Full name: Oleg Grigoryevich Tyurin
Original name: Олег Григорьевич Тюрин
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (182 cm)
Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
Born: June 29, 1937 in Sinyavino, Leningrad, Russia
Died: March 3, 2010 in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
Affiliations: Trud Leningrad, St. Petersburg (RUS)
Country:
Soviet Union
Sport: Rowing
Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)
In addition to his Olympic gold, Oleg Tyurin won the 1964 European Championships, silvers at the 1962 World and 1965 European Championships, and a bronze at the 1963 Europeans, all with his partner Boris Dubrovsky in the double sculls. Tyurin was a member of the Trud Leningrad crew that won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at the 1961 and 1962 Henley Royal Regatta. Domestically, Tyruin won four Soviet titles in 1963-65 and 1967, all in double sculls, and the first three with Dubrovsky. After his sporting career, Tyurin worked as a rowing coach in St. Petersburg. |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Rowing | Men's Double Sculls | Soviet Union | URS | 1 | Gold |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Partner | Phase | Unit | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Rowing | Soviet Union | URS | Boris Dubrovsky | Final | 7:10.66 | |
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Rowing | Soviet Union | URS | Boris Dubrovsky | Round One | Heat Two | 6:51.03 |