Yuri Aleksandrovich Kovshov (russian: Юрий Александрович Ковшов; born 5 September 1951) is a former Ukrainian Soviet

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and Olympic champion. He was born in Kushka,

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, and was affiliated with VDFSO Kiev. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and received a silver medal in individual dressage. His grandson

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took part at several dressage championships in the early 2010s.

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* 1951 births Living people People from Mary Region Soviet male equestrians Ukrainian male equestrians Ukrainian dressage riders Olympic equestrians of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Equestrians at the 1980 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{USSR-equestrian-bio-stub