Vladimir Rikkanen

Vladimir Rikkanen (Russian name: Владимир Рикканен; born 25 October 1943) is a Soviet rower from Russia.

Vladimir Rikkanen

Personal information
Born	(1943-10-25) 25 October 1943 Vologda, Russia
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  Soviet Union World Rowing Championships 1966 Bled Eight European Rowing Championships 1967 Vichy Eight 1973 Moscow Eight

Rikkanen was born in Vologda, Russia in 1943.[1] At the 1966 World Rowing Championships in Bled, he won silver with the men's eight.[2] At the 1967 European Rowing Championships in Vichy, he won silver with the men's eight.[3] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with the men's coxless pair where they qualified for the small final but did not start.[4][1] At the 1973 European Rowing Championships in Moscow, he won a bronze medal with the men's eight.[3]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimir Rikkanen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "Vladimir Rikkonen". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.