Oleg Tyurin

Oleg Tyurin

Tyurin (left) and Dubrovsky in 1965
Personal information
Born	29 June 1937 Sinyavino, St. Petersburg, Russia
Died	3 March 2010 (aged 72) St. Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Trud St. Petersburg, CSKA Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Double sculls World Rowing Championships 1962 Lucerne Double sculls European Rowing Championships 1963 Copenhagen Double sculls 1964 Amsterdam Double sculls 1965 Duisburg Double sculls

Oleg Grigorevich Tyurin (Russian: Олег Григорьевич Тюрин, 29 June 1937 – 3 March 2010) was a Russian rower who had his best achievements in the double sculls, partnering with Boris Dubrovskiy. In this event, they won an Olympic gold in 1964 and four medals at European and world championships in 1962–1965.

Tyurin was born and raised in Saint Petersburg, but was invited to train in Moscow and join Dubrovsky in double sculls. After retiring from competitions he returned to St. Petersburg where he worked as a rowing coach.