Vitaly Dyrdyra ( uk, Дирдира Віталій Федорович; born November 4, 1938, in
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast ( uk, Черка́ська о́бласть, Cherkaska oblast, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna ( uk, Черка́щина, ) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center ...
, Ukraine) is a
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 Olympic champion for the Soviet Union.
He won a gold medal in the ''Tempest Class'' at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
in
Munich
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, together with
Valentin Mankin.
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1938 births
Living people
Soviet male sailors (sport)
Ukrainian male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for the Soviet Union
Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Tempest
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
Sportspeople from Cherkasy Oblast
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