Heorhiy Semenovych Zhylin (Ukrainian: Георгій Семенович Жилін, 18 August 1925 – 12 September 1997) was a Ukrainian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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| Birth name | Heorhiy Semenovych Zhylin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1925 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 1997 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nauka Kiev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Ihor Yemchuk in the double sculls event.
Four years later he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs competition.
References
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heorhiy Zhylin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012.
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