Alexey Filippovich Komarov ( December 10, 1921 , Moscow , RSFSR , USSR - May 10, 2013 , Moscow , Russian Federation ) - Soviet rower ( rowing academic ) and coach, silver medalist of the Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki ( 1952 ) . Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1954).
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| Floor | male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A country |  USSR →  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialization | rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wings of the Soviets , Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of Birth | Moscow , RSFSR , USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of death | Moscow , Russian Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Member of World War II. He was awarded the medals "For Victory over Germany" , "For Combat Merit" , "For Valiant Labor".
5-time champion and 7-time medalist of the USSR championships in four boat classes, three-time European champion (1953, 1954, 1956), winner of the Henley Regatta (1954). At the Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki (1952) he won a silver medal as a member of the G8.
He was the founder of the rowing department of the State Center for Pedagogical Medicine : teacher, head of the department, professor . He was one of the founders of modern theory and methodology of rowing.
Honored trainer of the RSFSR , judge of the All-Union category.