Yury Kashirin

{{Short description|Soviet cyclist}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox cyclist |name=Yury Kashirin |image= | image_size = |caption= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1959|1|20|df=y}} |birth_place= Liskinsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia |death_date= |death_place= | height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | proyears1 = | proteam1 =  |alma_mater= | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|the {{URS}}}} {{MedalOlympics}} {{MedalGold|1980 Moscow|Team time trial}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1981 Prague|Team time trial}} {{MedalBronze|1982 Goodwood|Team time trial}} }} '''Yury Alekseyevich Kashirin''' ({{langx|ru|Юрий Алексеевич Каширин}}; born 20 January 1959) is a retired Soviet cyclist who specialized in road racing. He was part of the Soviet team that won the time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Individually, he finished in 23rd place in the road race, helping Sergei Sukhoruchenkov and Yury Barinov to win the race.<ref name=r1/><ref name=r3/> He also won a silver and a bronze medal in the team time trial at the 1981 and 1982 UCI Road World Championships.<ref name=r2/>

Between 1979 and 1984, Kashirin took part in several international competitions, winning the Milk Race in 1979 and 1982 and the Tour de Bretagne Cycliste in 1983.<ref name=r2/> He retired in 1986 and worked as a cycling coach. In 1987, he led the junior and in 1988 the senior Soviet teams. He then worked with the national teams of Egypt and Canada, preparing the Canadian team for three Olympic Games. In 2008, he returned to Russia.<ref name=r3/><ref name=r4/>

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=r1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094905/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/yury-kashirin-1.html Yury Kashirin]. sports-reference.com</ref> <ref name=r2>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203170947/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=9019 Yuri Alekseyevich Kashirin]}}. cyclingarchives.com</ref> <ref name=r3>[http://www.velomania.ru/2010/11/11/jurijj_kashirin_o_velosporte.html Девять раз вокруг Земли]. velomania.ru (2010-11-11).</ref> <ref name=r4>[http://www.alleyasporta.ru/article/view/348 КАШИРИН Юрий Алексеевич, велоспорт]. alleyasporta.ru</ref> }}

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