Georgy Gushchenko

Georgy Gushchenko
Personal information
Born(1931-03-02)2 March 1931
Died8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 92)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships
1953 Copenhagen Coxed four
1957 Duisburg Eight
1958 Poznań Eight
1959 Mâcon Eight

Georgy Ivanovich Gushchenko (Russian: Георгий Иванович Гущенко; 2 March 1931 — 8 January 2024) was a Russian rower who represented the Soviet Union. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxed four where they were eliminated in the semi-final repêchage.[1][2] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's eight where they were eliminated in the semi-final.[1] Gushchenko died on 8 January 2024, at the age of 92.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Georgi Gusjenko". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgy Gushchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ Гущенко Георгий Иванович (in Russian)