Valentin Zanin
Personal information
Born (1937-10-27) 27 October 1937
Saint Petersburg
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1956 Bled Coxed four

Valentin Petrovich Zanin (Russian name: Валентин Занин; born 27 October 1937) is a Soviet rower.

Zanin was born in 1937 in Saint Petersburg.[1] At the 1956 European Rowing Championships in Bled, he competed with the coxed four and they won silver.[2] He went to the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and competed in the coxed four, where they were eliminated in the semi-final.[1] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome with the coxed four where they came fourth.[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valentin Zanin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "Valentin Zanin". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 5 February 2018.


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