Boris Yakovlevich Dubrovsky (Russian: Борис Яковлевич Дубровский, 8 October 1939 – 14 August 2023) was a Russian rower who had his best achievements in the double sculls, partnering with Oleg Tyurin. In this event, they won an Olympic gold in 1964[1] and four medals at European and world championships in 1962–1965.[2][3]
 Tyurin and Dubrovsky (right) in 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 October 1939 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2023 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editDubrovsky was born to teachers Yakov Vasilievich Dubrovsky (1903–?) and Natalya Timofeevna Kuvaeva (1909–?) and has a sister Masha (born 1941). He has a PhD in theoretical physics, and from 1967 to 2003 taught calculus in a university. There he met his wife, Evgeniya Aleksandrovna, a mathematician. They had a son, Timofei (born 1964), who moved to the United States in the 1990s.[4]
Boris Dubrovskiy died on 14 August 2023, at the age of 83.[5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Dubrovsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
"Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" [Rowing – European Championships (Men – Double Sculls)] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. - ^ Дубровский Борис Яковлевич Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ Борис Яковлевич Дубровский. Так было... dubrowskijboris.jimdo.com
- ^ "Олимпийский чемпион по гребле Дубровский скончался на 84-м году жизни". Sport Express. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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