Yevgeny Samsonov

Yevgeny Borisovich Samsonov was a Russian [Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian] rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
In 1952, he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eight event.
Four years later, he was part of the Soviet boat which was eliminated in the semi-final of the eight competition.
In 1953–1955, he won the European championship three years in a row as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eight event.