Valentin Orischenko

Valentin Vasilyevich Orishchenko (Russian: Валентин Васильевич Орищенко; born 10 July 1922) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. Together with Nikolay Perevozchikov he finished fourth in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[3] Orishchenko was a World War II veteran. Before taking up canoe racing he trained in gymnastics.[2]

Valentin Orischenko
Perevozchikov and Orischenko (left) in 1952
Personal information
Born10 July 1922[1]
Sport
SportCanoe racing
Coached byValentin Volodin[2]

References
  1. Valentin Orischenko at Olympedia
  2. В девяносто лет – на юбилей к сыну. sportfiction.ru (1 June 2010)
  3. Valentin Orischenko. Sports Reference.com


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