Vasil Yakusha
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Vasil Fyodaravich Yakusha is a Belarusian former rower
who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1980 Summer Olympics
and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Azerbaijan SSR.
In 1980 he won the silver medal in the single sculls event.
Eight years later he and his partner Oleksandr Marchenko
won the bronze medal in the double sculls competition.
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 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
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He was born in Azerbaijan SSR.
In 1980 he won the silver medal in the single sculls event.
Eight years later he and his partner Oleksandr Marchenko
Oleksandr Marchenko
Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Marchenko is an Ukrainian rower.He and his partner Vasil Yakusha won the bronze medal for the Soviet Union in the double sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
won the bronze medal in the double sculls competition.