Boris Kuzmin

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Boris Kuzmin
Kuzmin in 1964
Personal information
Born11 February 1941
Moscow, Russia
Died30 November 2001 (aged 60)
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSpartak Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bled Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Amsterdam Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1965 Duisburg Coxed four

Boris Petrovich Kuzmin (Russian: Борис Петрович Кузьмин, 11 February 1941 – 30 November 2001) was a Soviet rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours, partnering with Vladimir Yevseyev, Anatoly Tkachuk, Anatoly Luzgin and Vitaly Kurdchenko. In this event, they won two European titles and a silver medal at the 1966 World Rowing Championships;[1] they finished in fifth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

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Luzgin, Yevseyev, Tkachuk, Kuzmin and Kurdchenko at the 1964 European Championships