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Vladimir Petrov
Personal information
Birth nameVladimir Viktorovich Petrov
Born (1932-04-27) 27 April 1932 (age 92)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Ghent Eight
Silver medal – second place 1957 Duisburg Coxed pair

Vladimir Viktorovich Petrov (Russian: Владимир Викторович Петров, born 27 April 1932) is a Russian rowing coxswain who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Moscow in 1932. In 1956 he coxed the Soviet boat that won the bronze medal in the coxed pair event. He was also the cox of the Soviet boat that was eliminated in the semi-finals of the eight competition.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimir Petrov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2018.