Valentin Grigoryevich Mankin was a Soviet and Ukrainian sailor born August 19, 1938, in Kyiv, who died June 1, 2014, in Viareggio, Italy. A three time Olympic gold medalist, he remains the only sailor in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different boat classes, taking the Finn class in 1968 in Mexico City, the Tempest class in 1972 in Munich, and the Star class in 1980 in Moscow at age 41, and he also won a Tempest silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Games. He later moved to Italy, serving as technical director and coach for the Italian Sailing Federation and founding an Olympic training center in Livorno.
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Career HighlightThe only sailor in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different classes: Finn, Tempest and Star. 1 Classification
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Who sailed with Valentin Mankin at his later Olympic Games?
Vitaly Dyrdyra in 1972, Vladyslav Akimenko in 1976 and Aleksandr Muzychenko in 1980.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Vitaly Dyrdyra to win the Tempest class. At the 1976 Games in Montreal he won a silver medal with a new partner, Vladyslav Akimenko. At the 1980 Games in Moscow he raced in the Star class with Aleksandr Muzychenko and won gold at the age of 41.
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Valentin Grigoryevich Mankin ... 19 August 1938 - 1 June 2014 ... was a Soviet/Ukrainian sailor from Kyiv
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Valentin Mankin remains the only sailor in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different classes. (Finn, Tempest and Star)
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Valentin Grigoryevich Mankin (Russian: Валентин Григорьевич Манкин, Ukrainian: Валентин Григорович Манкин; 19 August 1938 - 1 June 2014) was a Soviet/Ukrainian sailor from Kyiv, three times Olympic champion for the USSR team.
Competed In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Mankin switched classes and teamed with Vitaly Dyrdyra to win the Tempest class.
Competed In: 1968 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
He trained at VSS Vodnik and scored his first Olympic triumph at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, when he dominated his 35 opponents in the Finn class, finishing first or second in five of the seven races to win the gold medal.
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