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Michael Kolganov
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “soviet -born”. Today it says “ussr-born israeli sprint kayaker and former two-time world champion”.
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Israeli sprint kayaker Not to be confused with Mihail Kolganov . Michael "Misha" Kolganov (or Kalganov, Hebrew : מיכאל (מישה) קולגנוב , Russian : Михаил Калганов ; born 24 October 1974) is a USSR-born Israeli sprint kayaker and former two-time world champion ( 1998 & 1999 ). Competing in three Summer Olympics , he won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000 . He was the flag bearer for Israel during the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony .
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soviet -born
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ussr-born israeli sprint kayaker and former two-time world champion
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