Oleg Grigorevich Tyurin (Russian: Олег Григорьевич Тюрин, 29 June 1937 – 3 March 2010) was a Russian rower who had his best achievements in the double sculls, partnering with Boris Dubrovskiy. In this event, they won an Olympic gold in 1964 and four medals at European and world championships in 1962–1965.[1][2]
 Tyurin (left) and Dubrovsky in 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 June 1937 Sinyavino, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 March 2010 (aged 72) St. Petersburg, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trud St. Petersburg, CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tyurin was born and raised in Saint Petersburg, but was invited to train in Moscow and join Dubrovsky in double sculls. After retiring from competitions he returned to St. Petersburg where he worked as a rowing coach.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
"Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" [Rowing – European Championships (Men – Double Sculls)] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. - ^ Тюрин Олег Григорьевич. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleg Tyurin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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