Vitaly Kurdchenko

Vitaly Dmitriyevich Kurdchenko (Russian: Виталий Дмитриевич Курдченко, born 23 September 1940) is a retired Russian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours, partnering with Vladimir Yevseyev, Anatoly Tkachuk, Boris Kuzmin and Anatoly Luzgin. In this event, they won two European titles and a silver medal at the 1966 World Rowing Championships; they finished in fifth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Kurdchenko also competed in the eight and won a European silver medal in 1969.

Vitaly Kurdchenko

Kurdchenko in 1964
Personal information
Born	(1940-09-23) 23 September 1940 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Spartak Moscow
Medal record Representing the Soviet Union World Rowing Championships 1966 Bled Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1964 Amsterdam Coxed four 1965 Duisburg Coxed four 1969 Klagenfurt Eight

References

Luzgin, Yevseyev, Tkachuk, Kuzmin and Kurdchenko at the 1964 European Championships