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Yury Suslin

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Yury Suslin
Personal information
Birth nameYury Nikolaevich Suslin
Born(1935-05-19)19 May 1935
Died7 October 2020(2020-10-07) (aged 85)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1957 Duisburg Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1961 Prague Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Eight
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Duisburg Coxless pair

Yury Nikolaevich Suslin (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Суслин; 19 May 1935 – 7 October 2020)[1] was a retired Russian rower who specialised in the eights. In this event he won two silver medals at the European championships of 1963–1964[2] and finished fifth at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] Suslin competed at the 1961 European Rowing Championships with the coxed four and won silver.[4]

His younger brother Viktor is also a retired Olympic rower.[5]

Soviet eight at the 1964 European Championships, Suslin is in the middle

References

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  1. ^ Ушел из жизни Юрий Николаевич Суслин (in Russian)
  2. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) at sport-komplett.de
  3. ^ Yury Suslin at Sports Reference
  4. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ Юниоры на Московской регате Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine at rowinghistory.ru