Leonid Grigorievich Geishtor; also Geyshtor () (born October 15, 1936, in Homel, Belarusian SSR) is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Life and career Geishtor is Jewish. He trained at Vodnik in Gomel. Along with teammate Sergei Makarenko, Geishtor won the first Olympic gold medal by a Belarusian competitor. The two won the C-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Geishtor was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1960. He also won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce. See also List of select Jewish canoeists References 1936 births Belarusian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Jewish Belarusian sportspeople Living people Olympic canoeists of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Soviet male canoeists Soviet Jews Olympic medalists in canoeing Sportspeople from Gomel ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees