Stepan Oshchepkov

Stepan Mikhaylovich Oschepkov (Russian: Степан Михайлович Ощепков; 9 January 1934 – 3 January 2012) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. He was born in Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray.[1][2] Oschepkov won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won the gold in the C-2 1000 m event.[1] He died in Vladivostok, on 3 January 2012, six days before his 78th birthday.[2]

Stepan Oshchepkov
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoC-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1958 PragueC-2 10000 m

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stepan Oshchepkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. Ушел из жизни единственный в Приморье олимпийский чемпион (in Russian). Primamedia. January 3, 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.


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