Gainan Saidkhuzhin

Soviet cyclist

Gainan Rakhmatovich Saidkhuzhin (Russian: Гайнан Рахматович Сайдхужин; 30 June 1937 – 13 May 2015) was a Soviet cyclist. He was a ten-time cycling champion of the Soviet Union. He competed in the road race at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in 34th and 41st places, respectively. He was born in Novosibirsk to a Tatar family.

Saidkhuzhin in 1960.

Saidkhuzhin died from a heart attack on 13 May 2015 in Miami, Florida, United States. He was 77.[1]

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  1. "Скончался 10-кратный чемпион СССР по велоспорту Гайнан Сайдхужин". sport.ru (in Russian). 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.