Vasil Yakusha
Vasil Fyodaravich Yakusha 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 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls|single sculls] event. At the 1981 [World Rowing Championships], he came eighth. At the 1982 World [Rowing Championships], he won the silver medal. At the 1983 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth. He did not attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in California, USA, due to the 1984 [Summer Olympics boycott|Eastern Bloc boycott]. At the 1985 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth. At the 1986 World Rowing Championships, he won the bronze medal.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he and his partner Oleksandr Marchenko won the bronze medal in the Rowing at the [1988 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls|double sculls] competition.
Yakusha died on 24 November 2020 at the age of 62.