Igor Rudakov
Encyclopedia
Igor Aleksandrovich Rudakov is a Russian
rower
who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1960 Summer Olympics
, in the 1964 Summer Olympics
, in the 1968 Summer Olympics
, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Leningrad
.
In 1960 he was the coxswain
of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event. He was also the cox of the Soviet boat which finished fourth in the coxed fours competition.
Fours years later he finished fourth as coxswain
with the Soviet boat in the coxed pairs competition
.
At the 1968 Games he helped the Soviet boat as cox to qualify for the final of the coxed pairs event. But the team did not competed in the race.
His last Olympic appearance was at the Munich Games in 1972. He coxed the Soviet boat in the coxed fours competition when the finished fourth.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
, in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
, in the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
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He was born in Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
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In 1960 he was the coxswain
Coxswain (rowing)
In a crew, the coxswain is the member who sits in the stern facing the bow, steers the boat, and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.- Role :The role of a coxswain within a crew is to:...
of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event. He was also the cox of the Soviet boat which finished fourth in the coxed fours competition.
Fours years later he finished fourth as coxswain
Coxswain (rowing)
In a crew, the coxswain is the member who sits in the stern facing the bow, steers the boat, and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.- Role :The role of a coxswain within a crew is to:...
with the Soviet boat in the coxed pairs competition
Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's coxed pairs
The coxed pair event was a rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme.-Medallists:-Heats:The top crew in each heat advanced to the final, with all others sent to the repechages.-Repechages:...
.
At the 1968 Games he helped the Soviet boat as cox to qualify for the final of the coxed pairs event. But the team did not competed in the race.
His last Olympic appearance was at the Munich Games in 1972. He coxed the Soviet boat in the coxed fours competition when the finished fourth.