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Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg
About Yuriy Tyukalov
- Yury Sergeyevich Tyukalov (Russian: ???? ?????´???? ???????, 4 July 1930 – 19 February 2018) was a Russian rower.
- He started primarily as a single sculler; he also won an Olympic gold medal in 1952 and a silver medal at the 1955 European Championships.
- His Olympic medal was the first Soviet gold medal in rowing.
- Later in 1955, facing strong competition against the rising star Vyacheslav Ivanov, he teamed with Aleksandr Berkutov.
- Together they won five consecutive European titles between 1956–61; the Henley Royal Regatta in 1957 and 1958; the Soviet title in 1957 and 1961; an Olympic gold medal in 1956; and an Olympic silver in 1960.After retiring from competitions, Tyukalov worked as a rowing coach and headed the Soviet rowing team between 1968 and 1972.
- He also became a renowned sculptor in metal.
- He graduated with honors from the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry and later designed a coat of arms for Saint Petersburg.
- Tyukalov spent his entire life in the city.
- He survived the Siege of Leningrad (1941–44), and during that time, he helped extinguish fires brought by German air raids.
- As a result, he was awarded the Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad".
- He is an honored citizen of Saint Petersburg, which hosts an annual rowing competition named after Tyukalov.
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