Mikhail Pleshkov
 Mikhail Pleshkov at the 1912 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Died | 12 November 1956 New York, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Horse riding |
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pleshkov, Jr. (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Плешков; ? – 12 November 1956) was a Russian equestrian and military officer. He competed in jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished 21st individually and fifth with the Russian team.[1]
Pleshkov was the son of Russian general Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pleshkov Sr. He served in Russian cavalry and took part in World War I. On 30 December 1915 he received the rank of colonel, and starting from 1917 was acting as regiment commander, reaching the rank of general-major by 1919–20. During those years he participated in the White movement in the Far East, and after its fall emigrated from Russia. He died in 1956 in the United States.[2][3]
Bibliography
- Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pleshkov (1959) Мои воспоминания, Munich, 76 pp.
References
- ^ Mikhail Pleshkov. sport-reference.com
- ^ Михаил Михайлович Плешков. hrono.ru
- ^ Плешков Михаил Михайлович. grwar.ru
Categories:
- 1956 deaths
- Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Male equestrians
- Olympic equestrians of Russia
- Russian equestrians
- Russian military personnel of World War I
- White Russian (movement) generals
- People of the Russian Civil War
- White Russian emigrants to the United States
- Imperial Russian emigrants to the United States