Anatoly Fomich Sass (Russian: Анатолий Фомич Сасс; 22 December 1935 – 31 August 2023) was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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| Birth name | Anatoly Fomich Sass | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1935 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 August 2023 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editAnatoly Fomich Sass was born in Moscow on 22 December 1935.[1]
At the 1964 Olympics, he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which finished seventh in the coxless four event.[1] Sass stood in for the single sculls champion who was suffering from illness, Vyacheslav Ivanov, at the 1965 European Rowing Championships, where he won the silver medal.[2][3] At the 1968 Olympics, he and his partner Aleksandr Timoshinin won the gold medal in the double sculls event.[1]
Sass died on 31 August 2023, at the age of 87.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anatoly Sass". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Iwanow nicht am Start". Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 20, no. 194. 20 August 1965. p. 5. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "На 88-м году жизни скончался олимпийский чемпион Анатолий Сасс - 31 августа 2023 - Sport24". sport24.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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