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Yury Shavrin

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Yury Shavrin
Personal information
Born25 September 1924
Died11 April 1974(1974-04-11) (aged 49)[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSailing
ClubSoviet Army Moscow

Yury Sergeyevich Shavrin (Russian: Юрий Сергеевич Шаврин, 25 September 1924 – 11 April 1974) was a Russian sailor who competed at the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1956 he placed 12th in the Finn class, and in 1964 finished 9th in the mixed three-person keelboat.[2] Domestically Shavrin won 8 titles in different categories between 1947 and 1968.[3]

Shavrin (left, 5th place) and Markus (6th) at the 1956 European Finn Championships[4]

References

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  1. ^ Biography of Yury Shavrin (in Russian)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yury Shavrin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ^ Парусный спорт. sport-history.ru
  4. ^ History of the European Championship 1956 to 1975. finnclass.org