Gennadi Korshikov
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Gennadi Egorovich Korshikov is a Russian
rower
who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1972 Summer Olympics
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Leningrad
.
In 1972 he and his partner Aleksandr Timoshinin
won the gold medal in the double sculls event.
Four years later he and his partner Evgeni Barbakov
finished fourth in the 1976 double sculls competition
.
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 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
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He was born in Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
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In 1972 he and his partner Aleksandr Timoshinin
Aleksandr Timoshinin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Timoshinin is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Moscow....
won the gold medal in the double sculls event.
Four years later he and his partner Evgeni Barbakov
Evgeni Barbakov
Evgeni Aleksandrovich Barbakov is a Russian former rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event.-External links:*...
finished fourth in the 1976 double sculls competition
Rowing at the Summer Olympics
Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since the 1900 Summer Olympics. Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather. Only men were allowed to compete until the women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal...
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