Igor Rudakov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Igor Rudakov

Soviet rower

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1934

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Profession: coxswain

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Igor Rudakov

  • Igor Aleksandrovich Rudakov (Russian: ????? ????????????? ???????; born 8 October 1934) is a Russian coxswain who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960, 1964, 1968, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Leningrad.
  • In 1960 he was the coxswain of the Soviet boat that won the silver medal in the coxed pair event.
  • He was also the cox of the Soviet boat that finished fourth in the coxed four competition.
  • Rudakov competed at the 1961 European Rowing Championships with the coxed four and won silver.
  • At the inaugural 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he won bronze with both the coxed pair and the coxed four.
  • At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he won bronze with the coxed four.
  • At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, he won silver with the coxed pair.
  • Later that year, he finished fourth with the Soviet boat at the coxed pair competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
  • At the 1965 European Rowing Championships, he won silver with the coxed pair.At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he helped the Soviet boat to qualify for the B final of the coxed pair event, but the team did not compete in their last race.
  • At the 1969 European Rowing Championships, he won silver with the eight.
  • At the 1971 European Rowing Championships, he won silver with the coxed four.
  • His last Olympic appearance was at the 1972 Summer Olympics; he coxed the Soviet boat in the coxed four competition where the team finished fourth.
  • At the 1974 World Rowing Championships, he won silver with the coxed four at age 40.
  • At the 1975 World Rowing Championships, he won silver with the eight.

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