Yaroslav Cherstvy

Yaroslav Filippovich Cherstvy (Russian: Ярослав Филиппович Черствый; born 1933) is a Russian rower who represented the Soviet Union.

Yaroslav Cherstvy
Personal information
Born1933 (age 89–90)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubTrud Leningrad
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Lucerne Eight
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1956 Bled Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1957 Duisburg Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Poznań Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Mâcon Eight

Cherstvy went to the 1956 European Rowing Championships in Bled where he won a silver medal with the coxed four.[1] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's coxed four where they got eliminated in the semi-final.[2][3] As a member of his rowing club Trud Leningrad he won the Grand Challenge Cup in 1958 as part of the Henley Royal Regatta.[4]

At the 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he won silver with the men's eight.[5]

References
  1. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "Yaroslav Cherstvy". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yaroslav Cherstvy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. "Der Sport in Zahlen" [Sport in Numbers]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 14, no. 155. 8 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 17 February 2018.(registration required)
  5. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2018.


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