Gennadi Egorovich Korshikov (Russian: Геннадий Егорович Коршиков; born 19 February 1949) is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Gennadi Korshikov
Personal information
Born (1949-02-19) 19 February 1949 (age 75)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Lucerne Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Amsterdam Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Copenhagen Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow Double sculls

He was born in Leningrad.

In 1972 he and his partner Aleksandr Timoshinin won the gold medal in the double sculls event.

Four years later he and his partner Evgeni Barbakov finished fourth in the 1976 double sculls competition.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gennady Korshikov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
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