Great Olympians

Biographies - VAY


Lev Matveyevich Vaynshteyn

B. 1916-03-12, Yekaterinburg, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2004-12-25
Shooting (1 bronze)
1952 HP
Free Pistol fifth 1500
Free Rifle, Three Positions bronze 3840
5340


Jean Vaysse

B. 1900-04-28, Carnaux, France; D. 1974-10-17
Rugby (1 silver)
1924 HP
Men's Rugby silver 2000
2000


Yelena Sergeyevna Vaytsekhovskaya

B. 1958-03-01, Lviv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving (1 gold)
1976 HP
Women's Platform gold 6400
6400

Although born in Ukraine, she competed from Moskva and currrently works for a Moskva-based, Russian, sports newspaper, so I shall call her Russian.


Written 2017-03-26 - last modified 2022-06-06

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