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Heorhiy Zhylin

Heorhiy Zhylin
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Coxed pair

Heorhiy Semenovych Zhylin (Ukrainian: Георгій Семенович Жилін, August 18, 1925 – September 12, 1997) 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 Ihor Yemchuk 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.



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