Heorhiy Semenovych Zhylin ( ua, Георгій Семенович Жилін, 18 August 1925 – 12 September 1997) was a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

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

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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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* 1925 births 1997 deaths Ukrainian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers from Kyiv Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{USSR-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub