Oleg Tyurin
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Oleg Grigorevich Tyurin was a Russian
rower
who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1964 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in the Leningrad Oblast
. In 1964 he and his partner Boris Dubrovsky
won the gold medal
in the double sculls event.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
.
He was born in the Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
. In 1964 he and his partner Boris Dubrovsky
Boris Dubrovsky
Boris Yakovlevich Dubrovsky is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Moscow.In 1964 he and his partner Oleg Tyurin won the gold medal in the double sculls event.-External links:*...
won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in the double sculls event.