Nikolai Vekšin (russian: Николай Алексеевич Векшин; in

Haapsalu Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lääne County, and on 1 January 2020 it had a population of 9,375. Description Haapsalu has been well known for centuries for its w ...

Governorate of Estonia The Governorate of Estonia, also known as the Governorate of Esthonia (Pre-reformed rus, Эстля́ндская губе́рнія, r=Estlyandskaya guberniya); et, Eestimaa kubermang was a governorate in the Baltic region, along with th ...

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– 15 January 1951 in

Norillag Norillag, Norilsk Corrective Labor Camp (russian: Норильлаг, Норильстрой, Норильский ИТЛ) was a gulag labor camp set by Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia and headquartered there. It existed from June 25, 1935 to Aug ...

Norilsk Norilsk ( rus, Нори́льск, p=nɐˈrʲilʲsk, ''Norílʹsk'') is a closed city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located south of the western Taymyr Peninsula, around 90 km east of the Yenisey River and 1,500 km north of Krasnoyarsk. Norilsk i ...

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

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) 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 ...

and

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

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 ...

and

helmsman A helmsman or helm (sometimes driver) is a person who steering, steers a ship, sailboat, submarine, other type of maritime vessel, or spacecraft. The rank and seniority of the helmsman may vary: on small vessels such as fishing vessels and yacht ...

of the bronze-medallist Estonian team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. Vekšin graduated from the

Karl May School Karl May School (russian: Петербургская школа Карла Мая) is a secondary school in Saint Petersburg, Russia. History Founding In 1856, on the day of the Autumn Equinox (22 September), on the initiative of a few German fa ...

and the Imperator's Petersburg Institute of Technology. He began sailing in 1911 in the Imperial St. Petersburg Yacht Club. In the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

he was a reserve sailor of the Russian team. During the

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, Vekšin served as an officer in the

White Army The White Army (russian: Белая армия, Belaya armiya) or White Guard (russian: Бѣлая гвардія/Белая гвардия, Belaya gvardiya, label=none), also referred to as the Whites or White Guardsmen (russian: Бѣлогв� ...

. In 1928 he was the helmsman of the Estonian boat ''Tutti V'' which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class; the crew also included William von Wirén,

Georg Faehlmann Georg Faehlmann ( in Vladivostok, Russian Empire – 8 March 1975 in Bad Schwartau, West Germany) was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was a crew member of the Estonian boat ''Tutti V'' which won the bron ...

Andreas Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann (27 June 1898 – 10 April 1943) was an Estonian aviation engineer and sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vladivostok, Russian Empire, and died in Bremen, Germany. In 1928 he was a crew member of ...

and Eberhard Vogdt. It was the only event in the history of the Olympics when five Estonian sportspeople won medals. After

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and the Soviet re-occupation of Estonia Vekshin continued yacht racing. He won a silver medal of the USSR championship in 1945. He received his Soviet

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title the same year. In 1949, Vekšin was arrested by the Soviet authorities. In 1951, he died in the

prison camp in

, northern

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veksin, Nikolai 1887 births 1951 deaths Sportspeople from Haapsalu People from the Governorate of Estonia Estonian people of Russian descent Estonian male sailors (sport) Soviet male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Estonia Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology alumni People who died in the Gulag Norillag detainees