Yury Shavrin

Yury Shavrin
Personal information
Born 25 September 1924
Died 1974
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Sailing
Club Soviet Army Moscow

Yury Sergeyevich Shavrin (Russian: Юрий Сергеевич Шаврин, 25 September 1924 – 1974) was a Russian sailor who competed at the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1956 he placed 12th in the Finn class, and in 1964 finished 9th in the mixed three-person keelboat.[1] Domestically Shavrin won 8 titles in different categories between 1947 and 1968.[2]

Shavrin (left, 5th place) and Markus (6th) at the 1956 European Finn Championships[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Yury Shavrin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. Парусный спорт. sport-history.ru
  3. History of the European Championship 1956 to 1975. finnclass.org


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