Aleksandr_Timoshinin

Aleksandr Timoshinin

Aleksandr Timoshinin

Russian rower (1948–2021)

Aleksandr Ivanovich Timoshinin (Russian: Александр Иванович Тимошинин, 20 May 1948 – 26 November 2021) was a Russian rower.

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Born in Moscow, he later competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1968 he and his partner Anatoliy Sass won the gold medal in the double sculls event.

Four years later he won his second gold medal this time with his partner Gennadi Korshikov in the double sculls competition.

Timoshinin died on 26 November 2021, at the age of 73, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Olympedia – Aleksandr Timoshinin". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Двукратный чемпион ОИ по академической гребле Тимошинин скончался в возрасте 73 лет". Sportbox.ru. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.


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