Vitaliy Dyrdyra
Soviet sailor (1938–2024)
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Vitaliy Dyrdyra (Ukrainian: Віталій Федорович Дирдира; 4 November 1938 – 6 December 2024) was a sailor, and Olympic champion for the Soviet Union.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sailing | ||
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1972 Munich | Tempest class |
Dyrdyra was born in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine on 4 November 1938. He won a gold medal in the Tempest Class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, together with Valentin Mankin.[1] Dyrdyra died on 6 December 2024, at the age of 86.[2]
