Oleg Tyurin

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]

Oleg Tyurin
Tyurin (left) and Dubrovsky in 1965
Personal information
Born29 June 1937
Sinyavino, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died3 March 2010 (aged 72)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubTrud St. Petersburg, CSKA Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
1962 Lucerne Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
1963 Copenhagen Double sculls
1964 Amsterdam Double sculls
1965 Duisburg Double sculls

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
  1. "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.
  2. Тюрин Олег Григорьевич. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. 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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