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Vasil Yakusha

1958 - 2020

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Vasil Fyodaravich Yakusha (Belarusian: Васіль Фёдаравіч Якуша, 30 June 1958 – 24 November 2020) was a Belarusian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. During most of his career, he was a single sculler. He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the single sculls event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vasil Yakusha is the 2,986th most popular athlete (up from 3,245th in 2024), the 1,110th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 1,154th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Ukrainian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vasil Yakusha ranks 2,986 out of 6,025. Before him are Torsten Gutsche, Luan Jujie, Erik Persson, Thomas Schmidt, Balázs Kiss, and Kusuma Wardhani. After him are Zhang Jun, Sorin Babii, Gerhard Haidacher, Anette Norberg, Kim Min-jung, and Anelia Nuneva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Vasil Yakusha ranks 708. Before him are Peter Hultqvist, Carlos de los Cobos, Pedro Cateriano, Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Luan Jujie, and Lena Ek. After him are Nikolay Fyodorov, Dirk Hafemeister, Armando Manzo, Hiroshi Mori, Nadhim Shaker, and Tanya Tucker. Among people deceased in 2020, Vasil Yakusha ranks 831. Before him are Rahat Indori, Jagdeep, Dick Garmaker, Pop Smoke, Ezio Bosso, and Mel Winkler. After him are Kelly Asbury, Ahmed Patel, Nadhim Shaker, Paul Sarbanes, Dick Thornburgh, and José Figueroa.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Vasil Yakusha ranks 1,108 out of 1,365. Before him are Aleksandr Kirichenko (1967), Aleksandr Tuchkin (1964), Ze'ev Elkin (1971), and Mykola Milchev (1967). After him are Olha Kharlan (1990), Potap (1981), Ihor Podolchak (1962), Vladyslav Vashchuk (1975), Mariana Sadovska (1972), Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (1995), Andriy Kalashnikov (1964), and Dasha Astafieva (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In Ukraine

Among athletes born in Ukraine, Vasil Yakusha ranks 52. Before him are Vasyl Arkhypenko (1957), Olena Zubrilova (1973), Viktor Bryzhin (1962), Anzhela Balakhonova (1972), Olha Saladukha (1983), and Mykola Milchev (1967). After him are Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (1995), Olena Sadovnycha (1967), Vita Semerenko (1986), Olena Antonova (1972), Alexandra Timoshenko (1972), and Bohdan Bondarenko (1989).

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