Vasil Yakusha
Belarusian rower (1958–2020)
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Vasil Fyodaravich Yakusha (Belarusian: Васіль Фёдаравіч Якуша, 30 June 1958 – 24 November 2020) was a Belarusian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. During most of his career, he was a single sculler.
30 June 1958
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| Born | Vasily Fyodorovich Yakusha[1] 30 June 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 November 2020 (aged 62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine.[1] At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the single sculls event.[1] At the 1981 World Rowing Championships, he came eighth.[3] At the 1982 World Rowing Championships, he won the silver medal.[4] At the 1983 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth.[5] He did not attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in California, USA, due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. At the 1985 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth.[6] At the 1986 World Rowing Championships, he won the bronze medal.[7]
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he and his partner Oleksandr Marchenko won the bronze medal in the double sculls competition.[8]
Yakusha died on 24 November 2020 at the age of 62.[9]
