Heorhiy Zhylin Explained

Heorhiy Zhylin
Birth Name:Heorhiy Semenovych Zhylin
Birth Date:18 August 1925
Birth Place:Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport:Rowing
Club:Nauka Kiev

Heorhiy Semenovych Zhylin (Георгій Семенович Жилін, 18 August 1925 – 12 September 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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