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Ihor Yemchuk
Personal information
Birth nameIgor Fedorovich Yemchuk
Born2 December 1930
Died5 March 2008(2008-03-05) (aged 77)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Amsterdam Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1955 Ghent Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 1957 Duisburg Coxed pair

Igor Fedorovich Yemchuk (Ukrainian: Ігор Федорович Ємчук, 2 December 1930 – 5 March 2008) was a Ukrainian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Heorhiy Zhylin in the double sculls event. Four years later he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs competition.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ihor Yemchuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
  • Profile of Ihor Yemchuk (in Russian)
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