Yaroslav Cherstvy
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| Native name | Ярослав Филиппович Черствый | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 February 2026 (aged 92) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trud Leningrad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yaroslav Filippovich Cherstvy (Russian: Ярослав Филиппович Черствый; 7 May 1933 – 22 February 2026) was a Russian rower who represented the Soviet Union.
Biography
Cherstvy went to the 1956 European Rowing Championships in Bled where he won a silver medal with the coxed four.[1] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's coxed four where they got eliminated in the semi-final.[2][3] As a member of his rowing club Trud Leningrad he won the Grand Challenge Cup in 1958 as part of the Henley Royal Regatta.[4]
At the 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he won silver with the men's eight.[5]
Cherstvy died on 22 February 2026, at the age of 92.[6]
References
- ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Yaroslav Cherstvy". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yaroslav Cherstvy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Der Sport in Zahlen" [Sport in Numbers]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 14, no. 155. 8 July 1958. p. 4. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.(registration required)
- ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Achter – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Eight – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Потомственный гребец". Telegram. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.