Yevgeny Samsonov

Personal information
Birth name	Yevgeny Borisovich Samsonov
Born	15 September 1926 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	30 September 2014(2014-09-30) (aged 88) Moscow, Russia
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Eight European Rowing Championships 1953 Copenhagen Eight 1954 Amsterdam Eight 1955 Ghent Eight

Yevgeny Borisovich Samsonov (Russian: Евгений Борисович Самсонов, 15 September 1926 – 30 September 2014^[1]) was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eight event.

Four years later he was part of the Soviet boat which was eliminated in the semi-final of the eight competition.

In 1953–1955 he won three years in a row European championship as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yevgeny Samsonov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.