Oleg Tyurin

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameOleg Grigoryevich•Tyurin
Used nameOleg•Tyurin
Original nameОлег Григорьевич•Тюрин
Born29 June 1937 in Sinyavino, Leningrad (RUS)
Died3 March 2010 in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg (RUS)
Measurements182 cm / 77 kg
AffiliationsTrud Leningrad, St. Petersburg (RUS)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Russian Federation
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

In addition to his Olympic gold, Oleg Tyurin won the 1964 European Championships, silvers at the 1962 World and 1965 European Championships, and a bronze at the 1963 Europeans, all with his partner Boris Dubrovsky in the double sculls. Tyurin was a member of the Trud Leningrad crew that won the Stewards’ Challenge Cup at the 1961 and 1962 Henley Royal Regatta. Domestically, Tyruin won four Soviet titles in 1963-65 and 1967, all in double sculls, and the first three with Dubrovsky. After his sporting career, Tyurin worked as a rowing coach in St. Petersburg.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1964 Summer Olympics Rowing URS RUS Oleg Tyurin
Double Sculls, Men (Olympic) Boris Dubrovsky 1 Gold