[3] They won a gold and a silver medal at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, respectively, missing the first place in 1972 by 0.03 seconds.

Covaliov died aged 66 after a severe concussion he suffered while canoeing.

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