Aleksandr Timoshinin

Aleksandr Timoshinin
Personal information
Born20 May 1948 (1948-05-20)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died26 November 2021 (2021-11-27) (aged 73)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow Double sculls

Aleksandr Ivanovich Timoshinin (Russian: Александр Иванович Тимошинин, 20 May 1948 – 26 November 2021) was a Russian rower.

Biography

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Born in Moscow, he later competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

At the 1968 Olympics, Timoshuinin and his partner Anatoliy Sass won the gold medal in the double sculls event. Four years later he won his second gold medal this time with his partner Gennadi Korshikov in the double sculls competition.

In 1972, Timoshinin won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for WMF Moscow.[2]

Timoshinin died on 26 November 2021, at the age of 73, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympedia – Aleksandr Timoshinin". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Двукратный чемпион ОИ по академической гребле Тимошинин скончался в возрасте 73 лет". Sportbox.ru. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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