Anatoly Tkachuk

Anatoly Petrovych Tkachuk (Ukrainian: Анатолій Петрович Ткачук; 15 February 1937 17 September 2017) was a Ukrainian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours, partnering with Vladimir Yevseyev, Vitaly Kurdchenko, Boris Kuzmin and Anatoly Luzgin. In this event, they won two European titles and a silver medal at the 1966 World Rowing Championships;[2] they finished in fifth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Kurdchenko rowed with a coxless four team of Igor Kashurov, Aleksandr Motin and Vitaly Sapronov and finished in fourth place.[3] He also competed in the eight and won a European silver in 1969.[2]

Anatoly Tkachuk
Tkachuk in 1964
Personal information
Full nameAnatoly Petrovych Tkachuk
Born(1937-02-15)15 February 1937
Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine
Died17 September 2017(2017-09-17) (aged 80)[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSpartak Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1966 BledCoxed four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1964 Amsterdam Coxed four
Gold medal – first place1965 Duisburg Coxed four
Silver medal – second place1969 Klagenfurt Eight

References


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