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Boris Dubrovskiy

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Boris Dubrovskiy
Tyurin and Dubrovsky (right) in 1965
Personal information
Born (1939-10-08) 8 October 1939 (age 84)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSKA Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Lucerne Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Copenhagen Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1964 Amsterdam Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1965 Duisburg Double sculls

Boris Yakovlevich Dubrovsky (Russian: Борис Яковлевич Дубровский, born 8 October 1939) is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the double sculls, partnering with Oleg Tyurin. In this event, they won an Olympic gold in 1964[1] and four medals at European and world championships in 1962–1965.[2][3]

Biography

Dubrovsky was born to teachers Yakov Vasilievich Dubrovsky (1903–?) and Natalya Timofeevna Kuvaeva (1909–?) and has a sister Masha (born 1941). He has a PhD in theoretical physics, and from 1967 to 2003 taught calculus in a university. There he met his wife, Evgeniya Aleksandrovna, a mathematician. They have a son, Timofei (born 1964), who moved to the United States in the 1990s.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Dubrovsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
    "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" [Rowing – European Championships (Men – Double Sculls)] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
  3. ^ Дубровский Борис Яковлевич. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. ^ Борис Яковлевич Дубровский. Так было... dubrowskijboris.jimdo.com

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