Boris Dubrovskiy

Boris Yakovlevich Dubrovsky (Russian: Борис Яковлевич Дубровский, born 8 October 1939) is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the double sculls, partnering with Oleg Tyurin. In this event, they won an Olympic gold in 1964[1] and four medals at European and world championships in 1962–1965.[2][3]

Boris Dubrovskiy

Tyurin and Dubrovsky (right) in 1965
Personal information
Born	8 October 1939 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SKA 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

Biography

Dubrovsky was born to teachers Yakov Vasilievich Dubrovsky (1903–?) and Natalya Timofeevna Kuvaeva (1909–?) and has a sister Masha (born 1941). He has a PhD in theoretical physics, and from 1967 to 2003 taught calculus in a university. There he met his wife, Evgeniya Aleksandrovna, a mathematician. They have a son, Timofei (born 1964), who moved to the United States in the 1990s.[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Dubrovsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
   "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" [Rowing – European Championships (Men – Double Sculls)] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
3. Дубровский Борис Яковлевич Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
4. Борис Яковлевич Дубровский. Так было... dubrowskijboris.jimdo.com

External links

• Boris DUBROVSKI at FISA WorldRowing.com