Volodymyr Ivanovych Sterlyk ( uk, Володимир Иванович Стерлик, born 15 October 1940) is a retired

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 ...

. He competed for the

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at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, third and fourth place in the eights, eights and

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...

s events, respectively. Between 1963 and 1971 he won two gold, four silver and one bronze medals at European and world championships.

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1940 births Living people Sportspeople from Poltava Ukrainian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR European Rowing Championships medalists {{USSR-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub