Anatoly Fomich Sass (russian: Анатолий Фомич Сасс, born 22 December 1935) is a

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed for the

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in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He was born in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. At the

1964 Olympics 1964 Olympics refers to both: *The 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Ba ...

, he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which finished seventh in the coxless four event. Sass stood in for the single sculls champion who was suffering from illness, Vyacheslav Ivanov, at the

1965 European Rowing Championships The 1965 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Wedau regatta course in the West German city of Duisburg. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was held from 20 to 22 August for women, and from 26 to 29 Aug ...

, where he won the silver medal. At the 1968 Olympics, he and his partner

Aleksandr Timoshinin Aleksandr Ivanovich Timoshinin (russian: Александр Иванович Тимошинин, 20 May 1948 – 26 November 2021) was a Russian Rowing (sport), rower, born in Moscow, who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics ...

won the gold medal in the double sculls event.

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* 1935 births Living people Russian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Russia-rowing-bio-stub