Mykola Anatoliyovich Dovhan ( uk, Микола Анатолійович Довгань; born 15 July 1955), known as Mykola Dovhan or Nikolai Dovgan, is 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

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and in 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 ...

. In 1976, he finished fifth in the single sculls event. Four years later he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls competition.

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* "full name: Mykola Anatoliyovych Dovhan, other name: Nikolay Anatolyevich Dovgan" * * 1955 births Living people Russian male rowers Ukrainian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers of the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{USSR-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub