Yuri Kovshov

Yuri Kovshov
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Team dressage
1980 Moscow Individual dressage
World Championships
1990 Stockholm Team dressage
European Championships
1989 Mondorf Team dressage
1991 Donaueschingen Team dressage
1981 Laxenburg Team dressage
1985 Copenhagen Team dressage
Friendship Games
1984 Wałbrzych Individual dressage
1984 Wałbrzych Team dressage
1984 Wałbrzych Individual dressage

Yuri Aleksandrovich Kovshov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Ковшов; born 5 September 1951) is a former Ukrainian Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion. He was born in Kushka, Turkmen SSR, and was affiliated with VDFSO Kiev. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and received a silver medal in individual dressage.[1]

His grandson Maksim took part at several dressage championships in the early 2010s.

References

  1. ^ "Yury Kovshov". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2008.