Andrey Vasilyevich Balashov (russian: Андрей Васильевич Балашов; 22 March 1946 – 21 October 2009) was a Russian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He won a silver medal in the ''

Finn class The Finn dinghy is a single-handed, cat-rigged sailboat, and a former Olympic class for men's sailing. Since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Finn has featured in every summer Olympics, making it the longest serving dinghy ...

'' at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

and bronze medal in the same class at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

References

Andrey Balashov's profile at Sports Reference.com
1946 births 2009 deaths Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Russian male sailors (sport) Soviet male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the Soviet Union Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Finn Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Russia-yachtracing-bio-stub