Boris Dubrovskiy

Boris Yakovlevich Dubrovsky (Russian: Борис Яковлевич Дубровский, born 8 October 1939) is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the double sculls, partnering with Oleg Tyurin. In this event, they won an Olympic gold in 1964[1] and four medals at European and world championships in 1962–1965.[2][3]

Boris Dubrovskiy
Tyurin and Dubrovsky (right) in 1965
Personal information
Born (1939-10-08) 8 October 1939
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSKA Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
1962 Lucerne Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
1963 Copenhagen Double sculls
1964 Amsterdam Double sculls
1965 Duisburg Double sculls

Biography

Dubrovsky was born to teachers Yakov Vasilievich Dubrovsky (1903–?) and Natalya Timofeevna Kuvaeva (1909–?) and has a sister Masha (born 1941). He has a PhD in theoretical physics, and from 1967 to 2003 taught calculus in a university. There he met his wife, Evgeniya Aleksandrovna, a mathematician. They have a son, Timofei (born 1964), who moved to the United States in the 1990s.[4]

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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Dubrovsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
    "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" [Rowing – European Championships (Men – Double Sculls)] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
  3. Дубровский Борис Яковлевич Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. Борис Яковлевич Дубровский. Так было... dubrowskijboris.jimdo.com


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