Anatoliy Sass

Anatoly Fomich Sass (Russian: Анатолий Фомич Сасс; 22 December 1935 – 31 August 2023) was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Anatoliy Sass
Personal information
Birth nameAnatoly Fomich Sass
Born(1935-12-22)22 December 1935
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died31 August 2023(2023-08-31) (aged 87)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Duisburg Single sculls

Biography

Anatoly Fomich Sass was born in Moscow on 22 December 1935.[1]

At the 1964 Olympics, he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which finished seventh in the coxless four event.[1] Sass stood in for the single sculls champion who was suffering from illness, Vyacheslav Ivanov, at the 1965 European Rowing Championships, where he won the silver medal.[2][3] At the 1968 Olympics, he and his partner Aleksandr Timoshinin won the gold medal in the double sculls event.[1]

Sass died on 31 August 2023, at the age of 87.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anatoly Sass". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. "Iwanow nicht am Start". Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 20, no. 194. 20 August 1965. p. 5. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. "На 88-м году жизни скончался олимпийский чемпион Анатолий Сасс - 31 августа 2023 - Sport24". sport24.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.


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