Valeriy Alekseyevich Dolinin (Russian: Валерий Алексеевич Долинин, 25 July 1953 – 15 November 2021[1]) was a Russian rower who had his best achievements in the coxless fours. In this event, he won a world title in 1981 and silver medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1982 World Rowing Championships (with Aleksandr Kulagin, Aleksey Kamkin, and Vitaly Eliseyev), as well as a world title in 1977 and an Olympic bronze in 1976 with other teams.[2][3][4]

Valeriy Dolinin
Kamkin, Dolinin, Kulagin and Eliseyev at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born25 July 1953 (1953-07-25)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died15 November 2021 (2021-11-16) (aged 68)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubTrud Saint Petersburg
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Coxless four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Hamilton Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1981 Münich Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1977 Amsterdam Eight
Silver medal – second place 1982 Lucerne Coxless four

Dolinin was professor at the faculty of physical education of the Radioelectronics Institute of A. S. Popov,[5] he held a Navy rank of Captain.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Памяти двукратного призера Олимпийских игр по академической гребле Валерия Алексеевича Долинина (in Russian)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valery Dolinin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Valeri DOLININ at World Rowing
  4. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer ohne Steuermann, Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sport-komplett.de
  5. ^ Kobchikov, E. Yu. Военно-морской институт радиоэлектроники им. А.С.Попова. Прошлое и настоящее Archived 9 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. eocean.ru
  6. ^ Историческая справка о центральном спортивном клубе военно-морского флота имени адмирала флота Советского Союза Горшкова С.Г. www.цск-вмф.рф