Yury Tyukalov

Yury Tyukalov
Personal information
Born (1930-07-04)4 July 1930
Leningrad, Russia[1]
Died 19 February 2018(2018-02-19) (aged 87)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Krasnoye Znamya Leningrad
Trud Leningrad
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1952 HelsinkiSingle sculls
1956 MelbourneDouble sculls
1960 RomeDouble sculls
World Rowing Championships
1962 LucerneCoxed four
European Rowing Championships
1954 Amsterdam Coxed four
1955 Ghent Single sculls
1956 Bled Double sculls
1957 Duisburg Double sculls
1958 Poznań Double sculls
1959 Mâcon Double sculls
1961 Prague Double sculls
Gold Cup Challenge
1952 PhiladelphiaSingle sculls

Yury Sergeyevich Tyukalov (Russian: Юрий Серге́евич Тюкалов, 4 July 1930 – 19 February 2018) was a Russian rower. He started mostly as a single sculler, and won an Olympic gold medal in 1952 and a silver medal at the 1955 European Championships. His Olympic medal was the first Soviet gold medal in rowing.[2] Later in 1955, facing strong competition from the rising star Vyacheslav Ivanov, he teamed with Aleksandr Berkutov. Together they won five consecutive European titles in 1956–61,[3] the Henley Royal Regatta in 1957 and 1958, the Soviet title in 1957 and 1961, an Olympic gold medal in 1956, and an Olympic silver in 1960.[4]

After retiring from competitions Tyukalov worked as a rowing coach, and headed the Soviet rowing team between 1968 and 1972.[4] He also became a renowned sculptor in metal. He graduated with honors from the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry[2] and later designed a coat of arms of Saint Petersburg.[5] Tyukalov spent his entire life in the city. He survived the Siege of Leningrad (1941–44), helped extinguish fires brought by German air raids, and was awarded the Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad".[6] He is an honored citizen of Saint Petersburg,[7] which hosts an annual rowing competition named after Tyukalov.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Yury Tyukalov. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 Двукратный олимпийский чемпион Юрий Тюкалов отмечает день рождения. go-rowing.ru (4 July 2016)
  3. ↑ Rudern – Europameisterschaften – Herren. Einer, Doppelzweier, Vierer m.Stm.. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Herren. Vierer mit Steuermann. sport-komplett.de
  4. 1 2 Aleksandr Berkutov. sports-reference.com
  5. ↑ ТЮКАЛОВ Юрий Сергеевич. sportclubmai.ru
  6. ↑ ТЮКАЛОВ Юрий Сергеевич. biograph.ru
  7. ↑ "Почетный гражданин С.-Петербурга". encspb.ru
  8. ↑ Перед началом регаты Юрия Тюкалова легендарные гребцы посадят деревья на аллее Чемпионов. go-rowing.ru (25 May 2017)


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