Boris Fyodorov (rower)

Boris Fyodorov (Russian name: Борис Фёдоров; born 18 May 1931) is a Soviet rower. He had a long career, having won international medals between the ages of 22 and 35.

Boris Fyodorov

Personal information
Full name	Boris Dmitriyevich Fyodorov
Born	(1931-05-18)18 May 1931 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  Soviet Union World Rowing Championships 1962 Lucerne Coxed four 1966 Bled Coxless pair European Rowing Championships 1953 Copenhagen Coxed four 1957 Duisburg Eight 1958 Poznań Eight 1959 Mâcon Eight 1961 Prague Coxed four

Fyodorov was born in Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, in 1931.^[1] He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the coxed four where his team was eliminated in the semi-finals repêchage.^[1] The following year, he won a silver medal at the 1953 European Rowing Championships in Copenhagen with the coxed four.^[2] At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he competed with the men's eight and the team was eliminated in the semi-finals.^[1] He continued to row with the eight and won silver at the 1957 European Rowing Championships in Duisburg, and bronze medals in the two subsequent years.^[3]

Fyodorov competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome with the men's coxed four where they came fourth.^[4][1] At the 1961 European Rowing Championships in Prague, the coxed four won a silver medal.^[2] At the inaugural 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, his coxed four team won bronze.^[5] At the next World Championships in 1966 in Bled, he won a bronze medal in the coxless pair.^[6]