Viktor Suslin (rower)

Viktor Nikolaevich Suslin (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Суслин; born 19 July 1944) is a retired Russian rower who specialized in the eights. In this event he won bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1967 European Championships and a silver at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.[1][2] His elder brother Yury is also a retired Olympic rower.[3]

Viktor Suslin
Personal information
Born19 July 1944 (1944-07-19) (age 79)
Leningrad, Russia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Eight
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bled Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bled Coxless pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Vichy Eight
Bronze medal – third place1971 Copenhagen Coxed four

References


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