Vladimir Rikkonen (Russian name: Владимир Рикконен; born 25 October 1943) is a Soviet rower from Russia.
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| Born | 25 October 1943 Vologda, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rikkonen was born in Vologda, Russian SFSR in 1943.[1] At the 1966 World Rowing Championships in Bled, he won silver with the men's eight.[2] At the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, he won silver with the men's eight.[3] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with the men's coxless pair where they qualified for the small final but did not start.[4][1] At the 1973 European Rowing Championships in Moscow, he won a bronze medal with the men's eight.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimir Rikkanen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Vladimir Rikkonen". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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