Igor Vasilevich Buldakov (russian: Игорь Васильевич Булдаков, 26 August 1930 – 30 April 1979) was 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 di ...

who competed for the

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in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. In 1956 he and his partner

Viktor Ivanov Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (russian: Виктор Петрович Иванов, born May 12, 1950) is a Russian politician and businessman, former KGB officer, who served in the KGB Directorate of Leningrad and its successors in 1977–1994. He w ...

won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event.

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* 1930 births 1979 deaths Russian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Russia-rowing-bio-stub