Valentin Vasilevich Boreyko (Russian: Валентин Васильевич Борейко; 7 October 1933 – 27 December 2012) was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

Valentin Boreyko
Personal information
Born7 October 1933[1]
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died27 December 2012(2012-12-27) (aged 79)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Coxless pair
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Lucerne Coxless pair
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1959 Mâcon Coxless pair

He was born in Leningrad.[3] In 1960 he and his partner Oleg Golovanov won the gold medal in the coxless pair event. Fours years later he and Oleg Golovanov were eliminated in the repêchage of the coxless pair competition.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Profile of Valentin Boreyko (in Russian)
  2. ^ "Скончался олимпийский чемпион по гребле". (Russian)
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valentin Boreyko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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