Stepan Oshchepkov Explained

Stepan Mikhaylovich Oschepkov (Russian: Степан Михайлович Ощепков; 9 January 1934 – 3 January 2012) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. He was born in Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray.^{[1] [2]} Oschepkov won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won the gold in the C-2 1000 m event.^[1] He died in Vladivostok, on 3 January 2012, at age 77.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Stepan Oshchepkov . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/stepan-oshchepkov-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 January 2012.
2. News: http://primamedia.ru/news/sport/03.01.2012/185858/ushel-iz-zhizni-olimpiyskiy-chempion-urozhenets-vladivostoka-stepan-oschepkov.html. ru:Ушел из жизни единственный в Приморье олимпийский чемпион. January 3, 2012. Primamedia. Russian. 3 January 2012.