Valery Vladimirovich Kleshnev (russian: Валерий Владимирович Клешнёв, born 15 October 1958) is 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 ...

former

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

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

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 1980 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event.

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1958 births Living people Russian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union {{Russia-rowing-bio-stub