Leonid Rakovshchik

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Leonid Rakovshchik
Personal information
Born (1938-11-02) 2 November 1938 (age 86)
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spouse Tatyana Markvo
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSpartak Moscow
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1964 Amsterdam Coxed pair
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1965 Duisburg Coxed pair

Leonid Maksimovich Rakovshchik (Russian : Леонид Максимович Раковщик; born 2 November 1938) is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed pairs, together with Nikolay Safronov and Igor Rudakov. In this event they won two European medals in 1964 and 1965 [1] and finished fourth at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [2] His wife Tatyana Markvo also competed internationally in rowing.

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The following lists events that happened during 1966 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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Rakovshchik, Safronov and Rudakov at the 1964 European Championships Leonid Rakovshchik, Nikolay Safronov, Igor Rudakov 1964.jpg
Rakovshchik, Safronov and Rudakov at the 1964 European Championships