Vasil Fyodaravich Yakusha (Belarusian: Васіль Фёдаравіч Якуша, 30 June 1958 – 24 November 2020) was a Belarusian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. During most of his career, he was a single sculler.
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| Birth name | Vasily Fyodorovich Yakusha[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1958 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 November 2020 (aged 62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine.[1] At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the single sculls event.[1] At the 1981 World Rowing Championships, he came eighth.[3] At the 1982 World Rowing Championships, he won the silver medal.[4] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth.[5] He did not attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in California, USA, due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. At the 1985 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth.[6] At the 1986 World Rowing Championships, he won the bronze medal.[7]
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he and his partner Oleksandr Marchenko won the bronze medal in the double sculls competition.[8]
Yakusha died on 24 November 2020 at the age of 62.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vasily Yakusha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Vasily Yakusha". FISA. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "(M1x) Men's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "(M1x) Men's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "(M1x) Men's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "(M1x) Men's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "(M1x) Men's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Soviet Union Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ На 63-м году жизни ушел из жизни Василий Фёдорович Якуша (in Russian)
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