Andrey Tissin

Who was Andrey Tissin?

Andrey Tissin was a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, two silvers, and a bronze.

Tissin also competed in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, but was eliminated in the semifinals. He lived in Krasnodar, and was 1.86 m tall, weighing 90 kg.

Tissin later became a coach of the Russian national team, drowning during a training session in 2008.